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No. 99-391, Free et al. v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., et al. Argued March 27, 2000 Daniel A. Small argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Michael D. Hausfeld, Matthew F. Pawa, Eric L. Olson, Daniel E. Gustafson, Howard J. Sedran, and Don Barrett. Frank Cicero, Jr., argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Craig A. Knot, Christopher Landau, and Max R. Shulman. Jane Bishop Johnson filed a brief for the State of Louisiana as amicus curiae urging reversal. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States et al. by Evan M. Tager, Robin S. Conrad, and Donald D. Evans; for the Product Liability Advisory Council by John H. Beisner; and for the Securities Industry Association by Stuart J. Kaswell. =========================================================== No. 98-9349, Bond v. United States Argued February 29, 2000 M. Carolyn Fuentes argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Lucien B. Campbell and Henry J. Bemporad. Jeffrey A. Lamken argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Robinson, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the National Asso- ciation of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. by William J. Mertens and Bar- bara Bergman; and for the Pro Bono Criminal Assistance Project by David L. Heilberg. Stephen R. McSpadden filed a brief for the National Association of Police Organizations as amicus curiae urging affirmance. =========================================================== No. 99-312, Norfolk Southern R. Co. v. Shanklin Argued March 1, 2000 Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were G. Paul Moates, Stephen B. Kinnaird, Everett B. Gibson, and Wiley G. Mitchell, Jr. Gregory S. Coleman, Solicitor General of Texas, argued the cause for the State of Texas et al. as amici curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were John Cornyn, Attorney General of Texas, Andy Taylor, First Assistant Attorney General, and Linda E. Eads, Deputy Attorney General, Bill Pryor, Attorney General of Alabama, D. Michael Fisher, Attorney Gen- eral of Pennsylvania, Charlie Condon, Attorney General of South Carolina, and Norman N. Hill. Thomas C. Goldstein argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were Pamela R. O'Dwyer and Brian Wolfman Patricia A. Millett argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Wax- man, Acting Assistant Attorney General Ogden, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler. Douglas N. Letter, Michael E. Robinson, Nancy E. McFadden, Paul M. Geier, Dale C. Andrews, Edward V. A. Kussy, and S. Mark Lindsey. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Association of American Railroads by Daniel Saphire; and for the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., by Kenneth S. Geller and Charles Rothfeld. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of North Carolina et al. by Michael F. Easley, Attorney General of North Caro- lina, and Amy R. Gillespie, Assistant Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Bill Lockyer of California, Ken Salazar of Colorado, James E. Ryan of Illinois, Carla J. Stovall of Kansas, Mike Hatch of Minnesota, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Patricia A. Madrid of New Mexico, W. A. Drew Edmond- son of Oklahoma, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, and Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia; for the Angels on Track Foundation et al. by Robert L. Pottroff; for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America by Dale Haralson; and for the United Transportation Union by Lawrence M. Mann and Clinton Miller III. =========================================================== No. 98-8384, Williams v. Taylor Argued October 4, 1999 John J. Gibbons argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Brian A. Powers, by appointment of the Court, 526 U. S. 1110, and Ellen O. Boardman. Robert Q. Harris, Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Mark L. Earley, Attorney General. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Bar Association by Philip S. Anderson, Abe Krash, Kathleen A. Behan, and John A. Freedman; for the American Civil Liberties Union by Larry W. Yackle and Steven R. Shapiro; for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by John D. Cline and Lisa B. Kemler; for the Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys et al. by Gerald T. Zerkin; for Professors Lance G. Ban- ning et al. by Barry Levenstam and Jeffrey T. Shaw; and for Marvin E. Frankel et al. by Abner J. Mikva. