No. 05–1345, United Haulers Assn., Inc., et al. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority et al.

 

Argued January 8, 2007

 

            Evan M. Tager argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs was Miriam R. Nemetz.

 

            Michael J. Cahill argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the brief were Judy Drabicki, Peter M. Rayhill, Bruce S. Rogow, Richard A. Frye, and Thomas E. Kelly.

 

            Caitlin J. Halligan, Solicitor General of New York, argued the cause for the State of New York et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance.  With her on the brief were Eliot Spitzer, former Attorney General, Daniel Smirlock, Deputy Solicitor General, Benjamin N. Gutman, Assistant Solicitor General, John J. Sipos, Assistant Attorney General, Karen King Mitchell, Deputy Attorney General of Missouri, and the Attorneys General and former Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Bill Lockyer of California, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Carl C. Danberg of Delaware, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Tom Miller of Iowa, Gregory D. Stumbo of Kentucky, G. Steven Rowe of Maine, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., of Maryland, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Mike Hatch of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Mike McGrath of Montana, George J. Chanos of Nevada, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Stuart Rabner of New Jersey, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Patrick Lynch of Rhode Island, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia, and Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia.

 

                        Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Sussex County, Virginia, et al. by Jonathan S. Franklin; and for the National Solid Wastes Management Association et al. by David Biderman, Robert Digges, Jan S. Amundson, and Quentin Riegel.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for Madison County, New York, by Jeffrey B. Morris; for the Arkansas Association of Regional Solid Waste Management Districts et al. by Scott M. DuBoff, Michael F. X. Gillin, Nicholas Nadzo, Samuel G. Weiss, Jr., Mathias H. Heck, Jr., Stephen J. Acquario, Michael Rainwater, Moran M. Pope III, Charles H. Younger, and Larry S. Jenkins; for the Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corp. et al. by Gregory J. Amoroso; for Environmental Defense by Michael J. Bean; for the Federation of New York Solid Waste Associations by Michael D. Diederich, Jr.; for the National Association of Counties et al. by Richard Ruda and Richard H. Seamon; for the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency et al. by Bruce R. Braun, Gene C. Schaerr, Steffen N. Johnson, and Geoffrey P. Eaton; for the Rockland Coalition for Democracy and Freedom et al. by Mr. Diederich; and for the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority by Robert Bergen, Teno West, and Bridget Gauntlett.

 

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No. 05–1631, Scott v. Harris

 

Argued February 26, 2007

 

            Philip W. Savrin argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Sun S. Choy and Orin S. Kerr.

 

            Deputy Solicitor General Garre 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, Jonathan L. Marcus, and Barbara L. Herwig.

 

            Craig T. Jones argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief was Andrew C. Clarke.

 

                        Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Illinois et al. by Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, and Michael Scodro, Deputy Solicitor General, by Craig J. Tillery, Acting Attorney General of Alaska, by Roberto J. Sánchez-Ramos, Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Terry Goddard of Arizona, Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Bill Lockyer of California, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Steve Carter of Indiana, Thomas F. Reilly of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Mike McGrath of Montana, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Patrick Lynch of Rhode Island, Henry McMaster of South Carolina, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia, and Patrick J. Crank of Wyoming; and for the National Association of Counties et al. by Richard Ruda, Charles A. Rothfeld, Andrew J. Pincus, and Dan Kahan.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by Hamilton P. Fox III, Steven R. Shapiro, and Gerald R. Weber; for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Jonathan D. Hacker, Nicole A. Saharsky, and Pamela Harris; and for the National Police Accountability Project by Karen Blum, Howard Friedman, and Myong J. Joun.

 

            A brief of amicus curiae was filed for the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., by Michael A. Caldwell.

 

 

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No. 04–1350, KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., et al.

 

Argued November 28, 2006

 

            James W. Dabney argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Stephen S. Rabinowitz, Henry C. Lebowitz, Mitchell E. Epner, Darcy M. Goddard, and John F. Duffy.

 

            Deputy Solicitor General Hungar 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, Jeffrey P. Minear, Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Anthony A. Yang, John M. Whealan, and William G. Jenks.

 

            Thomas C. Goldstein argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the briefs were Garreth A. Sarosi, Kenneth C. Bass III, Robert G. Sterne, Rodger D. Young, Samuel J. Haidle, and David M. LaPrairie.

