No. 08–969, Hemi Group, LLC, et al. v. City of New York, New York
Argued November 3, 2009
Randolph H. Barnhouse argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.
Leonard J. Koerner argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Michael A. Cardozo, Elizabeth Susan Natrella, Eric Proshansky, and Gail P. Rubin.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Indiana et al. by Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, and Heather L. Hagan and Ashley E. Tatman, Deputy Attorneys General, by G. Robert Blakey, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Bill McCollum of Florida, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Anne Milgram of New Jersey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Richard Cordray of Ohio, Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania, Henry McMaster of South Carolina, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; and for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids by Peter C. Canfield and Michael Kovaka.
No. 07–11191, Briscoe et al. v. Virginia
Argued January 11, 2010
Richard D. Friedman argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Joseph D. King, Thomas B. Shuttleworth, and Charles B. Lustig.
Stephen R. McCullough, State Solicitor General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were William C. Mims, Attorney General, Martin L. Kent, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Eugene Murphy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Alice T. Armstrong, Assistant Attorney General II, and William E. Thro.
Leondra R. Kruger argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General Breuer, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and David E. Hollar.
Timothy P. O’Toole, Sandra K. Levick, Catharine F. Easterly, and Jeffrey L. Fisher filed a brief for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.
A brief of amici curiae urging affirmance was filed for the State of Indiana et al. by Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, and Stephen R. Creason, Heather L. Hagan, and Ashley E. Tatman, Deputy Attorneys General, by Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, and James J. Arguin and David S. Friedman, Assistant Attorneys General, by Kevin T. Kane, Chief State’s Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Joseph R. Biden III of Delaware, Peter J. Nickles of the District of Columbia, Bill McCollum of Florida, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Tom Miller of Iowa, Steve Six of Kansas, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Anne Milgram of New Jersey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Richard Cordray of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming.
No. 08–1175, Florida v. Powell
Argued December 7, 2009
Joseph W. Jacquot, Deputy Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Ronald A. Lathan, Deputy Solicitor General, Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General, Robert J. Krauss, Chief-Assistant Attorney General, and Susan M. Shanahan, Assistant Attorney General.
David A. O’Neil argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General Breuer, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Daniel S. Goodman.
Deborah Kucer Brueckheimer argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were James Marion Moorman, Cynthia J. Dodge, Mara V. J. Senn, Anthony J. Franze, and Craig A. Stewart.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Sonya Rudenstine, Michael Ufferman, and D. Todd Doss; for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. by Linda T. Coberly, Gene C. Schaerr, Geoffrey P. Eaton, Jonathan D. Hacker, and Frances H. Pratt; and for Richard A. Leo by Christopher D. Man.
Gary Lee Caldwell filed a brief for the Florida Public Defender Association, Inc., as amicus curiae.
No. 08–1107, Hertz Corp. v. Friend et al.
Argued November 10, 2009
Sri Srinivasan argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Frank B. Shuster, Robert A. Dolinko, Chris Baker, Irving L. Gornstein, Kathryn E. Tarbert, Louis R. Franzese, and David B. Friedman.
Todd M. Schneider argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Robert J. Stein III, William M. Hensley, Arthur N. Abbey, Stephen T. Rodd, Stephanie Amin-Giwner, W. H. “Hank” Willson IV, Norman Pine, and Beverly Tillett Pine.
Jonathan S. Franklin, Robin Conrad, Amar Sarwal, and Robert S. Digges, Jr., filed a brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.
William C. McNeill III and Claudia Center filed a brief for the Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center as amicus curiae.
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No. 08–680, Maryland v. Shatzer
Argued October 5, 2009
Douglas F. Gansler, Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Brian S. Kleinbord, Mary Ann Rapp Ince, and Diane E. Keller, Assistant Attorneys General.
Toby J. Heytens argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of petitioner. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Acting Assistant Attorney General Glavin, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Deborah Watson.
Celia Anderson Davis argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Nancy S. Forster and Brian L. Zavin.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Florida et al. by Bill McCollum, Attorney General of Florida, Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General, and Craig D. Feiser, Deputy Solicitor General, by Richard S. Gebelein, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Delaware, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Terry Goddard of Arizona, Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Gregory F. Zoeller of Indiana, Tom Miller of Iowa, Steven N. Six of Kansas, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, Janet T. Mills of Maine, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Steven Bullock of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Roy Cooper of North Dakota, Richard Cordray of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, John R. Kroger of Oregon, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Patrick C. Lynch of Rhode Island, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William C. Mims of Virginia, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; and for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger.
Daniel Meron, Colleen C. Smith, and Jeffrey L. Fisher filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging affirmance.
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No. 08–6925, Johnson v. United States
Argued October 6, 2009
Lisa Call argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Donna Lee Elm, James T. Skuthan, and Rosemary T. Cakmis.
Leondra R. Kruger argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General Breuer, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Deborah Watson.