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Cali- fornia et al. by Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of California, David Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Donald E. De Nicola and Ward A. Campbell, Deputy Attorneys General, joined by the Attorneys General for their respective States as fol- lows: Bill Pryor of Alabama, Bruce M. Botelho of Alaska, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Ken Salazar of Colorado, John M. Bailey of Connecticut, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Alan G. Lance of Idaho, James E. Ryan of Illinois, Carla Stovall of Kansas, Richard P. Ieyoub of Louisiana, J. Joseph Curran, Jr. of Maryland, Thomas F. Reilly of Massachusetts, Michael C. Moore of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Joseph P. Mazurek of Montana, Don Stenberg of Nebraska, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, John J. Farmer, Jr. of New Jersey, Patricia A. Madrid of New Mexico, Michael E. Easley of North Carolina, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Betty D. Montgomery of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Harry Meyers of Oregon, D. Michael Fisher of Pennsylvania, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, Mark Bennett of South Dakota, Paul G. Summers of Tennessee, John Cornyn of Texas, Jan Graham of Utah, Christine O. Gregoire of Washington, and Darrell McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia; and for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger. =========================================================== No. 99-6615, Williams v. Taylor Argued February 29, 2000 John H. Blume argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Keir M. Weyble, Barbara L. Hartung, by appointment of the Court, 528 U. S. 1044, and James E. Moore. Donald R. Curry, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Mark L. Earley, Attorney General. A brief of amici curiae urging affirmance was filed for the State of Califor- nia et al. by Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of California, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, John R. Gorey, Acting Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Donald E. De Nicola, Deputy Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Bill Pryor of Alabama, Janet Napolitano of Arizona, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, James E. Ryan of Illinois, Jeffrey A. Modisett of Indiana, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., of Maryland, Thomas F. Reilly of Massachusetts, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Joseph P. Mazurek of Montana, Don Stenberg of Nebraska, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Michael F. Easley of North Carolina, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, D. Michael Fisher of Pennsylvania, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, Mark Barnett of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, Jan Graham of Utah, and Christine O. Gregoire of Washington. =========================================================== No. 98-2060, Edwards, Warden v. Carpenter Argued February 28, 2000 Edward B. Foley, State Solicitor of Ohio, argued the cause for peti- tioner. With him on the briefs were Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, David M. Gormley and Stephen P. Carney. J. Joseph Bodine, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were David H. Bodiker, Laurence E. Komp, and Angela Wilson Miller. A brief of amici curiae urging reversal was filed for the State of Texas et al. by John Cornyn, Attorney General of Texas, Andy Taylor, First Assis- tant Attorney General, Shane Phelps, Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice, Gregory S. Coleman, Solicitor General, Idolina G. McCullough, Assistant Solicitor General, Michael E. McLachlan, Solicitor General of Colorado, and John M. Bailey, Chief State's Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Bill Pryor of Alabama, Bruce M. Botelho of Alaska, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Janet Napoli- tano of Arizona, Bill Lockyer of California, Ken Salazar of Colorado, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, James E. Ryan of Illinois, Jeffrey A. Modisett of Indiana, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Carla J. Stovall of Kansas, Richard P. Ieyoub of Louisiana, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., of Maryland, Mike Hatch of Minnesota, Mike Moore of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Joseph P. Mazurek of Montana, Don Stenberg of Nebraska, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Philip T. McLaughlin of New Hampshire, John J. Farmer, Jr., of New Jersey, Patricia A. Madrid of New Mexico, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, Mark Barnett of South Dakota, Paul G. Summers of Tennessee, Jan Graham of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Ver- mont, Christine O. Gregoire of Washington, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, and James E. Doyle of Wisconsin. =========================================================== No. 99-502, Nelson v. Adams USA, Inc., et al. Argued March 27, 2000 Debra J. Dixon argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs was James L. Deese. Jack Allen Wheat argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Vance Armentrout Smith, Joel Thomas Beres, and John William Scruton. =========================================================== No. 98-6322, Slack v. McDaniel, Warden Argued October 4, 1999 Michael Pescetta, by appointment of the Court, 526 U. S 1049, argued and reargued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Timothy P. O'Toole. Matthew D. Roberts argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Robinson, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Vicki S. Marani. David F. Sarnowski, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Nevada, argued and reargued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs were Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, and Julie A. Slabaugh, Deputy Attorney General. With him on the brief on the original argument was Ms. Del Papa. