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No. 09–152, Bruesewitz et al. v. Wyeth, Inc., fka Wyeth Laboratories, et al.

Argued October 12, 2010

            David C. Frederick argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Derek T. Ho, Brendan J. Crimmins, John Eddie Williams, and Collyn A. Peddie.

            Kathleen M. Sullivan argued the cause for respondent.  With her on the brief were Faith E. Gay, Sanford I. Weisburst, William B. Adams, Daniel J. Thomasch, Richard W. Mark, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Lauren J. Elliot, and John L. Ewald.

            Benjamin J. Horwich argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance.  With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Katyal, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Michael S. Raab, Irene M. Solet, and David Benor.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Association for Justice et al. by Valerie M. Nannery and Leslie Brueckner; for the National Vaccine Information Center et al. by Robert J. Krakow and Mary S. Holland; for the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association et al. by Jennifer Anne Gore Maglio and Peter H. Meyers; for Mark A. Geistfeld by Mr. Geistfeld, pro se; and for Kenneth W. Starr et al. by Jonathan S. Massey.

             Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Academy of Pediatrics et al. by Lorane F. Hebert and Stephan E. Lawton; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by David M. Gossett, Robin S. Conrad, and Amar D. Sarwal; for GlaxoSmithKline LLC et al. by Paul D. Clement, Daryl Joseffer, Dino S. Sangiamo, David S. Gray, M. Diane Owens, and Bradley S. Wolff; for the Washington Legal Foundation by Daniel J. Popeo and Cory L. Andrews; and for Patricia A. Buffler et al. by Martin S. Kaufman.

            Ann M. Lipton filed a brief for Marguerite Willner as amicus curiae.

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No. 09–520, CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue et al.

Argued November 10, 2010

            Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were James W. McBride, Stephen D. Goodwin, Ellen M. Fitzsimmons, Joel W. Pangborn, and Peter J. Shudtz.

            Melissa Arbus Sherry argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of petitioner.  With her on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Katyal, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Mark W. Pennak, Paul M. Geier, and Peter J. Plocki.

            Corey L. Maze,  Solicitor General of Alabama, argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the brief were Troy King, Attorney General, Misty S. Fairbanks and William G. Parker, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, and Margaret Johnson McNeill.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Association of American Railroads by Betty Jo Christian, Timothy M. Walsh, and Janet Bartelmay; and for the Tax Foundation by James N. Markels.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Washington et al. by Robert M. McKenna, Attorney General of Washington, Cameron G. Comfort, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Donald F. Cofer, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Joseph R. Biden III of Delaware, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Gregory F. Zoeller of Indiana, Tom Miller of Iowa, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Steve Bullock of Montana, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Richard Cordray of Ohio, Patrick C. Lynch of Rhode Island, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II of Virginia, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the Alabama Education Association et al. by Susan E. Kennedy, Kenneth L. Thomas, Lee F. Armstrong, Michael Spearing, N. J. Cervera, Robert M. Hill, Jr., and Jean Walker Tucker; and for the American Trucking Associations, Inc., by Robert S. Digges, Jr.

             Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Council on State Taxation by Todd A. Lard, Douglas L. Lindholm, and Fredrick J. Nicely; and for the Multistate Tax Commission by Joe Huddleston and Shirley Sicilian.

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No. 09–996, Walker, Warden, et al. v. Martin

Argued November 29, 2010

            R. Todd Marshall, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Edmund G. Brown, Jr., former Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. de Nicola, Deputy State Solicitor General, Michael P. Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Eric L. Christoffersen, Deputy Attorney General.

            Michael B. Bigelow, by appointment of the Court, 562 U. S. ___, argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief was Gary T. Ragghianti.

            Kent S. Scheidegger filed a brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation as amicus curiae urging reversal.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Habeas Corpus Resource Center by Michael Laurence, Christina Sandidge, and Barbara Saavedra; and for Federal Defenders for the Central District of California et al. by Joseph Schlesinger, Hilary Sheard, Carolyn Wiggin, Sean K. Kennedy, Daniel J. Broderick, Barry J. Portman, and Reuben C. Cahn.

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for Federal Courts Scholars by Michael C. Dorf, pro se; and for Cory R. Maples by Gregory G. Garre and J. Scott Ballenger.

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No. 08–1314, Williamson et al. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., et al.

