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• Supreme Court of the United States
• Merits
• Petitions
• Petitions for Certiorari filed by the Attorney General
• Briefs in Opposition to Petitions for Certiorari
• Amicus Briefs
• Merits
• Petitions
• Supreme Court of Virginia
• Merits
• Petitions
• United States Court of Appeals
• Court of Appeals of Virginia
• U.S. District Court
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Other Courts

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Supreme Court of the United States

• Supreme Court of the United States -- Merits

  • Whether the Fourth Amendment Requires Suppression of Evidence Seized in a Search Incident to Arrest That Complied with the Constitution, but violated State Law--Reply Brief on the Merits--Virginia v. Moore

  • Whether the Fourth Amendment Requires Suppression of Evidence Seized in a Search Incident to Arrest That Complied with the Constitution, but violated State Law--Brief of the Petitioner--Virginia v. Moore

  • Vienna Convention Case -- Brief of Respondent -- Bustillo v. Johnson

• Supreme Court of the United States -- Petitions
  
  
  • Supreme Court of the United States -- Petitions for Certiorari filed by the Attorney General
    
    

    • Whether the Fourth Amendment Requires Suppression of Evidence Seized In A Search Incident To Arrest That Complied with the Constitution, but Violated State Law--Petition for Certiorari--Virginia v. Moore

    • Whether the Fourth Amendment Requires Suppression of Evidence Seized in a Search Incident to Arrest that complied with the Constitution but violated State Law -- Reply Brief -- Virginia v. Moore

    • Validity of the Environmental Protection Agency's New Source Review Regulations--Response Brief in Support of the Petition for Certiorari--Environmental Protection Agency v. New York and Response Brief in Support of the Petition for Certiorari--United Air Regulatory Group v. New York

    • Partial Birth Infanticide Case -- Petition for Certiorari -- Herring v. Richmond Medical Center

    • Partial Birth Infanticide Case -- Reply Brief in Support of the Petition for Certiorari -- Herring v. Richmond Medical Center
      
      
  • Supreme Court of the United States -- Briefs in Opposition to Petitions for Certiorari
    
    

  • Constitutional Challenge to the Virginia Viatical Settlements Act--Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Certiorari--Life Partners, Inc. v. Morrison

  • Constitutional Challenge to the ABC Statues--Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Certiorari--Brooks v. Vassar.

  • Admissibility of Preliminary Hearing Testimony at trial--Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Certiorari--Schneider v. Virginia

  • D.C. Commuter Tax Case -- Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Certiorari -- Banner v. United States

  • King William Reservoir Case -- Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Certiorari -- Mattaponi Indian Tribe v. Commonwealth  

• Supreme Court of the United States -- Amicus Briefs
  
  
  • Merits
    
    

    • Ability of local government to refuse donation of private property that conveys a message that the government does not wish to convey—Amici Curiae Brief on the Merits—Pleasant Grove City v. Summum

    • Ability of Labor Union to Use Non-Member dues for Litigation Involving Other Bargaining Units -- Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Neither Party -- Locke v. Karass

    • District of Columbia Gun Case--Amicus Brief of Texas and 30 States--District of Columbia v. Heller

    • Constitutionality of the President's Determination That Compliance with an International Treaty Requires State Courts to Reopen a Criminal Case--Amici Curiae Brief on the Merits--Medellin v. Texas

    • Ability to Recover Attorneys Fees when a party prevailed at the preliminary injunction stage, but did not prevail on the merits--Amici Curiae Brief on the Merits--Sole v. Wyner

    • Standard Required for Pleadings in Parallel Conduct (Antitrust) Cases -- Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioners –- Bell Atlantic v. Twombly

  • Petitions
    
    

    • Whether A Plaintiff May Bring An Antitrust Claim for a Price Squeeze When There Is No Duty To Deal With the Plaintiff--Amicus Brief in Support of the Petition--Pacific Bell v. Linkline

    • Obligation of a State to recognize a child custody proceeding based on a same-sex union--Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of the Petition for Certiorari--Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins.

    • Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity for Statutory Claims That Do Not Involve a Constitutional Violation--Amici Curiae Brief in Support of the Petition for Certiorari--University of Puerto Rico v. Toledo

    • Sovereign Immunity When A State Removes A Suit From State Court to Federal Court--Amicus Brief in Support of the Petition for Certiorari--Texas v. Meyers

    • Sovereign Immunity of One State in the Courts of Another State -- Amicus Brief in Support of Petition for Certiorari -- Montana Board of Investments v. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    • Ability of local government to refuse donation of private property that conveys a message that the government does not wish to convey—Amici Curiae Brief in support of the Petition—Pleasant Grove City v. Summum

    • Ability of Government to Use Donated Property for Government Speech--Amicus Briefs in Support of the Peititions--Pleasant Grove City v. Summum

    • Ability of Government to Use Donated Property for Government Speech--Amicus Briefs in Support of the Peititions-- Duschene City v. Summum

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Supreme Court of Virginia

• Supreme Court of Virginia - Merits
  
  

  • Constitutional Challenge to the Transportation Act of 2007--Brief of the Commonwealth--Marshall v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority

  • Ability of Private Parties to Enforce A Charitable Trust--Amicus Brief on the Merits--Dodge v. Trustees of Randolph-Macon Woman's College

  • Child Custody Case based on Vermont Same-Sex Civil Union--Amicus Brief on the Merits--Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins

  • Constitutionally effective assistance of counsel for declining to seek the suppression of a confession on Miranda grounds -- Reply Brief - Tice v. Director

  • Constitutionality adequate assistance of counsel for declining to seek the suppression of a confession on Miranda grounds – Opening Brief - Tice v. Director

  • Constitutionality of the Anti-Spam Statute—Brief of the Commonwealth on Rehearing—Jaynes v. Commonwealth

  • Constitutional Challenge to the Anti-Spam Statute - Response Brief - Jaynes v. Commonwealth

  • Constitutional Challenge to the 2006 Amendments to the Sex Offender Registry--Response Brief--Morency v. Commonwealth

  • Constitutionality of Sex Offender Registry—Response Brief -- McCabe v. Commonwealth

  • Constitutional Challenge to the Name Change Statute As Applied to a prisoner who wishes to change his name for religious reasons --  Response Brief -- Stephens v. Commonwealth

  • Constitutional Challenge to the Sodomy Statute As Applied to sodomy between an adult and a minor – Response Brief -- McDonald v. Commonwealth

  • Constitutional Challenge to the Name Change Statute As Applied to a prisoner who wishes to change his name for religious reasons – Response Brief -- Wells v. Commonwealth

  • Representational Standing to Challenge Environmental Regulations--Opening Brief--Commonwealth ex rel. State Water Control Board v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.

  • Representational Standing to Challenge Environmental Regulations--Reply Brief--Commonwealth ex rel. State Water Control Board v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation

  • Sovereign Immunity As Applied to A Declaratory Judgment Action and Proper Interpretation of Statute Establishing Lien for Reimbursement of Medical Expenses Paid by the Commonwealth – Response Brief--Afzall v. Commonwealth

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• Supreme Court of Virginia - Petitions
  
  

  • Constitutional Challenge to the Transportation Act of 2007 -- Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Appeal -- Marshall v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority

  • Constitutional Challenge to the Transportation Act of 2007 -- Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Appeal -- Board of Supervisors v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority

  • Sovereign Immunity and Declaratory and Injunctive Relief -- Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Appeal -- DiGiacinto v. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

  • Computer Anti-Spam --Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Appeal--Jaynes v. Commonwealth

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U.S. Court of Appeals - Merits

• James Madison University Athletics Case--Response Brief of the University Defendants--Equity in Athletics v. U.S. Department of Education.