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the National Asso- ciation of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. by Edward M. Chikofsky, Barbara E. Bergman, and David M. Porter; and for the Rutherford Institute by John W. Whitehead. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance was filed for the State of California et al. by Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of California, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Carol Wendelin Pollack, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Donald E. De Nicola and A. Scott Hayward, Deputy Attorneys General, joined by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Bill Pryor of Alabama, Bruce M. Botelho of Alaska, Janet Napoli- tano of Arizona, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth of Florida, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Alan G. Lance of Idaho, Carla J. Stovall of Kansas, Richard P. Ieyoub of Louisiana, Mike Moore of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. Jay Nixon of Missouri, Joseph P. Mazurek of Mon- tana, Don Stenberg of Nebraska, Patricia A. Madrid of New Mexico, Michael F. Easley of North Carolina, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, D. Michael Fisher of Pennsylvania, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, Mark Barnett of South Dakota, Paul G. Summers of Tennessee, Mark L. Earley of Virginia, and Christine O. Gregoire of Washington; and for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger. =========================================================== No. 98-1480, Beck v. Prupis et al. Argued November 3, 1999 Jay Starkman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Jane W. Moscowitz and Joel S. Magolnick. Michael M. Rosenbaum argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondents Bellezza et al. were Donald P. Jacobs and Rich- ard M. DeAgazio. Frederick Mezey, pro se, filed a brief as respondent. Stephen M. Kohn, Michael D. Kohn, and David K. Colapinto filed a brief for the National Whistleblower Center as amicus curiae urging reversal. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Tort Reform Association et al. by Victor E. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens, and Jeffrey L. Gabardi; and for the Washington Legal Foundation et al. by F. Joseph Warin, Daniel J. Popeo, and Paul D. Kamenar. =========================================================== No. 98-7540, Carmell v. Texas Argued November 30, 1999 Richard D. Bernstein, by appointment of the Court, 527 U. S. 1051, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Carter G. Phillips, Katherine L. Adams, and Paul A. Hemmersbaugh. John Cornyn, Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for respon- dent. With him on the brief were Andy Taylor, First Assistant Attorney General, Linda S. Eads, Deputy Attorney General, Gregory S. Coleman, Solicitor General, and Philip A. Lionberger, Assistant Solicitor General. Beth S. Brinkmann argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Wax- man, Assistant Attorney General Robinson, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Vicki S. Marani. Robert P. Marcovitch and Barbara Bergman filed a brief for the Na- tional Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging reversal. A brief of amici curiae urging affirmance was filed for the State of Kansas et al. by Carla J. Stovall, Attorney General of Kansas, and Stephen R. McAllister, State Solicitor, joined by the Attorneys General for their re- spective States as follows: Janet Napolitano of Arizona, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth of Florida, Jeffrey A. Modisett of Indiana, Richard P. Ieyoub of Louisiana, Jennifer M. Granholm of Michigan, Joe Mazurek of Montana, Don Sternberg of Nebraska, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Betty D. Montgomery of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, Jan Graham of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, and Christine O. Gregoire of Washington. =========================================================== No. 98-1167, Christensen et al. v. Harris County et al. Argued February 23, 2000 Michael T. Leibig argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Richard H. Cobb and Murray E. Malakoff. Matthew D. Roberts argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. On the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Jonathan E. Nuechterlein, Allen H. Feldman, and Edward D. Sieger. Michael P. Fleming argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Michael A. Stafford, Bruce S. Powers, and William John Bux. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Fed- eration of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations by Jonathan P. Hiatt, Deborah Greenfield, James B. Coppess, and Laurence Gold; for the International Association of Fire Fighters by Thomas A. Woodley; and for the National Association of Police Organizations by Stephen R. McSpadden. Jeffrey A. Hollingsworth filed a brief for Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 1 as amicus curiae urging affirmance.
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