Week 7 – March 9, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Practice
Syllabus: The Role of the State Attorney General
Other than the U.S. Solicitor General, state government is by far the most frequent litigant in the U.S. Supreme Court. This class will study States’ practice before the Supreme Court, including the important role played by Attorneys General submitting amici curiae briefs. It will also discuss the increasing role of Solicitor General in many States.
Joining us this week will be Dan Schweitzer, ’89, who is the Supreme Court Counsel for NAAG, and been advising and assisting States on their Supreme Court cases for over 20 years. We think you will appreciate his insight. Come armed with questions about what it is really like to litigate in the Supreme Court.
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- Results of Cert Petitions on Filed by States, NAAG (2020).
- Statistics on Amicus Briefs filed by States in the U.S. Supreme Court, NAAG (2020).
- The State of the State Before the Supreme Court, Empirical SCOTUS (2018).
- Dan Schweitzer, Who Argues for the States in the U.S. Supreme Court (2017).
- Kevin C. Newsom, The State Solicitor General Boom, 32 Appellate Practice J. 6 (2013).
- Where Are They Now – The Promise and Peril of Being SG.
- Respondent's Brief (Ted Cruz), Medellín v. Dretke Director, Texas Department Of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions (2005) (Winner of NAAG Best Brief Award) (supplemental reading).
- Roper v. Simmons, State of Alabama, et al. Amicus Brief (2004) (Kevin Newsom).
- Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005) (Edited).
- Jenny Deam, The Journey from Wisconsin to Texas and the ruling that struck down the ACA, Houston Chronicle (Jan. 11, 2019).
- AG Memo on Nationwide Injunctions (Sept. 13, 2018).
- Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007) (edited).