No. 04–623, Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. Oregon et al.

 

Argued October 5, 2005

 

            Solicitor General Clement argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katsas, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Mark B. Stern, and Jonathan H. Levy.

 

            Robert M. Atkinson, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Oregon, argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the brief for respondent State of Oregon were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, Peter Shepherd, Deputy Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General.  Nicholas W. van Aelstyn, Aaron S. Jacobs, and Kathryn L. Tucker filed a brief for Patient-Respondents.  Eli D. Stutsman filed a brief for respondents Peter A. Rasmussen, M. D., et al.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Center for Law and Justice by Jay Alan Sekulow, Colby M. May, James M. Henderson, Sr., Walter M. Weber, Thomas P. Monaghan, and Charles E. Rice; for Americans United for Life by Nikolas T. Nikas; for the Catholic Medical Association by Teresa Stanton Collett; for the Christian Medical Association et al. by Steven H. Aden, Gregory S. Baylor, and Kimberlee W. Colby; for Focus on the Family et al. by William Wagner, Nelson P. Miller, Stephen W. Reed, and Patrick A. Trueman; for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide by Rita L. Marker; for Liberty Counsel by Mathew D. Staver, Erik W. Stanley, Rena M. Lindevaldsen, and Mary E. McAlister; for the National Association of Pro-Life Nurses by Daniel Avila; for the National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent & Disabled, Inc., by James Bopp, Jr., Thomas J. Marzen, and Richard E. Coleson; for Not Dead Yet et al. by Max Lapertosa; for the Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund et al. by Dwight G. Duncan, Thomas M. Harvey, and Richard F. Collier, Jr.; for the Thomas More Society by Paul Benjamin Linton and Thomas Brejcha; for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops et al. by Mark E. Chopko and Michael F. Moses; and for Senator Rick Santorum et al. by Donald A. Daugherty, Jr.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging  affirmance were filed for the State of California et al. by Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of California, and Taylor S. Carey, Special Assistant Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: Robert J. Spagnoletti of the District of Columbia, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, and Mike McGrath of Montana; for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by Andrew L. Frey, David M. Gossett, Steven R. Shapiro, and Charles F. Hinkle; for the American College of Legal Medicine by Miles J. Zaremski; for the American Public Health Association by David T. Goldberg, Sean H. Donahue, and Daniel N. Abrahamson; for Autonomy, Inc., et al. by Amy R. Sabrin; for the Cato Institute by Pamela Harris; for the Coalition of Medical Associations and Societies et al. by Geoffrey J. Michael; for the Coalition of Mental Health Professionals by Steven Alan Reiss; for Healthlaw Professors by Arthur B. LaFrance; for Members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation by William R. Stein; for Margaret P. Battin et al. by Rebecca P. Dick and Ronald A. Lindsay; for Richard Briffault et al. by David W. Ogden and Paul R. Q. Wolfson; and for 52 Religious and Religious Freedom Organizations and Leaders by Gregory A. Castanias and Lawrence D. Rosenberg.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for Physicians for Compassionate Care Educational Foundation by Gregory P. Lynch; and for Surviving Family Members by Robert A. Free and Katrin E. Frank.

 

No. 04–1186, Wachovia Bank, National Assn. v. Schmidt et al.

                

Argued November 28, 2005

 

            Andrew L. Frey argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Charles A. Rothfeld, Evan M. Tager, and Robert W. Fuller III.

 

            Sri Srinivasan argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Deputy Solicitor General Hungar, Michael S. Raab, Julie L. Williams, Daniel P. Stipano, and Douglas B. Jordan.

 

            James R. Gilreath argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the brief was John P. Freeman.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Bankers Association by Gregory F. Taylor; for the Clearing House Association L. L. C. by David B. Tulchin and Michael M. Wiseman; and for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A., by Carter G. Phillips, Eric A. Shumsky, and Bradley J. Johnson.

 

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No. 04–1144, Ayotte, Attorney General of New Hampshire v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England et al.