Michael C. Small, Patricia A. Millett, and Pamela Harris filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging reversal.
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No. 08–103, Reed Elsevier, Inc., et al. v. Muchnick et al.
Argued October 7, 2009
Charles S. Sims argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Jon A. Baumgarten, Mark D. Harris, Henry B. Gutman, James L. Hallowell, Richard A. Bierschbach, David Nimmer, Ian Ballon, and Michael S. Denniston.
Ginger D. Anders argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, Scott R. McIntosh, and Jonathan H. Levy.
Deborah Jones Merritt, by invitation of the Court, 556 U. S. ___, argued the cause and filed a brief as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below. With her on the brief were John Deaver Drinko and Andrew Lloyd Merritt. Charles D. Chalmers filed a brief for respondents Muchnick et al. With him on the brief were Amy Howe, Kevin K. Russell, Pamela S. Karlan, and Jeffrey L. Fisher. Michael J. Boni, Joanne Zack, Joshua D. Snyder, Gary Fergus, and George W. Croner filed briefs for respondents Pogrebin et al.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Intellectual Property Law Association by Amy Sullivan Cahill; and for Media Publishers by Clifford M. Sloan, Judith S. Kaye, Sarah E. McCallum, René P. Milam, Eve Burton, Jonathan Donnellan, Guy R. Friddell III, Eric Lieberman, and James McLaughlin.
Jonathan Band filed a brief for the Computer & Communications Industry Association et al. as amici curiae.
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No. 08–240, Mac’s Shell Service, Inc., et al. v. Shell Oil Products Co. LLC et al.; and
No. 08–372, Shell Oil Products Co. LLC et al. v. Mac’s Shell Service, Inc., et al.
Argued January 19, 2010
Jeffrey A. Lamken argued the cause for petitioners in No. 08–372 and respondents in No. 08–240. With him on the briefs were Robert K. Kry, Macey Reasoner Stokes, David M. Rodi, Paul D. Sanson, Vaughan Finn, Karen T. Staib, and James Cowan.
David A. O’Neil argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae supporting petitioners in No. 08–372 and respondents in No. 08–240. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General Varney, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Weiser, Catherine G. O’Sullivan, and Nickolai G. Levin.
John F. Farraher, Jr., argued the cause for respondents in No. 08–372 and petitioners in No. 08–240. With him on the briefs were Gary R. Greenberg, Peter Alley, Louis J. Scerra, Justin F. Keith, Mark E. Solomons, and Laura Metcoff Klaus.
Robert A. Long, Jr., Jonathan L. Marcus, Harry M. Ng, and Janice K. Raburn filed a brief for the American Petroleum Institute as amicus curiae.
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No. 08–728, Bloate v. United States
Argued October 6, 2009
Mark T. Stancil argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were David T. Goldberg, Stephen R. Welby, and Daniel R. Ortiz.
Matthew D. Roberts argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General Breuer, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben.
Ketanji Brown Jackson and Jeffrey T. Green filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging reversal.
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No. 08–1119, Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A., et al. v. United States; and
No. 08–1225, United States v. Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A., et al.
Argued December 1, 2009
G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners in No. 08–1119 and respondents in No. 08–1225. With him on the briefs were Collin O’Connor Udell, Michael J. Newman, Joshua Richards, and Alan S. Milavetz, pro se.
William M. Jay argued the cause for the United States in both cases. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, Mark B. Stern, Ramona D. Elliott, and P. Matthew Sutko.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal in No. 08–1119 were filed for the American Bar Association by Carolyn B. Lamm, Lisa Hill Fenning, and Craig Goldblatt; and for the Commercial Law League of America by William H. Schorling.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed in both cases for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys et al. by Jonathan S. Massey, Barry S. Feigenbaum, and Julie Nepveu; and for Public Good et al. by Seth E. Mermin.
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No. 08–1134, United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa
Argued December 1, 2009
Madeleine C. Wanslee argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Charles W. Wirken, Séan P. O’Brien, R. Ted Cruz, Allyson N. Ho, and David B. Boodt.
Toby J. Heytens argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, William Kanter, and Peter R. Maier.
Michael J. Meehan argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was James L. Robinson, Jr.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Oregon et al. by John R. Kroger, Attorney General of Oregon, Mary H. Williams, Deputy Attorney General, Jerome Lidz, Solicitor General, and Carolyn G. Wade, Assistant Attorney General, by Richard S. Gebelein, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Delaware, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Daniel S. Sullivan of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Bill McCollum of Florida, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Tom Miller of Iowa, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, Janet T. Mills of Maine, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Chris Koster of Missouri, Steve Bullock of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Michael A. Delaney of New Hampshire, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Richard Cordray of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William C. Mims of Virginia, Rob McKenna of Washington, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the Educational Credit Management Corp. by Julie K. Swedback; for the International Municipal Lawyers Association by Charles W. Thompson and Robert J. Kerwin; and for the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Inc., by Steven L. Thomas.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees by Henry E. Hildebrand III; for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys by Henry J. Sommer; for Richard Aaron et al. by Richard Lieb; and for G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., by Mr. Brunstad, pro se, and Collin O’Connor Udell.