Argued November 3, 2010

            Martin N. Buchanan argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were David J. Bennion, David R. Lira, and Allison M. Zieve.

            William M. Jay argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of petitioners.  With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Katyal, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Douglas N. Letter, Paul M. Geier, Peter J. Plocki, Lloyd S. Guerci, and Timothy H. Goodman.

            Gregory G. Garre argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the brief were Maureen E. Mahoney, J. Scott Ballenger, Shawn W. Murphy, Charles S. Kim, Erika Z. Jones, Dan Himmelfarb, Mark V. Berry, and Malcolm E. Wheeler.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Illinois et al. by Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, and Jane Elinor Notz, Deputy Solicitor General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: Terry Goddard of Arizona, Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., of California, Peter J. Nickles of the District of Columbia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Tom Miller of Iowa, Steve Six of Kansas, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Steve Bullock of Montana, 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, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the American Association for Justice by Jeffrey R. White; for the Constitutional Accountability Center by Douglas T. Kendall and Elizabeth B. Wydra; and for Public Justice, P. C., by Matthew W. H. Wessler, Leslie A. Brueckner, and Arthur H. Bryant.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers et al. by Paul D. Clement and Jeffrey S. Bucholtz; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by Alan Untereiner, Robin S. Conrad, and Amar D. Sarwal; for DRI—The Voice of the Defense Bar by Mary Massaron Ross and Hilary Ann Ballentine; for the Grocery Manufacturers Association et al. by Robert R. Gasaway, Jeffrey A. Rosen, Jeffrey Bossert Clark, and Tracy K. Genesen; for the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association by H. Christopher Bartolomucci; and for the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., by Charles H. Moellenberg, Jr., and Leon F. DeJulius, Jr.

            Larry E. Coben filed a brief for the Attorneys Information Exchange Group as amicus curiae.

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No. 09–150, Michigan v. Bryant

Argued October 5, 2010

            Lori Baughman Palmer argued the cause for petitioner.  With her on the briefs were Kym L. Worthy and Timothy A. Baughman.

            Acting Deputy Solicitor General Kruger argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of petitioner.  With her on the brief were former Solicitor General Kagan, Assistant Attorney General Breuer, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and David E. Hollar.

            Peter Jon Van Hoek argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

            A brief of amici curiae urging reversal was filed for the State of Maryland et al. by Douglas F. Gansler, Attorney General, and Robert Taylor, Jr., and Brian S. Kleinbord, Assistant Attorneys General, by Kevin T. Kane, Chief State’s Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Daniel S. Sullivan of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas, John Suthers of Colorado, Joseph R. Biden III of Delaware, Bill McCollum of Florida, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Gregory F. Zoeller of Indiana, Steve Six of Kansas, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, Janet T. Mills of Maine, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, 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, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II of Virginia, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Robert K. Kry and Barbara E. Bergman; and for Richard D. Friedman by Mr. Friedman, pro se.

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No. 09–1279, Federal Communications Commission et al. v. AT&T Inc. et al.

Argued January 19, 2011

            Anthony A. Yang argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Acting Solicitor General Katyal, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Leonard Schaitman, Henry C. Whitaker, Austin C. Schlick, Daniel M. Armstrong, and Michael A. Krasnow.  Mary C. Albert, Adina H. Rosenbaum, and Michael H. Page filed briefs for respondent CompTel in support of petitioners.

            Geoffrey M. Klineberg argued the cause for respondent AT&T Inc.  With him on the brief was Brendan J. Crimmins.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Collaboration on Government Secrecy by Daniel J. Metcalfe; for the Constitutional Accountability Center by Douglas T. Kendall, Elizabeth B. Wydra, and David H. Gans; for Free Press by Aparna Sridhar and Coriell S. Wright; for the Project on Government Oversight et al. by Neal Goldfarb, Sandra Chance, and Cornish Hitchcock; and for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al. by Lucy A. Dalglish, Kevin M. Goldberg, Jonathan Bloom, David Ardia, David M. Giles, Peter Scheer, Mickey H. Osterreicher, René P. Milam, George Freeman, Bruce W. Sanford, Bruce D. Brown, Laurie A. Babinski, David S. Bralow, and Eric N. Lieberman.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Business Roundtable by Alan Charles Raul and Gordon D. Todd; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by Patricia A. Millett and Robin S. Conrad; and for the National Association of Manufacturers by Ethan P. Schulman, Clifton S. Elgarten, Jennifer N. Waters, and Quentin Riegel.

