US Supreme Court Docket

February 2000

Tuesday, February 22, 2000

District of Columbia Circuit: No. 98-3080, Decided: 01/26/99.

Parties:
• Respondent - Petition [PDF]

• Petitioner [PDF]
• Respondent United States [PDF] [TEXT]
• Petitioner - Reply [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Petitioner:
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [PDF]

United States Supreme Court, Decided: May 15, 2000 Briefs:

• Petitioner [PDF]
• United States [PDF]

Wednesday, February 23, 2000

Seventh Circuit: No. 97-1070, Decided: 08/18/98

Parties:
• Respondent [PDF]
• Petitioners - Reply [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Petitioner:
• American Association of Health Plans et al. [PDF]
• United States [PDF]
• Washington Legal Foundation [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Respondent:
• American College of Legal Medicine et al. [PDF]
• Health Care for All et al. [PDF]
• Health, Law, Policy and Ethics Scholars [PDF]
• States of Illinois et al. [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Neither Party:
• Ehlmann Plaintiffs - Affirmance [PDF]
• AARP et al. - Affirmance [PDF]

Fifth Circuit: No. 97-20796, Decided: 10/19/98

Parties:
• Petitioner [PDF]
• Respondents [PDF]
• Petitioner - Reply [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Petitioner:
• AFL-CIO for Petitioners [PDF]
• International Association of Fire Fighters for Petitioners [PDF]
• National Association of Police Organizations [PDF]
• United States - Petition [PDF]
• United States [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Respondent:
• Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 1 for Respondents [PDF]

Monday, February 28, 2000

Fourth Circuit: No. 99-1, Decided: 08/02/99

Parties:
• Petitioner [PDF]
• Respondent [PDF]
• Petitioner - Reply [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Petitioner:
• American Civil Liberties Union [PDF]
• Legal Ethics Professors et al. [PDF]
• Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys et al. [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Respondent:
• State of California et al. [PDF]

Anthony Braden Bryan v. Michael W. Moore
(No. 99-6723)

Subject:
Eighth Amendment, death penalty, cruel and unusual punishment, electric chair

Decisions:

• Florida Supreme Court: No. 96,802, Decided: 10/20/99
• United States Supreme Court, Dismissed: January 24, 2000

Amicus - Petitioner:
• Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics et al. [PDF]
• Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights et al. [PDF]
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Neither Party:
• Physicians for Human Rights et al. - Reversal [PDF]

Sixth Circuit: Nos. 97-3392, 97-3393, Decided: 12/18/98

Parties:
• Petitioner [PDF]
• Respondent [PDF]
• Petitioner - Reply [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Petitioner:
• State of Texas et al. [PDF]

Tuesday, February 29, 2000

Fifth Circuit: No. 98-50074, Decided: 02/08/99

Parties:
• Respondent [PDF]
• Petitioner - Reply [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Petitioner:
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. [PDF]
• Pro Bono Criminal Assistance Project [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Respondent:
• National Association of Police Organizations [PDF]

Florida v. J. L.
(No. 98-1993)

Subject:
Fourth Amendment, search and seizure, anonymous tip, concealed weapon

Decisions:

• Florida Supreme Court: No. 90,361, Decided: 12/17/98
• United States Supreme Court, Decided: March 28, 2000

Parties:
• Petitioner [PDF]
• Respondent [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Petitioner:
• Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, et al. [PDF]
• State of Illinois et al. [PDF]
• United States [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Respondent:
• Congress of Racial Equality [PDF]
• National Association of Police Organizations [PDF]
• National Rifle Association, et al. [PDF]
• Rutherford Institute [PDF]
  
  Amicus - Neither Party:
• Justice Coalition - Reversal [PDF]