| Selected sample of appellate briefs authored
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| Adkins v. General Motors Corp., 505 U.S. 1230 (1992) (order)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Administrative Comm. of the Sea Ray ESOP v. Robinson, 164 F.3d 981 (6th Cir. 1999), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1114 (2000)
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| Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellees |
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| Albertson's, Inc. v. Kirkingburg, 527 U.S. 555 (1999)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Ameritech Corp. v. Internal Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 21, 543 F.3d 414 (7th Cir. 2008)
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| Reply Brief for Appellant |
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| Appellant's Opening Brief |
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| Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, 133 S. Ct. 1184 (2013)
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| Amicus brief in support of petitioners (cert stage) |
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| Amicus brief in support of petitioners (merits stage) |
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| Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Cmtys. for a Great Oregon, 515 U.S. 687 (1995)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Bennett v. Spear, 520 U.S. 154 (1997)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Blackshire v. NAACP, 673 N.E.2d. 1059 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996)
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| Brief & Argument |
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| Borst v. Chevron Corp., 514 U.S. 1066 (1995) (order)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Brace v. United States, 515 U.S. 1158 (1995) (order)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Centro Empresarial Cempresa S.A. v. America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V., 952 N.E.2d 995 (N.Y. 2011)
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| Brief for Defendants-Respondents |
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| City of Hugo v. Buchanan, 132 S. Ct. 1744 (2012)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes, 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, 585 F.3d 855 (5th Cir. 2009)
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| Petition for rehearing en banc |
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| Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC v. Billing, 551 U.S. 264 (2007)
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| Petition for A Writ of Certiorari |
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| Repy Brief (Petition Stage) |
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| Brief for the Petitioners |
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| Reply Brief (Merits Stage) |
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| DeMarco v. Robertson Stephens, Inc., 03 Civ. 590 (GEL) (2005)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| District Intown Props. v. District of Columbia, 531 U.S. 812 (2000) (order)
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| Amicus Brief of NAHB |
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| Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374 (1994)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo, 544 U.S. 336 (2005)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Eastern Enters. v. Apfel, 524 U.S. 498 (1998)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Friends of Everglades v. South Florida Water Management Dist., 570 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief of Appellants |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Opposition to Petition for Rehearing |
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| Friends of the Everglades v. U.S. EPA, 699 F.3d 1280 (11th Cir. 2012)
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| Brief for Intervenor U.S. Sugar Corporation |
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| GDF Realty Investment, Ltd. v. Norton, 125 S. Ct. 2898 (2005) (order)
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| Petition for Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief (cert. stage) |
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| Georgia-Pacific West, Inc. v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, No. 11-347 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply brief (cert stage) |
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| Supplemental brief for Petitioners |
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| Brief for Petitioner |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Supplemental Brief for Petitioners (merits) |
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| Goldman, Sachs & Co. v. NECA-IBEW Health & Welfare Fund, --- S. Ct. ---, 2013 WL 1091772 (2013)
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| Brief of Amicus Curiae |
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| Hartford Fire Ins. v. California, 509 U.S. 764 (1993)
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| Brief for the Petitioners |
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| Hecker v. Deere & Co., 569 F.3d 708 (7th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief of Defendants-Appellees Fidelity Management Trust Co. and Fidelity Management & Research Co. |
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| Hevesi v. Citigroup, Inc., 366 F.3d 70 (2d Cir. 2004)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 227 F.R.D. 65 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
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| Underwriter Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification |
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| Underwriter Defendants' Sur-Reply Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification |
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| International Paper Co. v. NLRB, 115 F.3d 1045 (D.C. Cir. 1997)
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| Brief for Petitioner |
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| Jones v. Harris Assocs. L.P., 130 S. Ct. 1418 (2010)
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| Amicus Brief in Support of Respondent |
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| Kurz v. Fidelity Management & Research Co. , 556 F.3d 639 (7th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellees |
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| Linde v. Arab Bank plc, 706 F.3d 92 (2d Cir. 2013)
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| Petition for Rehearing en Banc |
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| Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, 706 F.3d 92 (2d Cir. 2013)
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| Opening Brief |
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| Appellants' Reply Brief |
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| Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Marcavage v. City of Chicago, No. 09-3335, 2011 WL 4552529 (7th Cir. Oct. 4, 2011)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellee |
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| Massachusetts v. EPA, 127 S. Ct. 617ÿ (2006)
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| Amicus brief |
