ABA Death Penalty-Related Amicus Briefs

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2023

• Gamboa v. Lumpkin, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 23-323, October 30, 2023

2022

• Escobar v. Texas, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 21-1601, July 28, 2022
• Shoop v. Twyford, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 21-511, April 4, 2022

2021

• Andrus v. Texas, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 21-6001, November 18, 2021
• Shinn v. Ramirez, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 20-1009, September 20, 2021
• Tsarnaev v. United States, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 20-443, June 21, 2021

2020

• Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona v. Barr, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, No. 20-1144, August 20, 2020
• Cover v. Idaho DOC, Supreme Court of the State of Idaho, No. 47004, February 28, 2020
• Kemp v. Payne, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 19-7476, February 27, 2020

2019

• Vanisi v. Gittere, Supreme Court of Nevada, No. 78209, October 3, 2019

2018

• Moore v. Texas, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 18-443, November 8, 2018

2017

• McCoy v. Louisiana, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 16-8255, November 20, 2017
• Ayestas v. Davis, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 16-6795, June 16, 2017
• HCRC v. DOJ, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 16-880, February 13, 2017

2016

• Christeson v. Roper, United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, No. 16-2730, August 17, 2016

• Moore v. Texas, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 15-797, August 4, 2016

2015

• Terrance Williams v. Pennsylvania, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 15-5040, December 4, 2015
• Loden v. Fisher, United States Supreme Court, No. 15-10, July 31, 2015
• Hurst v. Florida, United States Supreme Court, No. 14-7505, June 4, 2015
  

2014

• Paul A. Howell v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 13-8530, February 3, 2014

2013

• Freddie Lee Hall v. Florida, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12-10882, December 23, 2013
• John Ferguson v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 13-5507, July 26, 2013

2012

• John Ferguson v. Kenneth S. Tucker, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12A402 (brief and motions for leave to file and to dispense with printing), October 23, 2012
• Ryan v. Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 10-930 and No. 11-218, July 27, 2012

2011

• Blaine Lafler v. Anthony Cooper and State of Missouri v. Galin Edward Frye, U.S. Supreme Court, Nos. 10-209 and 10-444, July 22, 2011

2009

• United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al., Military Commissions Trial Judiciary, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, January 14, 2009
  

2007

• Jose Ernesto Medellin v. The State of Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 06-984, 2007.
• Panetti v. Quarterman, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 06-6407, February 22, 2007

2006

• Schriro v. Landrigan, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 05-1575, December 19, 2006
• Bustillo v. Johnson, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 05-51, December 22, 2005

2005

• House v. Bell, U.S Supreme Court, No. 04-8990, September 22, 2005 and Appendix
• Medellin v. Dretke, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 04-5928, January 24, 2005

2004

• Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections U.S. Supreme Court, No. 04-5462, November 12, 2004
• Roper v. Simmons, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-633, July 19, 2004

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
• Wiggins v. Corcoran, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-311, January 2003

2001

• McCarver v. North Carolina, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 00-8727, June 8, 2001.

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.

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