 

                        Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for AARP et al. by Barbara A. Jones, Sarah L. Lock, Stacy Canan, and Michael Schuster; for the Business Software Alliance by Andrew J. Pincus, Miriam R. Nemetz, and Evan P. Schultz; for Cisco Systems Inc. et al. by Peter A. Sullivan and William R. Stein; for the Computer & Communications Industry Association by Jonathan Band; for Economists and Legal Historians by Joshua D. Sarnoff; for Intel Corp. et al. by Theodore B. Olson, Matthew D. McGill, Amir C. Tayrani, and Tina M. Chappell; for the Progress & Freedom Foundation by James V. Delong; and for Joseph V. Colaianni, Sr., et al. by Mr. Colaianni, pro se.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for Altitude Capital Partners et al. by Lawrence S. Robbins and Roy T. Englert, Jr.; for the American Bar Association by Karen J. Mathis, Mark T. Banner, and Paul M. Rivard; for the American Intellectual Property Law Association by Jeffrey I. D. Lewis, Melissa Mandrgoc, and Melvin C. Garner; for the Biotechnology Industry Organization by Beth S. Brinkmann and Seth M. Galanter; for Chemistry and Bioengineering Professors by Henry L. Brinks, Meredith Martin Addy, and K. Shannon Mrksich; for Fallbrook Technologies, Inc., et al. by Don W. Martens, Justin A. Nelson, Brooke A. M. Taylor; for the Franklin Pierce Law Center Intellectual Property Amicus Clinic by Thomas G. Field, Jr., and J. Scott Anderson; for the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago by Patrick G. Burns, Edward D. Manzo, and Dean A. Monco; for Michelin North America, Inc., et al. by Richard W. Hoffmann and Cary W. Brooks; for Technology Properties Limited by Roger L. Cook; for Tessera, Inc., et al by Adam H. Charnes; for the United Inventors Association by Robert F. Redmond, Jr.; for the 3M Co. et al. by Gary L. Griswold, Q. Todd Dickinson, Steven W. Miller, and Philip S. Johnson; for Harold W. Milton, Jr., pro se; and for Lee Thomason, pro se.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Bar Association of the District of Columbia—Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section by Blair E. Taylor and Lynn E. Eccleston; for Business and Law Professors by Christopher A. Cotropia, F. Scott Kieff, and Mark A. Lemley, all pro se; for the Electronic Frontier Foundation by Jason Schultz and Corynne McSherry; for the Federal Circuit Bar Association by Frank A. Angileri; for Ford Motor Co. et al. by Catherine E. Stetson, William J. Coughlin, and Franklin A. Mackenzie; for Intellectual Property Law Professors by Katherine J. Strandburg, Joseph Scott Miller, Thomas F. Cotter, Eileen Kane, Malla Pollack, and Pamela Samuelson, all pro se; for the Intellectual Property Owners Association by Paul H. Berghoff and Richard F. Phillips; for the International Business Machines Corp. by Traci L. Lovitt, Glen D. Nager, Gregory A. Castanias, and Kenneth R. Adamo; for the New York Intellectual Property Law Association by Rochelle K. Seide, John K. Hsu, and Marylee Jenkins; for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America by Allen M. Sokal; for Practicing Patent Attorneys by William W. Cochran, Samuel M. Freund, and Christopher R. Benson, all pro se; for Time Warner Inc. et al. by Kathleen M. Sullivan and Daniel H. Bromberg; for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation et al. by Richard B. Nettler; and for Lee A. Hollaar by David M. Bennion.

 

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No. 05–1541, EC Term of Years Trust v. United States

 

Argued February 26, 2007

 

            Francis S. Ainsa, Jr., argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

 

            Deanne E. Maynard argued the cause for the United States.  With her on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General O’Connor, Deputy Solicitor General Hungar, Bruce R. Ellisen, and Teresa T. Milton.

 

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No. 05–1056, Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp.

 

Argued February 21, 2007

 

            Theodore B. Olson argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Miguel A. Estrada, Mark A. Perry, Matthew D. McGill, Amir C. Tayrani, T. Andrew Culbert, and Dale M. Heist.

 

            Daryl Joseffer 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, John J. Sullivan, Joan Bernott Maginnis, John M. Whealan, Thomas W. Krause, and Heather F. Auyang.

 

            Seth P. Waxman argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were William G. McElwain, Jonathan E. Nuechterlein, and Mark C. Fleming.