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| Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., 132 S. Ct. 1289 (2012)
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| Petition for a writ of certiorari |
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| Reply brief (cert stage) |
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| Brief for Petitioners |
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| Petitioners' Reply Brief |
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| Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 130 S. Ct. 3543 (2010)
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| Petition for writ of certiorari |
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| Reply brief for petitioners |
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| McNamara v. City of Chicago, 138 F.3d 1219 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 981 (1998)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-8008 (7th Cir. Apr. 20, 2011) (order)
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| Answer in Opposition to Rule 23(f) Petition for Leave to Appeal |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 133 S. Ct. 338 (2012)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-8027 (7th Cir. Nov. 16, 2011) (order)
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| Answer in Opposition to Petition for Leave to Appeal Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) and 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 2012 WL 592745 (7th Cir. Feb. 24, 2012)
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| Appellee's Brief |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-3639 (7th Cir. Mar. 27, 2012) (order)
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| Petition for Rehearing En Banc |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 12-113 (U.S.) (pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit, 126 S. Ct. 1503 (2006)
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| Amicus brief |
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| Miles v. Merrill Lynch & Co, 471 F.3d 24 (2d Cir. 2006)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellant Underwriters Seeking Reversal of Class Certification Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) |
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| Reply Brief for Defendant |
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| Murphy v. United Parcel Serv., 527 U.S. 516 (1999)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| National Ass'n of Homebuilders v. Babbitt, 524 U.S. 937 (1998) (order)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Newton v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 259 F.3d 154 (3d Cir. 2001)
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| Brief for Appellees |
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| Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, 533 U.S. 606 (2001)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Peters v. Village of Clifton, 128 S. Ct. 1472 (2008) (mem.)
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| Brief of Amicus Curiae The American Farm Bureau |
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| Pronsolino v. Nastri, 539 U.S. 926 (2003) (mem.)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief (cert. stage) |
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| Public Lands Council v. Babbitt, 529 U.S. 728 (2000)
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| Brief for Petitioners |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioners |
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Rapanos v. United States, 126 S. Ct. 2208 (2006)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Butler, No. 12-1067 (U.S. Sup. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Silvernail v. Ameritech Pension Plan & Ameritech Corporation, 439 F.3d 355 (7th Cir. 2006) (order)
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| Brief for Defendants-Appellees |
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| Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook Cty. v. U. S. Army Corps of Eng'rs, 531 U.S. 159 (2001)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Brief for the Petitioner |
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| Reply Brief |
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| South Fla. Water Management Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, 541 U.S. 95 (2004)
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| Petition for certiorari |
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| Reply Brief of Petitioners on Petition for Certiorari |
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| Petitioner's Supplemental Brief on Petition for Certiorari |
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| Petitioner's Opening Brief on the Merits |
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| Merits Reply Brief |
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| Southview Farm v. Concerned Area Residents for the Env't, 514 U.S. 1082 (1995) (order)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine, 537 U.S. 51 (2002)
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| Brief for Respondent |
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| Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 128 S. Ct. 761 (2008)
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| Brief for the respondents |
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| Suitum v. Tahoe Reg'l Planning Agency, 520 U.S. 725 (1997)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, No. 11-889 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Supplemental Brief for Petitioner |
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| Brief for Petitioner |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner (merits) |
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| Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd., 127 S.Ct. 2499 (2007)
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| Amicus Brief (petition stage) |
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| Amicus Brief (merits stage) |
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| Tribune Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 06-3482 (7th Cir.) (pending)
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| Brief for the Appellant |
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| Reply Brief for the Appellant |
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| United States v. Deaton, 209 F.3d 331 (4th Cir. 2000)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Van Winkle v. Owens Corning Fiberglass Corporation, 683 N.E.2d 985 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997)
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| Reply Brief |
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| Weisgram v. Marley, Co., 528 U.S. 440 (2000)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Wells Fargo & Co. v. United States, 641 F.3d 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2011)
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| Brief for Appellants |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Whirlpool Corporation v. Glazer, ---S. Ct.---, 2013 WL 1285305 (Apr. 1, 2013)
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Zimmerman v. Hudson, --P.3d--, No. 98,487, 2011 WL 5008547 (Kan. Oct. 21, 2011)
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| Brief of Amicus Curiae The Wind Coalition |
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