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2021-Present Briefs

Hester v. Gentry, No. 22-835 (United States Supreme Court) April 3, 2023
Abitron Austria GMBH, et al., v. Hetronic International, Inc., No. 21-1043 (United States Supreme Court) February 3, 2023
Lora v. United States, No. 22-49 (United States Supreme Court) January 31, 2023
In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397 (United States Supreme Court) November 23, 2022
Moore v. Harper, No. 21-1271 (United States Supreme Court) October 26, 2022
Greenberg v. Lehocky, No. 22-1733 (United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit) September 13, 2022
303 Creative LLC, et al., v. Elenis, et al., No. 21-476 (United States Supreme Court) August 19, 2022
Haaland v. Brackeen, Nos. 21-376, 21-377, 21-378, 21-380 (United States Supreme Court) August 18, 2022
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, Nos. 20-1199 & 21-707 (United States Supreme Court) August 1, 2022
Escobar v. State of Texas, No. 21-1601 (United States Supreme Court) July 28, 2022
Merrill v. Milligan, et al., Nos. 21-1086, 21-1087 (United States Supreme Court) July 18, 2022
Tim Shoop v. Raymond Twyford, No. 21-511 (United States Supreme Court) April 4, 2022
Terrence Tramane Andrus v. Texas, No. 21-6001 (United States Supreme Court) November 18, 2021
United States of America v. State of Texas, Et Al., No. 21-588 (United States Supreme Court) October 27, 2021
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al., v. Bruen, in His Capacity as Superintendent of the New York State Police, et al., No. 20-843 (United States Supreme Court) September 21, 2021
Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez and Jones, No. 20-1009 (United States Supreme Court) September 21, 2021
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, et al., No. 19-1392 (United States Supreme Court) September 20, 2021
United States Of America v. Jose Luis Vaello-Madero, No 20-303 (United States Supreme Court) September 7, 2021
Abdulsalam Ali Abdulrahman Aal Hela Detainee Camp Delta Et Al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, et al., No 19-5079 (United States Court Of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit) July 2, 2021
United States v. Tsarnaev, No 20-443 (United States Supreme Court) June 21, 2021
Daves v. Dallas No. 18-11368 (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit) April 7, 2021
Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary Of Homeland Security, Et Al., V. Innovation Law Lab, et al. (Supreme Court Of The United States) January 21, 2021