 

Argued November 30, 2005

 

            Kelly A. Ayotte, Attorney General of New Hampshire, petitioner, argued the cause pro se.  With her on the briefs were Michael A. Delaney, Deputy Attorney General, Daniel J. Mullen, Associate Attorney General, and Laura E. B. Lombardi and Anthony I. Blenkinsop, Assistant Attorneys General.

 

            Solicitor General Clement argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Kannon K. Shanmugam, and Marleigh D. Dover.

 

            Jennifer Dalven argued the cause for respondents.  With her on the briefs were Steven R. Shapiro, Louise Melling, Talcott Camp, Corinne Schiff, Brigitte Amiri, Diana Kasdan, Lawrence A. Vogelman, and Dara Klassel.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Texas et al. by Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Barry R. McBee, First Assistant Attorney General, Edward D. Burbach, Deputy Attorney General, R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General, and Joel L. Thollander, Assistant Solicitor General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Mike Beebe of Arkansas, John W. Suthers of Colorado, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Charles J. Crist, Jr., of Florida, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Phill Kline of Kansas, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Jim Petro of Ohio, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Paul G. Summers of Tennessee, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Judith Williams Jagdmann of Virginia, and Patrick J. Crank of Wyoming; for the American Association of Pro Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists et al. by Steven H. Aden; for the American Center for Law and Justice by Jay Alan Sekulow, Thomas P. Monaghan, Stuart J. Roth, and Walter M. Weber; for the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons et al. by Dorinda C. Bordlee, Nikolas T. Nikas, and James L. Hirsen; for the Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund by Andrew L. Schlafly; for the Family Research Council, Inc., et al. by Robert P. George; for the National Legal Foundation by Barry C. Hodge; for New Hampshire Legislators by Teresa Stanton Collett; for the Rutherford Institute by John W. Whitehead and James J. Knicely; for the Thomas More Society by Paul Benjamin Linton and Thomas Brejcha; for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops et al. by Mark E. Chopko and Michael F. Moses; for University Faculty for Life by Richard G. Wilkins; for Alaska Lieutenant Governor Loren Leman et al. by Kevin Gilbert Clarkson; for Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty et al. by Ms. Collett; for Harlon Reeves by Kelly Shackelford; for Margie Riley et al. by James Joseph Lynch, Jr.; for New Hampshire State Representative Kathleen Souza et al. by Clarke D. Forsythe and Denise M. Burke; and for James P. Weiers et al. by Len L. Munsil.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists et al. by A. Stephen Hut, Jr., and Kimberly A. Parker; for the Center for Adolescent Health & the Law et al. by Elizabeth B. McCallum, Susan Frietsche, and David S. Cohen; for the Center for Reproductive Rights et al. by Sanford M. Cohen, Simon Heller, and Priscilla Smith; for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence et al. by Maria T. Vullo and Julie Goldscheid; for Organizations Committed to Women’s Equality by Jennifer K. Brown; for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice et al. by Caroline M. Brown; for New Hampshire Governor John H. Lynch by Katherine M. Hanna; and for New Hampshire State Representative Terie Norelli et al. by Kenneth J. Barnes.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Horatio R. Storer Foundation, Inc., by James Bopp, Jr., and Thomas J. Marzen; for the Legal Defense for Unborn Children by Alan Ernest; for Liberty Counsel by Mathew D. Staver, Erik W. Stanley, Rena M. Lindevaldsen, and Mary E. McAlister; for NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation et al. by Elizabeth A. Cavendish, James P. Joseph, and Leslie M. Hill; and for Maureen L. Curley et al. by Philip D. Moran.

 

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No. 04–52, Rice, Warden, et al. v. Collins

 

Argued December 5, 2005

 

            Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of California, argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Kristofer Jorstad, Deputy Attorney General, Erika D. Jackson, Deputy Attorney General, and Donald E. De Nicola, Deputy Solicitor General.

 

            Mark R. Drozdowski, by appointment of the Court, post, p.___,argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Maria E. Stratton and Karyn H. Bucur.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Arizona et al. by Brian Sandoval, Attorney General of Nevada, David K. Neidert, Senior Deputy Attorney General, by Christopher L. Morano, Chief State’s Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Tom Miller of Iowa, Thomas F. Reilly of Massachusetts, Mike Cox of Michigan, Jim Petro of Ohio, Hardy Meyers of Oregon, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Larry Long of South Dakota, Paul G. Summers of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, and Rob McKenna of Washington; and for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger and Charles L. Hobson.