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington et al. by Anne L. Weismann and David L. Sobel; and for the Electronic Privacy Information Center et al. by Marc Rotenberg.

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No. 09–400, Staub v. Proctor Hospital

Argued November 2, 2010

            Eric Schnapper argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Julie L. Galassi and Patricia Ann Millett.

            Eric D. Miller argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Katyal, Assistant Attorney General Perez, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bagenstos, Dennis J. Dimsey, Teresa Kwong, and P. David Lopez.

            Roy G. Davis argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Richard A. Russo and Abby J. Clark.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Association for Justice by Jeffrey Needle; for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations by Lynn K. Rhinehart, James B. Coppess, and Laurence Gold; for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law et al. by Michael B. de Leeuw, Michael L. Foreman, Sarah Crawford, Daniel B. Kohrman, Melvin R. Radowitz, and Reginald T. Shuford; and for the Reserve Officers Association of America by Samuel F. Wright.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by Glen D. Nager, Samuel Estreicher, Robin S. Conrad, and Shane B. Kawka; for the Equal Employment Advisory Council by Rae T. Vann and Laura A. Giantris; for the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center by Manesh K. Rath, Karen R. Harned, and Elizabeth Milito; and for the National School Boards Association by Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., and Lisa E. Soronen.

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No. 09–1036, Henderson v. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Argued December 6, 2010

            Lisa S. Blatt argued the cause for petitioner.  With her on the briefs were Anthony Franze and Thomas W. Stoever, Jr.

            Eric D. Miller argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Katyal, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, Todd M. Hughes, and Will A. Gunn.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Legion by Paul M. Smith and Philip B. Onderdonk, Jr.; for the Federal Circuit Bar Association by Paul D. Clement and Daryl L. Joseffer; for the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc., et al. by Gregory G. Garre, Richard Paul Cohen, and Douglas J. Rosinski; for the National Veterans Legal Services Program by Eric A. Shumsky, Kathleen M. Mueller, and Barton F. Stichman; for Paralyzed Veterans of America et al. by Linda E. Blauhut, William S. Mailander, Michael P. Horan, Barbara A. Jones, and Michael Schuster; for the United Spinal Association by Lara C. Kelley; and for Allan G. Halseth by Martin V. Totaro and Jeffrey A. Lamken.

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No. 09–751, Snyder v. Phelps et al.

Argued October 6, 2010

            Sean E. Summers argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Alex E. Snyder and Craig T. Trebilcock.

            Margie J. Phelps argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Kansas et al. by Steve Six, Attorney General of Kansas, Stephen R. McAllister, Solicitor General, and Kristafer R. Ailslieger, Deputy Solicitor General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Daniel S. Sullivan of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., of California, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Joseph R. Biden III of Delaware, Peter J. Nickles of the District of Columbia, Bill McCollum of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Gregory F. Zoeller of Indiana, Tom Miller of Iowa, Jack Conway of Kentucky, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Chris Koster of Missouri, Steve Bullock of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Michael A. Delaney of New Hampshire, Paula T. Dow of New Jersey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Andrew Cuomo of New York, Roy A. Cooper of North Carolina, Wayne Stenehjem 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, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the American Legion by Gene C. Schaerr, Steffen N. Johnson, Linda T. Coberly, and Phil Onderdonk; for the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence by David L. Llewellyn, Jr.; for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States by Timothy J. Nieman and Lawrence M. Maher; and for Senator Harry Reid et al. by Walter Dellinger and Jonathan D. Hacker.  A brief of amicus curiae urging vacation was filed for the American Center for Law and Justice by Jay Alan Sekulow, Stuart J. Roth, Colby M. May, and Walter M. Weber.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by Joel Kleinman, David Schur, Steven R. Shapiro, and Deborah A. Jeon; for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education et al. by Greg Lukianoff and Eugene Volokh, pro se; for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al. by Robert Corn-Revere, John R. Eastburg, Thomas R. Burke, Bruce E. H. Johnson, Lucy A. Dalglish, Gregg P. Leslie, Kevin M. Goldberg, Jonathan Bloom, David Ardia, David M. Giles, Peter Scheer, Eve Burton, Jonathan R. Donnellan, Mickey H. Osterreicher, George Freeman, René P. Milam, Barbara L. Camens, Bruce W. Sanford, Bruce D. Brown, Laurie A. Babinski, and David S. Bralow; for the Rutherford Institute by John W. Whitehead and James J. Knicely; and for the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression et al. by J. Joshua Wheeler, Clay Calvert, Joan E. Bertin, and Robert D. Richards.