2016-2020

Brett Jones v. Mississippi (Supreme Court of The United States) June 12, 2020
Aliza Cover v. Idaho Board of Correction Idaho Department of Correction, Jeffrey Ray (Supreme Court of The State of Idaho) February 28, 2020
Timothy Wayne Kemp v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections (Supreme Court of the United States) February 27, 2020
Department of Homeland Security v. Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam (Supreme Court of The United States) January 22, 2020
Louis Taylor v. County of Pima; City of Tucson (Supreme Court of the United States) January 13, 2020
June Medical Services, LLC. v. Rebekah Gee, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (Supreme Court of the United States) December 2, 2019
Siaosi Vanisi v. William Gittere, Ely State Prison (Supreme Court of the State of Nevada) October 24, 2019
Romag Fastners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc, In the Supreme Court of the United States, September 19, 2019
Randall Mathena, Warden v. Lee Boyd Malvo (Supreme Court of the United States) August 27, 2019
Laura Peter, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Nantkwest, Inc. (Supreme Court of the United States) July 22, 2019
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Supreme Court of the United States) July 3, 2019
Gerald Lynn Bostock, Petitioner, v. Clayton County, Georgia Altitude Express, Inc. And Ray Maynard Petitioner, Nos. 17-1618, 17-1623, 18-107 (Supreme Court of United States) July 3, 2019
Evangelisto Ramos v. State of Louisiana (Supreme Court of the United States) June 18, 2019
James K. Kahler v. State of Kansas (Supreme Court of the United States) June 7, 2019
Bobby James Moore v. Texas, In the Supreme Court of the United States, November 8, 2018
In Re Kenneth Humphrey (Supreme Court of the State of California) October 10, 2018
Tyson Timbs and a 2012 Land Rover LR2 v. State of Indiana, No. 17-1091, In the Supreme Court of Indiana, September 11, 2018
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.Com, LLC, In the Supreme Court of the United States, September 4, 2018
Theodore H. Frank and Melissa Ann Holyoak v. Paloma Gaos, No. 17-961 (Supreme Court of the United States) July 16, 2018
Allan B. Diamond, Chapter 7 Trustee for Howrey LLP v. Benson Kasowtiz, No. 18-SP-217, In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, July 12, 2018
In the matter of Harriet O'Neal, No. S18Z0774, In the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, March 28, 2018
Matter of A-B (United States Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General) April 27, 2018
Matter of Reynaldo Castro-Tum, United States Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General, February 16, 2018
Nantkwest, Inc. v. Joseph Matal, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) January 23, 2018
Robert McCoy v. Louisiana (Supreme Court of the United States) November 20, 2017
Maurice Walker v. City of Calhoun, GA, No.17-13139-GG, In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, November 20, 2017
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. and Jack C. Phillips v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (Supreme Court of the United States) October 30, 2017
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., v. International Refugee Assistance Project et al., Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. State of Hawaii No. 16-1436, 16-1540 (Supreme Court of the United States) September 18, 2017
Maranda Lynn O'Donnell v. Harris County, Texas, Et. AL, Loetha Shanta McGruder & Robert Ryan Ford v. Harris County, Texas Et. al., No. 17-20333, In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, August 9, 2017
Carlos Manuel Ayestas v. Lorie Davis, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Institutional Division), No. 16-6795, In the Supreme Court of the United States, June 16, 2017
State of New Mexico, ex rel. Bennett J. Baur, Charles Lopez v. The Honorable William G. W. Shoobridge, No. S-1-SC-36375, In the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico, June 5, 2017
Supreme Court of New Mexico, The Disciplinary Board of New Mexico, and Office of the Disciplinary Counsel of New Mexico v. United States of America, No. 16-1323, In the Supreme Court of the United States, June 5, 2017
ABD Al-Rahm Al-Nashiri v. Donald J. Trump No. 16-8966 (Supreme Court of the United Sates) May 31, 2017
G.G. By His Next Friend And Mother, Deirdre Grimm v. Goucester County School Board, No. 15-2056, In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, May 15, 2017
Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, No. S236208 (Supreme Court of the State of California) April 21, 2017
State of Hawaii, Ismail Elshikh, Ali Plaintiffs, Joseph Doe, James Doe, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia v. Donald J. Trump in his official capacity as President of the United States, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, John F. Kelly, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Rex W. Tillerson in his official capacity as Secretary of State(United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) April 21, 2017
International Refugee Assistance Project, Hias, Inc., Middle East Studies Association of North America, Muhammed Meteab, Paur Harrison, Ibrahim Ahmed Mohomed, John Does #1 and 3, Jane Doe #2 v. Donald J. Trump, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, John F.KELLY, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; REX W. TILLERSON, in his official capacity as Secretary of State; DANIEL R. COATS, in his official capacity as Director of National Intelligence, No. 17-1351, In the United States Court of Appeals for Fourth Circuit, April 19, 2017
Xochitl Hernandez v. Jefferson Sessions (Supreme Court of the United States) March 8, 2017
Lee v. United States of America, No. 16-327, In the Supreme Court of the United States, February 8, 2017
TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group, No. 16-341 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Dated February 6, 2017
Castro v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, No. 16-812, In the Supreme Court of the United States, January 30, 2017
Habeas Corpus Resource Center Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona v, United States Department of Justice, Supreme Court of the States, No 16-880, Dated January 12, 2017
J. E. F.M., a minor, by and through his Next Friend, Bob Ekblad v. Loretta E. Lynch, No. 15-35738, 15-35739, In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, December 15, 2016
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Haeger, No. 15-1406, Supreme Court of the United States, November 21, 2016
Lee v. Tam, No. 15-1293, Supreme Court of the United States, November 16, 2016
Jennings v. Rodriguez, No. 15-1204, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, October 24, 2016
David Jennings v. Alejandro Rodriguez (Supreme Court of the United States) October 24, 2016
United States of America v. New Mexico, No.14-2037 and 14-2049, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th District, August 29, 2016
Walker v. City of Calhoun, GA, 16-10521, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, August 18, 2016
Christenson v. Roper, 16-2730, United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, August 17, 2016
Moore v. Texas, 15-797, Supreme Court of the United States, August 4, 2016
Jameson v. Desta, No. S230899, Supreme Court of the State of California, July 27, 2016
SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality baby Products, LLC, In the Supreme Court of the United States, July 22, 2016
Gray v. Zook, No. 15-9473, Supreme Court of the United States, June 23, 2016
Ozenne v. Chase Manhattan Bank, No. 11-60039, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District, June 13, 2016
Wollschlaeger, et al. v. Governor of the State of Florida, No. 12-14009, Supreme Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, April 27, 2016
Rodriguez v. Providence Community Corrections, Inc., et al, No.16-5058, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, April 26, 2016
Allan B. Diamond, Chapter 7 Trustee for Howrey LLP v. Hogan Lovells US, LLP, No. 15-16326, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th District, April 11, 2016
Wollschlaeger, et al. v. Governor of the State of Florida, No. 12-14009, Supreme Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, January 14, 2016