Rafael I. Pardo, pro se, filed a brief as amicus curiae.
No. 08–304, Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District et al. v. United States ex rel. Wilson
Argued November 30, 2009
Christopher G. Browning, Jr., Solicitor General of North Carolina, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Roy Cooper, Attorney General, Zeyland G. McKinney, Jr., and Sean F. Perrin.
Mark T. Hurt argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Brian S. McCoy.
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, Douglas N. Letter, and Stephanie R. Marcus.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Pennsylvania et al. by Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General, and John G. Knorr III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, by Richard S. Gebelien, Acting Attorney General of Delaware, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Daniel S. Sullivan of Alaska, Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Bill McCollum of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Gregory F. Zoeller of Indiana, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Steve Six of Kansas, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Michael A. Delaney of New Hampshire, Anne Milgram of New Jersey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Richard Cordray of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Henry McMaster of South Carolina, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, William C. Mims of Virginia, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. by Malcolm J. Harkins III, James F. Segroves, Robin S. Conrad, and Amar D. Sarwal; for the National League of Cities et al. by Richard Ruda and Dan Himmelfarb; and for the Washington Legal Foundation et al. by John T. Boese, Douglas W. Baruch, Daniel J. Popeo, and Richard A. Samp.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Center for Law and Justice by Jay Alan Sekulow and Walter M. Weber; and for the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund by Robert L. Vogel and Joseph E. B. White.
No. 08–1402, Berghuis, Warden v. Smith
Argued January 20, 2010
B. Eric Restuccia, Solicitor General of Michigan,argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Joel D. McGormley, Division Chief,and Timothy K. McMorrow, Special Assistant Attorney General.
James Sterling Lawrence argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Connecticut et al. by Kevin T. Kane, Chief State’s Attorney of Connecticut, Harry Weller, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney, and Michael E. O’Hare, Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Richard Cordray of Ohio, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, and J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin; and for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice et al. by Michael B. de Leeuw; for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., by John Payton, Debo P. Adegbile, Christina Swarns, Johanna B. Steinberg, Jin Hee Lee, Vincent M. Southerland, Virginia A. Seitz, Gary Feinerman, Jeffrey T. Green, Rebecca K. Troth, and Sarah O’Rourke Schrup; and for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. by Clifford M. Sloan, Thomas M. Meyer, Joshua Dratel, and Steven R. Shapiro.
Erik Levin, David Kairys, and Jack C. Auspitz filed a brief for Social Scientists et al. as amici curiae.
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No. 08–586, Jones et al. v. Harris Associates L. P.
Argued November 2, 2009
David C. Frederick argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Brendan J. Crimmins, Daniel G. Bird, Ernest A. Young, Michael J. Brickman, James C. Bradley, Nina H. Fields, Guy M. Burns, and John M. Greabe.
Curtis E. Gannon argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae supporting petitioners. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Kagan, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, David M. Becker, Mark D. Cahn, Jacob H. Stillman, and Mark Pennington.
John D. Donovan, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Robert A. Skinner, Benjamin S. Halasz, Brian R. Blais, Jeffrey A. Lamken, and Aaron M. Streett.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for AARP et al. by Jay E. Sushelsky and Michael Schuster; for Law Professors by William A. Birdthistle, pro se; for the National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys by Jerome M. Congress, Anna C. Dover, and Kevin P. Roddy; for the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., by Alfred E. T. Rusch; for John C. Bogle by James A. Feldman, Michael Woerner, and Lynn Lincoln Sarko; and for Deborah A. DeMott et al. by Ms. DeMott, pro se, and Jerome A. Broadhurst.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Cato Institute by Ilya Shapiro and Timothy Sandefur; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by Richard D. Bernstein, Barry P. Barbash, Mary Eaton, Robin S. Conrad, and Amar D. Sarwal; for Fidelity Management & Research Co. by Stephen M. Shapiro, Andrew J. Pincus, Timothy S. Bishop, James N. Benedict, and Sean M. Murphy; for the Independent Directors Council by Theodore B. Olson and Mark A. Perry; for the Investment Company Institute by Seth P. Waxman, Paul R. Q. Wolfson, Rebecca G. Deutsch, Lori A. Martin, Paul Schott Stevens, and Karrie McMillan; for Law and Finance Professors and Scholars by Frances S. Cohen, W. Hardy Callcott, T. Peter R. Pound, and Jennifer L. Holden; for the Mutual Fund Directors Forum by G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Ruth S. Epstein, and Susan Ferris Wyderko; and for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association by Carter G. Phillips, Jonathan F. Cohn, Robert Pietrzak, and Kevin M. Carroll.
Stephen M. Tillery filed a brief for Robert Litan et al. as amici curiae.