 

                Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Amazon.com, Inc., et al. by Jeffrey S. Love and John D. Vandenberg; for Autodesk, Inc., by John Dragseth and Frank E. Scherkenbach; for the Business Software Alliance by Viet D. Dinh; for Eli Lilly and Co. by Robert A. Armitage and James J. Kelley; for Intel Corp. by Joel W. Nomkin, Jonathan M. James, Dan L. Bagatell, Stefani E. Shanberg, Steven R. Rodgers, and Tina M. Chappell; for Intellectual Property Professors by John F. Duffy, Mark Lemley, and William H. Neukom; for Shell Oil Co. by Richard L. Stanley and John D. Norris; for the Software Freedom Law Center by Eben Moglen and Richard Fontana; for the Software & Information Industry Association by Gregory S. Coleman, Amber H. Rovner, and Edward R. Reines; and for Yahoo! Inc., by Christopher J. Wright, Timothy J. Simeone, Joseph K. Siino, and Lisa G. McFall.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for BayhDole25, Inc., by Stephen J. Marzen and Susan K. Finston; for the U. S. Philips Corp. et al. by John M. DiMatteo, Eugene Chang, Jack E. Haken, and Edward Blocker; and for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation et al. by Richard G. Taranto, Munir R. Meghjee, and Anne M. Lockner.

           

 

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the American Intellectual Property Law Association by Joseph R. Re and Irfan A. Lateef; for the Bar of the District of Columbia, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section by David W. Long and Vandana Koelsch; for the Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI) by John P. Sutton; for the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association by Albert B. Kimball, Jr., and Michael G. Locklar; and for Professor Edward S. Lee by Mr. Lee, pro se.

 

 

 

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No. 05–1575, Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Landrigan, aka Hill

 

Argued  January 9, 2007

 

            Kent E. Cattani, Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Terry Goddard, Attorney General, Mary R. O’Grady, Solicitor General, and Patricia Nigro, Assistant Attorney General.

 

            Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Jon M. Sands, Dale A. Baich, Sylvia J. Lett, Ian Heath Gershengorn, Elaine J. Goldenberg, and Scott B. Wilkens.

 

                Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of California et al. by Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of California, Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor General, Mary Jo Graves, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. De Nicola, Deputy State Solicitor General, Keith H. Borjon, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Kristofer Jorstad and James William Bilderback II, Deputy Attorneys General, by Kevin T. Kane, Chief State’s Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Mike Beebe of Arkansas, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Steve Carter of Indiana, Gregory D. Stumbo of Kentucky, Charles C. Foti, Jr., of Louisiana, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Mike McGrath of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, George J. Chanos of Nevada, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Jim Petro of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia, Rob McKenna of Washington, and Patrick J. Crank of Wyoming; and for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger and Rhonda C. Canby.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Bar Association by Karen J. Mathis, Lawrence J. Fox, and David J. Kessler; and for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Andrew J. Pincus, Charles A. Rothfeld, Giovanna Shay, Christopher Lasch, and Pamela Harris.

 

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No. 06–376, Hinck et ux. v. United States

 

Argued April 23, 2007

 

            Thomas E. Redding argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Teresa J. Womack and Sallie W. Gladney.

 

            Jonathan L. Marcus argued the cause for the United States.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General O’Connor, Deputy Solicitor General Hungar, and Kenneth L. Greene.

 

 

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No. 06–618, Office of Senator Mark Dayton v. Hanson

 

Argued April 24, 2007

 

            Jean M. Manning argued the cause for appellant.  With her on the briefs were Toby R. Hyman, Claudia A. Kostel, Dawn Bennett-Ingold, and Thomas C. Goldstein.

 

            Richard A. Salzman argued the cause for appellee.  With him on the brief were Douglas B. Huron and Tammany M. Kramer.

 

            Thomas E. Caballero argued the cause for the United States Senate as amicus curiae urging affirmance.  With him on the brief were Morgan J. Frankel, Patricia Mack Bryan, and Grant R. Vinik.

 

                A brief of amicus curiae urging reversal was filed for the President pro tempore of the Senate of Pennsylvania by John P. Krill, Jr., Linda J. Shorey, and George A. Bibikos.

 

            A brief of amici curiae urging affirmance was filed for Congressman Barney Frank et al. by Glen D. Nager, Traci L. Lovitt, and Virginia A. Seitz.

 

            A brief of amicus curiae was filed for AARP by Thomas W. Osborne and Melvin Radowitz.

 

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No. 05–983, Winkelman, a Minor, By and Through His Parents and Legal Guardians, Winkelman et ux., et al. v. Parma City School District

 

Argued  February 27, 2007

 

            Jean-Claude André argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

 

            David B. Salmons argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Kim, Deputy Solicitor General Garre, David K. Flynn, Gregory B. Friel, and Kent D. Talbert.

 

            Pierre H. Bergeron argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief was Christina Henagen Peer.