2011-2015 Briefs

Terrance Williams v. Pennsylvania, No. 15-5040, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, December 4, 2015
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., v. Federal Trade Commission, No. 15-560, United States Supreme Court, December 2, 2015
Abigail Noel Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, et al., No. 14-981, United States Supreme Court, November 2, 2015.
Kuren, Allabach, et al., v. Luzerne County of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al, No. 57 MAP 2015 and No. 58 MAP 2015, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, September 10, 2015
Olson v. Olson, No. S-15802, Supreme Court for the State of Alaska, September 8, 2015
Loden v. Fisher, No. 15-10, United States Supreme Court, July 31, 2015
Montgomery v. State of Louisiana, No. 14-280, United States Supreme Court, July 29, 2015
Wollschlaeger, et al. v. Governor of the State of Florida, et al., No. 12-14009, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, August 28, 2015
Luis v. United States, No. 14-419, United States Supreme Court, August 25, 2015
April DeBoer et al. v. Richard Snyder, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, et al.; and Gregory Bourke et al. v. Steve Beshear, in his official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, et al., Nos. 14-571 and 12-474, United States Supreme Court, March 4, 2015.
Heller Ehrman, LLP v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, No. 14-16314, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, February 24, 2015.
Heller Ehrman, LLP v. Jones Day, No. 14-16315, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, February 24, 2015.
Heller Ehrman, LLP v. Foley & Lardner LLP, No. 14-16317, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, February 24, 2015.
Heller Ehrman, LLP v. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, No. 14-16318, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, February 24, 2015.
Lanell Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar. No. 13-1499, United States Supreme Court, December 24, 2014.
Wellness International Network Ltd., et al., v. Richard Sharif, No. 13-935, United States Supreme Court, September 16, 2014
Wollschlaeger, et al., v. Governor of the State of Florida, et al., No. 12-14009, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, August 25, 2014
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al. v. Sandoz Inc., et al., No. 13-854, United States Supreme Court, June 20, 2014.
United States v. Supreme Court of New Mexico, the Disciplinary Board of New Mexico, and the Office of the Disciplinary Counsel of New Mexico, No. 14-2037, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, June 4, 2014
Coudert Brothers LLP: Development Specialists, Inc. v. Geoffery de Forestraeta, Jingzhou Tao, and K&L Gates LLP, et al., Court of Appeals for the State of New York, No. CTQ-2013-0010, April 25, 2014. (not accepted by Court)
Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., United States Supreme Court No. 13-369, March 3, 2014
Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States Supreme Court No. 12-786, March 3, 2014
Paul A. Howell v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, United States Supreme Court, No. 13-8530, February 3, 2014
Freddie Lee Hall v. Florida, No. 12-10882, United States Supreme Court, December 23, 2013
Executive Benefits Ins. Agency v. Peter H. Arkison, Trustee,No. 12-1200, United States Supreme Court, November 15, 2013
Carlos Augusto Rodiguez Vera and others (“Palace of Justice”) v. the State of Colombia, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, No. 10.738, October 8, 2013
John Ferguson v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, No. 13-5507, United States Supreme Court, July 26, 2013
Kerri L. Kaley and Brian P. Kaley v. United States, No. 12-464, United States Supreme Court, July 8, 2013
Lighting Ballast Control, LLC v. Philips Electronics North America Corporation, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit No. 2012-1014, May 16, 2013
Association for Molecular Pathology, et al., v. Myriad Genetics, et al., United States Supreme Court, No. 12-398, March 14, 2013
United States of America v. Edith Schlain Windsor, In Her Capacity As Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer, et al.,United States Supreme Court No. 12-307, March 1, 2013
Shelby County, Alabama v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Supreme Court, No. 12-96, February 1, 2013
St. Simons Waterfront, LLC v. Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C.,Georgia Supreme Court, No. S12G1924, January 22, 2013
John Ferguson v Kenneth S. Tucker, United States Supreme Court No. 12A402 (brief and motions for leave to file and to dispense with printing), October 23, 2012
In the Interest of: W.L.H., A Child, Georgia Supreme Court, No. S12G1049, September 19, 2012
Supap Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States Supreme Court, No. 11-697, September 7, 2012
Abigail Noel Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, et al., No. 11-345, August 13, 2012
Ryan V. Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter, United States Supreme Court No. 10-930 and No. 11-218, July 27, 2012
Peter H. Beer, Terry J. Hatter, Jr., Richard A. Paez, Laurence H. Silberman, A. Wallace Tashima and U.W. Clemon, v. United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2010-5012, July 9, 2012
Association For Molecular Pathology, et al., v. Patent and Trademark Office and Myriad Genetics, Inc., June 14, 2012
Esther Kiobel on behalf of her late husband Dr. Barinem Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., et al., United States Supreme Court No. 10-1491, June 13, 2012
State of Arizona et al., v. United States of America, United States Supreme Court No. 11-182, March 26, 2012
Evan Miller v. State of Alabama and Kentrell Jackson v. Ray Hobbs, United States Supreme Court, Nos. 10-9646 and 10-9647, January 17, 2012
Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida vs. The State of Florida, Supreme Court of the State of Florida, No. SC09-1181, SC10-1349, L.T. Nos.: 3D08-2272, 3D08-2537 and 08-01, January 3, 2012
In re Christian M.; In re Alexander M.; New Hampshire Supreme Court, No. 2011-0647, December 12, 2011
Steve A. Filarsky v. Nicholas B. Delia,United States Supreme Court No. 10-1018, November 21, 2011
Paul B. Dewolfe, Jr., v. Quinton Richmond, et al.,Court of Appeals of Maryland No. 34, September 29, 2011.
Juan Smith v. Burl Cain, Warden, United States Supreme Court No 10-8145, August 19, 2011
Luis Mariano Martinez v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, United States Supreme Court No. 10-1001, August 11, 2011.
Lawrence Golan, et al. v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, et al., United States Supreme Court No. 10-545, August 10, 2011
Estate of Michelle Evette McCall, by and through co-personal representatives Edward M. McCall, II, Margarita F. McCall, and Jason Walley, vs. United States of America, Supreme Court of Florida No.: SC-11-1148, August 4, 2011
Blaine Lafler v. Anthony Cooper and State of Missouri v. Galin Edward Frye, United States Supreme Court Nos. 10-209 and 10-444, July 22, 2011
Albert W. Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of The County of Burlington et al., United States Supreme Court No. 10-945, June 27, 2011
State Ex Rel. Missouri Public Defender Commission, J. Marty Robinson & Rod Hackathorn v. The Hon. John S. Waters and the Honorable Mark Orr, Supreme Court of Missouri, No. SC 91150, May 13, 2011
White & Case LLP v. United States, United States Supreme Court No. 10-1147, April 20, 2011
Michael E. Turner v. Rebecca L. Rogers, et al., United States Supreme Court, No. 10-10, January 11, 2011