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Anti-Defamation League by Leonard M. Niehoff, Martin E. Karlinsky, Mark S. Finkelstein, Steven M. Freeman, and Steven C. Sheinberg; for the John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic et al. by Michael Seng; for Liberty Counsel by Mathew D. Staver, Anita L. Staver, Stephen M. Crampton, and Mary E. McAlister; and for Scholars of First Amendment Law by Charles F. Smith.

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No. 09–6822, Pepper v. United States

Argued December 6, 2010

            Alfredo Parrish, by appointment of the Court, 562 U. S. ___, argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs was Leon F. Spies.

            Acting Deputy Solicitor General McLeese argued the cause for the United States in support of petitioner.  With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Katyal, Assistant Attorney General Breuer, Jeffrey B. Wall, William C. Brown, and Nina Goodman.

            Adam G. Ciongoli, by invitation of the Court, 561 U. S. ___, argued the cause and filed a brief as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below.  With him on the brief were William A. Burck and Lisa R. Eskow.

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Families Against Mandatory Minimums by Mary Price and Margaret Colgate Love; for the Federal Public and Community Defenders et al. by Amy Baron-Evans, Jennifer Niles Coffin, and Frances H. Pratt; and for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Matthew M. Shors and Jonathan D. Hacker.

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No. 09–9000, Skinner v. Switzer, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas

Argued October 13, 2010

            Robert C. Owen, by appointment of the Court, 561 U. S. ____,argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Douglas G. Robinson and Maria Cruz Melendez.

            Gregory S. Coleman argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Edward C. Dawson, Richard B. Farrer, and Mark D. White.

            Briefs of amici curie urging affirmance were filed for the State of Alaska et al. by Daniel S. Sullivan, Attorney General of Alaska, and Richard A. Svobodny, Deputy Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Joseph R. Biden III of Delaware, Bill McCollum of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Steve Six of Kansas, James D. Caldwell of Louisiana, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Edward T. Buckingham of the Northern Mariana Islands, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the Tarrant County, Texas, Criminal District Attorney et al. by Joe Shannon, Jr., Russell A. Friemel, John M. Bradley, and Barry L. Macha; for the National Crime Victim Law Institute by Paul G. Cassell; and for the National District Attorneys Association by Evan A. Young.

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No. 09–868, Wall, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections v. Kholi

Argued November 29, 2010

            Aaron L. Weisman, Assistant Attorney General of Rhode Island, argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Patrick C. Lynch, Attorney General, Gerald Coyne, Deputy Attorney General, StaceyPires Veroni, Assistant Attorney General, and Christopher R. Bush, Special Assistant Attorney General.

            Judith H. Mizner, by appointment of the Court, 561 U. S. ___, argued the cause for respondent.

            A brief of amici curiae urging reversal was filed for the State of Delaware et al. by Joseph R. Biden III, Attorney General of Delaware, Paul R. Wallace, Loren C. Meyers, Special Deputy Attorney General, and Kevin T. Kane, Chief State’s Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King  of Alabama, Daniel S. Sullivan of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, 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, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Gregory F. Zoeller of Indiana, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Steve Bullock of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Gary King of New Mexico, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Richard Cordray of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II of Virginia, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming.

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No. 09–1163, Milner v. Department of the Navy

Argued December 1, 2010

            David S. Mann argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Michael W. Gendler and Brendan W. Donckers.

            Anthony A. Yang argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Katyal, Assistant Attorney General West, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Leonard Schaitman, Howard S. Scher, Peter A. Winn, J. Page Turney, and Judy A. Conlow.

             Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington et al. by Katherine A. George; for Public Citizen et al. by Adina H. Rosenbaum and Allison M. Zieve; and for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al. by Lucy A. Dalglish, Kevin M. Goldberg, David Ardia, David M. Giles, Peter Scheer, Charles D. Tobin, Mickey H. Osterreicher, René P. Milam, Barbara L. Camens, Bruce W. Sanford, Bruce D. Brown, Laurie A. Babinski, David S. Bralow, and Eric N. Lieberman.