 

 

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No. 04–1332, Will et al. v. Hallock et al.

 

Argued November 28, 2005

 

            Douglas Hallward-Driemeier argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, and Barbara L. Herwig.

 

            Allison M. Zieve argued the cause for respondents.  With her on the brief were Brian Wolfman and Scott L. Nelson.

 

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No. 04–885, Central Virginia Community College et al. v. Katz, Liquidating Supervisor for Wallace’s Bookstores, Inc.

 

Argued October 31, 2005

 

            William E. Thro, State Solicitor General of Virginia, argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Judith Williams Jagdmann, Attorney General, Bernard L. McNamee II, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Maureen Riley Matsen, Deputy Attorney General, Brian J. Goodman and Cynthia H. Norwood, Assistant Attorneys General, and Matthew M. Cobb, Carla R. Collins, Eric A. Gregory, Joel C. Hoppe, Courtney M. Malveaux, Valerie L. Myers, A. Cameron O’Brion, Ronald N. Regnery, D. Mathias Roussy, Jr., and William R. Sievers, Associate State Solicitors General.

 

            Kim Martin Lewis argued the cause for respondent.  With her on the brief were Jon L. Fleischaker, Mark A. Vander Laan, Jeremy S. Rogers, and G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Ohio et al. by Jim Petro, Attorney General of Ohio, Douglas R. Cole, State Solicitor, and Elise W. Porter, Assistant Solicitor, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, David W. Márquez of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Bill Lockyer of California, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Charles J. Crist, Jr., of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Steve Carter of Indiana, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Phill Kline of Kansas, Gregory D. Stumbo of Kentucky, Charles C. Foti, Jr., of Louisiana, G. Steven Rowe of Maine, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., of Maryland, Thomas F. Reilly of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Mike Hatch of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Mike McGrath of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Brian Sandoval of Nevada, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Peter C. Harvey of New Jersey, Patricia A. Madrid of New Mexico, Eliot Spitzer of New York, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Patrick C. Lynch of Rhode Island, Henry Dargan McMaster of South Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Paul G. Summers of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, Rob McKenna of Washington, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, Peggy A. Lautenschlager of Wisconsin, and Patrick J. Crank of Wyoming; for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities et al. by Robert A. Bartlett and Lawrence S. Ebner; and for the National Conference of State Legislatures et al. by Richard Ruda and James I. Crowley.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees by Martin P. Sheehan; and for Susan Block-Lieb et al. by Susan M. Freeman and Richard Lieb.

 

            Brady C. Williamson filed a brief of amicus curiae for Bruce H. Mann.

 

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No. 04–597, Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc., dba ConAgra Refrigerated Foods

 

Argued November 2, 2005

 

            Burck Bailey argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Greg A. Castro, Jay P. Walters, and Dennis D. Brown.

 

            Malcolm L. Stewart argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Deputy Solicitor General Hungar, Marleigh Dover, and August Flentje.

 

            Robert A. Schroeder argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the briefs were John R. Reese, Leigh Otsuka Curran, and John P. Passarelli.

 

 

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No. 04–1581, Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission

 

Argued January 17, 2006

 

            James Bopp, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Richard E. Coleson and M. Miller Baker.

 