2005-2010 Briefs

2001-2004 Briefs

Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, United States Supreme Court, No. 04-5462, November 12, 2004
Phillips v. AWH Corporation, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 03-1269, September 20, 2004
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, US Supreme Court, No. 02-1672, August 19, 2004
Roper v. Simmons, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-633, July 19, 2004
Kowalski v. Tesmer, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-407, June 7, 2004
Benitez v. Mata, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-7434, February 25, 2004
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-6696, February 23, 2004
Tennessee v. Lane, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-1667, November 7, 2003
Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GMBH v. Dana Corporation, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Nos. 01-1357, -1376, 02-1221, -1256, October 31, 2003
Padilla v. Rumsfeld, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 03-2235, July 28, 2003
Banks v. Cockrell, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-8286, July 11, 2003
Fellers v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-6320, July 11, 2003
Spargo v. New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 03-7250 (L), 03-7289 (XAP), June 17, 2003
Grutter v. Bollinger, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-241, February 18, 2003
Lawrence and Garner v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-102, January, 2003
Wiggins v. Corcoran, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-311, January 2003
DeMore v. Kim, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-1491, October, 2002
Washington Legal Foundation v. Legal Foundation of Washington, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-1325, October 18, 2002.
Moseley v. Victoria’s Secret Catalogue, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-1015, August 15, 2002
Republican Party of Minnesota v. Kelly, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-521, February 19, 2002.
Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 00-1543, October 31, 2001.
Williams v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-175, September 28, 2001
J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 99-1996, June 15, 2001.
McCarver v. North Carolina, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 00-8727, June 8, 2001.
Grutter v. Bollinger, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 01-01447, May 31, 2001.
Johnson & Johnston Associates, Inc. v. R.E. Service Co., Inc., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, May 8, 2001.
Calcano-Martinez v. I.N.S., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 00-1011, February 23, 2001.

1998-2000 Briefs

Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama at Birmingham v. Garrett, U.S. Supreme Court No., 99-1240, August 11, 2000
Alexander v. Daley, U. S. Supreme Court, No. 99-2062, 2000
Washington Legal Foundation v Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 00-50139, August 8, 2000.
Dale v. Boy Scouts of America, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 99-699, approved by Board of Governors March 23, 2000.
Cannon & Bragg v. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 98-956, approved by Board of Governors January, 8, 1999
Gibson v. Turpin, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 99-77, approved by the Board of Governors August 29, 1999
Williams v. Taylor, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 98-8384, approved by the Board of Governors June 18, 1999.
Anderson v. Roe and Doe, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 98-97, approved by Board of Governors December 7, 1998
Washington Legal Foundation v. Legal Foundation of Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 98-35154, approved by Board of Governors September 9, 1998.
Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 97-1252, approved by Board of Governors September 9, 1998.
Swidler & Berlin and Hamilton v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 97-1192, approved by Board of Governors April 25, 1998.

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