• In the Prison Context, Whether Sovereign Immunity Bars A Disability Discrimination Claim That Does Not Involve A Constitutional Violation--Response Brief--Spencer v. Earley

• Constitutional Challenge to Alcohol Beverage Control Statutes and Regulations Concerning Nudity--Reply Brief--Norfolk 302 v. Vassar

• Constitutional Challenge to Alcohol Beverage Control Statutes and Regulations Concerning Nudity--Opening Brief--Norfolk 302 v. Vassar

• Ability of inmate to use 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to challenge the requirement that he register as a sex offender--Response Brief--Thigpen v. McDonnell

• Constitutional Challenge to the Open Primary Statute--Petition for Rehearing En Banc--Miller v. Cunningham (formerly Miller v. Brown)

• Constitutional Challenge to the Open Primary Statute--Motion to Vacate and Dismiss--Miller v. Brown

• Constitutional Challenge to the Open Primary Statute--Reply and Answer Brief--Miller v. Brown

• Constitutional Challenge to the Open Primary Statute--Opening Brief--Miller v. Brown

• Constitutional Challenge to the Open Primary Statute--Response to the Motion to Vacate the Stay--Miller v. Brown

• Constitutional Challenge to the Open Primary Statute -- Reply In Support of Motion to Vacate and Dismiss -- Miller v. Brown

• Partial Birth Infanticide -- On Remand from the U.S. Supreme Court - Petition for Rehearing En Banc -- Richmond Medical Center v. Herring

• Partial Birth Infanticide -- Supplemental Reply Brief on Remand from the U.S. Supreme Court - Richmond Medical Center v. Herring

• Partial Birth Infanticide -- Supplemental Opening Brief on Remand from the U.S. Supreme Court - Richmond Medical Center v. Herring

• Constitutional Challenge to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act's Exclusion of Requests from Prisoners--Response Brief--Giarratano v. Johnson

• Constitutionality of Faith-Based Rehabilitation Programs -- Amicus Brief --Americans United for Separation of Church and State v. Prison Fellowship Ministries -- Eighth Circuit

• Constitutional Challenge to Adverse Possession Law -- Merits Brief -- Willner v. Frey -- Fourth Circuit

• Constitutional Challenge to Statute Allowing Federal Government to Assist Boy Scouts -- Amicus Brief -- Winkler v. Rumsfeld -- Seventh Circuit

• Constitutional Challenge to the ABC Statutes -- Opening Brief -- Brooks v. Danielsen -- Fourth Circuit

• Constitutional Challenge to the ABC Statutes -- Reply and Answer Brief -- Brooks v. Danielsen -- Fourth Circuit

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Court of Appeals of Virginia

• Constitutional Protections Due to Witnesses Found in Contempt of Court for Refusing to Testify Before an Investigative Grand Jury -- Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Appeal -- Sanchez v. Commonwealth

• Constitutional Challenge to Anti-Spam Statute – Response Brief -- Jaynes v. Commonwealth

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

• Constitutionality of the Open Primary Statute--Reply In Support of The Motion for A Stay Pending Appeal--Miller v. Brown

• Constitutionality of the Open Primary Statute--Memorandum In Support of the Motion For a Stay Pending Appeal--Miller v. Brown

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

• Challenges the legality of the President's order (which adopts the BRAC Commission's recommendation) to relocate the East Coast Master Jet Base from Oceana to Cecil Field

• Challenges the Inspector General's determination that the plan adopted by the Virginia jurisdictions to address encroachment around Oceana did not satisfy the requirements of the BRAC Order. 

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Other Courts

• Constitutionality of Church Property Statute -- Brief of the Commonwealth in Response to the Post-Decision Briefs -- In re: Episcopal Church Property Litigation -- Fairfax Circuit Court

• Constitutionality of Church Property Statute -- Brief of the Commonwealth -- In re Episcopal Church Property Litigation -- Fairfax Circuit Court

• Constitutional Challenge to the Transportation Bill--Brief of the Commonwealth--Northern Virginia Transportation Authority v. Statutory Defendants--Arlington Circuit Court

• Telemarketing Case -- Consent Order -- Products at Work, LLC -- Norfolk Circuit Court

• Teenage Cancer Case -- Amicus Curiae brief in support of Cherrix -- In re: Starchild Abraham Cherrix -- Accomack Circuit Court

• Teenage Cancer Case -- Amicus Curiae brief in support of Cherrix -- In re: Starchild Abraham Cherrix -- Accomack Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court

• Teenage Cancer Case -- Court Order -- In re: Starchild Abraham Cherrix -- Accomack County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court

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