No. 97-1056. Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc., et al. Argued October 5, 1998 Raymond J. LaJeunesse, Jr., argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner. Leo Geffner argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs were Ira L. Gottlieb, Jonathan P. Hiatt, James B. Coppess, and Laurence Gold. ================================================================No. 97-1130 Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. Argued October 6, 1998 Jerry R. Selinger argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Susan E. Powley and Jack A. Kanz. C. Randall Bain argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Alan H. Blankenheimer, Patricia A. Hubbard, C. Mark Kittredge, and James D. Hall. Jeffrey P. Minear argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorneys General Hunger and Klein, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, William Kanter, Alfred Mollin, David Siedman, Mark S. Popofsky, Nancy J. Linck, and Albin F. Drost. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Global Gaming Technology, Inc., by Joseph M. Vanek; for the American Intellectual Property Law Association by Robert H. Fischer, Gary L. Griswold, Robert L. Baechtold, and J. Michael Jakes; for the Federal Circuit Bar Association by George E. Hutchinson, Denise W. DeFranco, and James F. McKeown. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for View Engineering, Inc., by Ernie L. Brooks and Frank A. Angileri; for the Dallas-Fort Worth Intellectual Property Law Association by D. Scott Hemingway and Louis Touton; for the Mas-Hamilton Group by David E. Schmit; and for the Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia by Bruce T. Wieder. ================================================================No. 97-889. Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp. et al. Argued October 7, 1998 Ray P. McClain argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Elaine R. Jones, Theodore M. Shaw, Norman J. Chachkin, and Charles Stephen Ralston. Deputy Solicitor General Underwood argued the cause for the United States et al. as amici curiae urging reversal. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Hodgkiss, James A. Feldman, C. Gregory Stewart, Philip B. Sklover, Lorraine C. Davis, and Robert J. Gregory. Charles A. Edwards argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts et al. by Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General of Massachusetts, Richard Wayne Cole and Catherine C. Ziehl, Assistant Attorneys General, Grant Woods, Attorney General of Arizona, Judy Drickey-Prohow, Assistant Attorney General, Darrell V. McGraw, Attorney General of West Virginia, Mary C. Buchmelter, Assistant Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Winston Bryant of Arkansas, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Alan G. Lance of Idaho, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Frank J. Kelley of Michigan, Hubert H. Humphrey III of Minnesota, Dennis C. Vacco of New York, Hardy Myers of Oregon, William Sorrell of Vermont, and Mark L. Early of Virginia; for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by Louis M. Bograd, David S. Schwartz, and Steven R. Shapiro; for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations et al. by Laurence Gold, Jonathan P. Hiatt, James B. Coppess, Marsha S. Berzon, Thomas W. Gleason, Herzl S. Eisenstadt, James R. Watson, and Armand Derfner; for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law et al. by Paul W. Mollica, Thomas R. Meites, Barbara R. Arnwine, Thomas J. Henderson, Richard T. Seymour, Teresa A. Ferrante, Cathy Ventrell-Monsees, and Sally Dunaway; for the National Academy of Arbitrators by David E. Feller; and for the National Employment Lawyers Association et al. by Cliff Palefsky and Paula A. Brantner. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Equal Employment Advisory Council et al. by Robert E. Williams, Ann Elizabeth Reesman, and Daniel V. Yager; for the National Association of Manufacturers by Clifford M. Sloan, Samuel D. Walker, Jan S. Amundson, and Quentin Riegel; and for the National Association of Waterfront Employers by Charles T. Carroll, Jr., and F. Edwin Froelich. Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States by Steven B. Berlin, Mark A. de Bernardo, Garry G. Mathiason, Stephen A. Bokat, Robin S. Conrad, and Sussan Mahallati Kysela; and for the Securities Industry Association by Michael Delikat, Gary Siniscalco, Lisa K. McClelland, and Stuart J. Kaswell. ================================================================ No. 97-1147. Minnesota v. Carter et al. Argued October 6, 1998 James C. Backstrom argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, and Phillip D. Prokopowicz. Jeffrey A. Lamken argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben. Bradford Colbert argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were John M. Stuart, Lawrence Hammerling, Marie L. Wolf, and Scott G. Swanson. J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, Annabelle L. Lisic, Assistant Attorney General, Alan G. Lance, Attorney General of Idaho, and Myrna A. I. Stahman, Deputy Attorney General, joined by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Bill Pryor of Alabama, Bruce M. Botelho of Alaska, Grant Woods of Arizona, Daniel E. Lungren of California, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Margery S. Bronster of Hawaii, Jeffrey A. Modisett of Indiana, Carla J. Stovall of Kansas, Richard P. Ieyoub of Louisiana, Scott Harshbarger of Massachusetts, Frank J. Kelley of Michigan, Joseph P. Mazurek of Montana, Don Stenberg of Nebraska, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Peter Verniero of New Jersey, Dennis C. Vacco of New York, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Jeffrey B. Pine of Rhode Island, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, Jan Graham of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, and Mark L. Earley of Virginia. Tracey Maclin, Steven R. Shapiro, and Lisa B. Kemler filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance. ================================================================ No. 97-7597. Knowles v. Iowa Argued November 3, 1998 Paul Rosenberg argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Maria Ruhtenberg. Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General of Iowa, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief was Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Elizabeth M. Osenbaugh, Solicitor General. James J. Tomkovicz, Steven R. Shapiro, Susan N. Herman, and Lisa B. Kemler filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. as amici curiae urging reversal. Stephen R. McSpadden filed a brief for the National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., as amicus curiae urging affirmance. ================================================================ No. 97-7213. Mosley v. United States Argued October 14, 1998 Donald J. McCauley argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Richard Coughlin, Jeffrey T. Green, and Joseph S. Miller. David C. Frederick argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Robinson, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Thomas E. Booth. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in New Jersey by Chester M. Keller; and for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Alan L. Zegas and David M. Porter. ================================================================ No. 96-1570. NYNEX, et al. v. Discon, Inc. Argued October 5, 1998 James R. Young argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were John Thorne, Richard G. Taranto, Guy Miller Struve, James D. Liss, and Vincent T. Chang. Deputy Solicitor General Wallace argued the cause for the United States as amici curiae. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Klein, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Melamed, Barbara McDowell, Catherine G. O'Sullivan, Mark S. Popofsky, and Debra A. Valentine. Lawrence C. Brown argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was John H. Ring III. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Automobile Manufacturers Association by Stephen M. Shapiro, Roy T. Englert, Jr., Donald M. Falk, and Mark Slywynsky; for the Business Roundtable by Thomas B. Leary and Robert C. Weinbaum; for GTE Corporation by Christopher Landau, Paul T. Cappuccio, William P. Barr, and M. Edward Whelan III; and for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York by Richard M. Steuer. Mark R. Patterson and Stephen F. Ross filed a brief for Law Professors as amici curiae urging affirmance. ================================================================ No. 97-475. El Al Israel, Ltd v. Tsui Yuan Tseng Argued November 10, 1998 Diane Westwood Wilson argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs was Judith R. Nemsick. Jonathan E. Nuechterlein argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Hunger, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Alisa B. Klein, David R. Andrews, David S. Newman, Nancy E. McFadden, Paul M. Geier, and Dale C. Andrews. Robert H. Silk argued the cause and filed briefs for respondent. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Air Transport Association of America by Warren L. Dean, Jr., and Joseph O. Click; and for the International Air Transport Association by Bert W. Rein. ================================================================ No. 97-930. Buckley, Secretary of State of Colorado v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al. Argued October 14, 1998 Gale A. Norton, Attorney General of Colorado, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Richard A. Westfall, Solicitor General, and Maurice G. Knaizer, Deputy Attorney General. Neil D. O'Toole argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondents American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al. was John A. Sbarbaro. Kerry S. Hada filed a brief for respondents David Aitken et al. Bill Orr, respondent, pro se, and Mr. O'Toole filed a brief. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Washington et al. by Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General of Washington, and Jean M. Wilkinson and William Berggren Collins, Assistant Attorneys General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Bruce M. Botelho of Alaska, Grant Woods of Arizona, Daniel E. Lungren of California, Alan G. Lance of Idaho, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Carla J. Stovall of Kansas, Andrew Ketterer of Maine, Mike Moore of Mississippi, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Betty D. Montgomery of Ohio, Hardy Myers of Oregon, and Mark Barnett of South Dakota; and for the Council of State Governments et al. by Richard Ruda and Ronald D. Maines. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by David C. Warren, Steven R. Shapiro, and Mark Silverstein; and for the Initiative & Referendum Institute by Stephen J. Safranek. Barnaby W. Zall filed a brief for National Voter Outreach, Inc., as amicus curiae. ================================================================ No. 97-1230. City of West Covina v. Perkins et al. Argued November 3, 1998 David D. Lawrence argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Cindy S. Lee. Jeffrey S. Sutton, State Solicitor of Ohio, argued the cause for the State of Ohio et al. as amici curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General of Ohio, Elise W. Porter and Jeffrey B. Hartranft, Assistant Attorneys General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: Bill Pryor of Alabama, Bruce M. Botelho of Alaska, Grant Woods of Arizona, Winston Bryant of Arkansas, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth of Florida, Gus F. Diaz of Guam, Margery S. Bronster of Hawaii, 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, Frank J. Kelley of Michigan, Hubert H. Humphrey III of Minnesota, Joseph P. Mazurek of Montana, Don Stenberg of Nebraska, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Peter Verniero of New Jersey, Dennis C. Vacco of New York, Michael F. Easley of North Carolina, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, Mark W. Barnett of South Dakota, Jan Graham of Utah, Mark L. Earley of Virginia, and Christine O. Gregoire of Washington. Patrick S. Smith argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents. Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the United States by Solicitor General Waxman, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Irving L. Gornstein; for 62 named California Cities, Counties and Towns by Julia Hayward Biggs and Rufus C. Young, Jr.; and for the National League of Cities et al. by Richard Ruda and Clifford M. Sloan. ?? ??