            Solicitor General Clement argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Deputy Solicitor General Garre, Malcolm L. Stewart, Lawrence H. Norton, Richard B. Bader, David Kolker, and Harry J. Summers.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Civil Liberties Union by Steven R. Shapiro, Mark J. Lopez, and Joel M. Gora; for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations by Jonathan P. Hiatt, Laurence E. Gold, and Michael B. Trister; for the Center for Competitive Politics et al. by Erik S. Jaffe; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by Jan Witold Baran, Thomas W. Kirby, Caleb P. Burns, Stephen A. Bokat, and Amar D. Sarwal; for Citizens United et al. by Herbert W. Titus, William J. Olson, and John S. Miles; and for Senator Mitch McConnell by Theodore B. Olson and Douglas R. Cox.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for AARP et al. by Daniel R. Ortiz; for Douglas L. Bailey by Randy L. Dryer; for Frances R. Hill by J. Gerald Hebert; for Senator John McCain et al. by Bradley S. Phillips, Seth P. Waxman, Randolph D. Moss, Roger M. Witten, Fred Wertheimer, Donald J. Simon, Alan Morrison, Charles G. Curtis, Jr., Trevor Potter, Paul Ryan, and Scott L. Nelson; and for Norman Ornstein et al. by H. Christopher Bartolomucci.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Alliance for Justice by Ruth Eisenberg; and for the Coalition of Public Charities by Robert F. Bauer.

 

 

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No. 04–1084, Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v.  O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal et al.

 

Argued November 1, 2005

 

            Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katsas, Patricia A. Millett, Michael Jay Singer, and Matthew M. Collette.

 

            Nancy Hollander argued the cause for respondents.  With her on the brief were John W. Boyd and Zachary A. Ives.

 

            Marci A. Hamilton filed a brief for the Tort Claimants’ Committee et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Baptist Joint Committee et al. by Gene C. Schaerr, Linda T. Coberly, Thomas C. Berg, and Gregory S. Baylor; for the Council on Spiritual Practices et al. by David T. Goldberg; for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops by Mark E. Chopko and Jeffrey Hunter Moon; for Dr. John H. Halpern et al. by Roy S. Haber; and for Douglas Laycock by Mr. Laycock, pro se.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the International Academy for Freedom of Religion and Belief et al. by Lee Boothby, Derek Davis, Robert A. Destro, and W. Cole Durham, Jr.; for the Liberty Legal Institute by Kelly Shackelford; for Various Religious and Civil Rights Organizations  by Anthony R. Picarello, Jr.; and for Robert Gable et al. by Peter D. Kennedy.

 

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No. 04–1264, Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna et al.

 

Argued November 29, 2005

 

            Christopher Landau argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Amy L. Brown and Pierre H. Bergeron.

 

            F. Paul Bland, Jr., argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the brief were Michael J. Quirk, Arthur H. Bryant, E. Clayton Yates, Christopher C. Casper, and Richard A. Fisher.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. by Seth P. Waxman, Christopher R. Lipsett, Eric J. Mogilnicki, Robin S. Conrad, and Amar D. Sarwal; for the Community Financial Services Association of America by James T. McIntyre; for the Florida Bankers Association et al. by Erik S. Jaffe; and for the Financial Service Centers of America, Inc., et al. by Gerald Goldman and Robert E. Rochford.

 

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Florida et al. by Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General of Florida, Christopher M. Kise, Solicitor General, and Erick M. Figlio, Deputy Solicitor General, by Roberto J. Sánchez Ramos, Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: David W. Márquez of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Bill Lockyer of California, John Suthers of Colorado, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert Spagnoletti of the District of Columbia, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Steve Carter of Indiana, Tom Miller of Iowa, Gregory D. Stumbo of Kentucky, Steve Rowe of Maine, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., of Maryland, Tom Reilly of Massachusetts, Mike Hatch of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Mike McGrath of Montana, Brian Sandoval of Nevada, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Patricia Madrid of New Mexico, Eliot Spitzer of New York, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Jim Petro of Ohio, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania, Patrick Lynch of Rhode Island, Larry Long of South Dakota, Paul Summers of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Rob McKenna of Washington, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, Peggy A. Lautenschlager of Wisconsin, and Patrick J. Crank of Wyoming; for AARP by Deborah Zuckerman and Michael Schuster; for Law Professors by Richard M. Alderman, Brian H. Bix, Robert W. Gordon, Jeffrey W. Stempel, and Katherine V. W. Stone; for the National Association of Consumer Advocates et al. by Amanda Quester; for the University of Wisconsin Law Professors by David S. Schwartz and Joel Rogers; and for Samuel Glazer by Kenneth D. Schwartz.

 

            A brief of amicus curiae was filed for Theis Research, Inc., by Paul R. Johnson.

 

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No. 04–593, Domino’s Pizza, Inc., et al. v. McDonald

 

Argued December 6, 2005

 

            Maureen E. Mahoney argued the cause for petitioners.  With her on the briefs was J. Scott Ballenger.

 

            Allen Lichtenstein argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were David T. Goldberg, Eric Schnapper, and Pamela S. Karlan.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Alabama et al. by Troy King, Attorney General of Alabama, and Kevin C. Newsom, Solicitor General, by Roberto J. Sánchez Ramos, Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: John W. Suthers of Colorado, Phill Kline of Kansas, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Brian Sandoval of Nevada, Jim Petro of Ohio, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Paul G. Summers of Tennessee, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, and Rob McKenna of Washington; for the Equal Employment Advisory Council et al. by Ann Elizabeth Reesman, Stephen A. Bokat, Robin S. Conrad, and Robert J. Costagliola; and for the Pacific Legal Foundation by John H. Findley and Paul J. Beard II.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of New York et al. by Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York, Caitlin J. Halligan, Solicitor General, Michelle Aronowitz, Deputy Solicitor General, and Shaifali Puri and Benjamin N. Gutman, Assistant Solicitors General, by Kerry E. Drue, Acting Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Thomas F. Reilly of Massachusetts, Mike McGrath of Montana, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, and Peggy A. Lautenschlager of Wisconsin; and for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law et al. by Thomas S. Martin, Barbara R. Arnwine, Sarah C. Crawford, Tricia G. Jefferson, Jennifer K. Brown, Theodore M. Shaw, Jacqueline A. Berrien, Norman J. Chachkin, and Robert Stroup.

 

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No. 04–848, Dolan v. United States Postal Service et al.

 

Argued November 7, 2005

 

            James R. Radmore argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs was Michael T. Kirkpatrick.

 

            Patricia A. Millett argued the cause for respondents.  With her on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Robert D. Kamenshine, Mary Anne Gibbons, Lori J. Dym, and Stephan J. Boardman.

 

            Harold Krent, Daniel J. Popeo, and Paul D. Kamenar filed a brief for the Washington Legal Foundation et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.

 

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No. 04–944, Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp., dba The Moonlight Café

 

Argued January 11, 2006

 

            Jeffrey A. Schwartz argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs was Eric Schnapper.

 

             Daryl Joseffer argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Acting Assistant Attorney General Schlozman, Dennis J. Dimsey, Linda F. Thome, Eric S. Dreiband, Carolyn L. Wheeler, and Jennifer S. Goldstein.

 

            Brett J. Prendergast argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Alabama et al. by Troy King, Attorney General of Alabama, and Kevin C. Newsom, Solicitor General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: John W. Suthers of Colorado, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Charles J. Crist, Jr., of Florida, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Phill Kline of Kansas, Jim Petro of Ohio, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, and Patrick J. Crank of Wyoming; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. by Catherine E. Stetson, Robin S. Conrad, and Robert Costagliola; and for the International Municipal Lawyers Association by Gene C. Schaerr, Henry W. Underhill, Jr., Steffen N. Johnson, and Linda T. Coberly.

 

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No. 04–928, Oregon v. Guzek

 

Argued December 7, 2005

 

            Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General of Oregon, argued the cause for petitioner.  With her on the briefs were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Peter Shepherd, Deputy Attorney General.

 

            Kannon K. Shanmugam argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of petitioner.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Acting Assistant Attorney General Richter, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Robert J. Erickson.

 

            Richard L. Wolf, by appointment of the Court, 546 U. S. ___, argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief was J. Kevin Hunt.

 

            A brief of amici curiae urging reversal was filed for the State of Alabama et al. by  Troy King, Attorney General of Alabama, and Kevin C. Newsom, Solicitor General, by Christopher L. Morano, Chief State’s Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Charles J. Crist, Jr., of Florida, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Phill Kline of Kansas, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Mike McGrath of Montana, Brian Sandoval of Nevada, Jim Petro of Ohio, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Judith Williams Jagdmann of Virginia, and Rob McKenna of Washington.