 

                        Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Autism Society of America et al. by Barbara E. Etkind and Ilise L. Feitshans; for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc., et al. by Lynn S. Preece, Erin McCloskey Maus, and Angela C. Vigil; for the Equal Justice Foundation et al. by Benson A. Wolman, Robert J. Krummen, and Robert M. Clyde, Jr.; for the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities et al. by Thomas C. Goldstein, Eric H. Zagrans, Pamela S. Karlan, Jeffrey L. Fisher, Amy Howe, and Kevin K. Russell; and for Senator Edward M. Kennedy et al. by Jody Manier Kris.

 

             Julie Wright Halbert and Pammela Quinn filed a brief for the Council of the Great City Schools as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

 

            Julie Carleton Martin, Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., Naomi E. Gittins, Thomas E. M. Hutton, and Lisa E. Soronen filed a brief for the National School Boards Association et al. as amici curiae.

 

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No. 05–1126, Bell Atlantic Corp. et al.  v. Twombly et al.

 

Argued November 27, 2006

 

            Michael K. Kellogg argued the cause for petitioners.  With him on the briefs were Mark C. Hansen, Aaron M. Panner, Richard G. Taranto, Stephen M. Shapiro, Kenneth S. Geller, Richard J. Favretto, Timothy Beyer, J. Henry Walker, Marc W. F. Galonsky, John Thorne, Paul J. Larkin, Jr., David E. Wheeler, Dan K. Webb, Cynthia P. Delaney, Javier Aguilar, and William M. Schur.

 

            Assistant Attorney General Barnett argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Deputy Solicitor General Hungar, Deanne E. Maynard, Catherine G. O’Sullivan, James J. O’Connell, Jr., and Hill B. Wellford.

 

            J. Douglas Richards argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the brief was Michael M. Buchman.

 

                        Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Commonwealth of Virginia by Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General of Virginia, William E. Thro, State Solicitor General, Stephen R. McCullough, Deputy State Solicitor General, William C. Mims, Chief Deputy Attorney General, and Sarah Oxenham Allen, Assistant Attorney General, by Orville B. Fitch II, Deputy Attorney General of New Hampshire, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King, Attorney General of Alabama, John Suthers, Attorney General of Colorado, Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General of Idaho, Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Phill Kline, Attorney General of Kansas, Michael A. Cox, Attorney General of Michigan, Jon Bruning, Attorney General of Nebraska, Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General of North Dakota, W. A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Patrick C. Lynch, Attorney General of Rhode Island, Larry Long, Attorney General of South Dakota, Paul G. Summers, Attorney General of Tennessee, and Mark L. Shurtleff, Attorney General of Utah; for the American Petroleum Institute by Robert A. Long, Theodore P. Metzler, Harry M. Ng, and Douglas W. Morris; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. by Roy T. Englert, Jr., Donald J. Russell, Matthew R. Segal, John T. Whatley, Robin S. Conrad, Amar D. Sarwal, Michael Field Altschul, Jan S. Amundson, Quentin Riegel, Peter B. Kenney, Jr., Mark S. Popofsky, Guy Stephenson, Kathryn Fewell, and Saul P. Morgenstern; for Legal Scholars by Max Huffman; and for MasterCard International Inc. et al. by Timothy J. Muris, Jonathan D. Hacker, and Rebecca H. Farrington.

 

            Parker C. Folse III filed a brief for the American Antitrust Institute as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the American Bar Association by Karen J. Mathis, Joseph Angland, and Roxann E. Henry; for Economists by R. Hewitt Pate; and for Debra Lyn Bassett et al. by Eric Alan Isaacson, and Christopher M. Burke.

 

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No. 06–313, Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Weaver

 

Argued March 21, 2007

 

            Andrea K. Spillars argued the cause for petitioner.  With her on the briefs were Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, James R. Layton, State Solicitor, and Stephen D. Hawke, Alana M. Barragán-Scott, Heidi C. Doerhoff, and Ronald S. Ribaudo, Assistant Attorneys General.

 

            John H. Blume argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Sheri L. Johnson, Trevor W. Morrison, Keir M. Weyble, Charles A. Weiss, Elizabeth C. Carver, John W. Rogers, K. Lee Marshall, and James R. Wyrsch.

 

            Kent S. Scheidegger filed a brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation as amicus curiae urging reversal.

 

            Carter G. Phillips and Jeffrey T. Green filed a brief for Interested Former Oklahoma City Bombing Prosecutors as amici curiae urging affirmance.

 

            Michael C. Small and Pamela Harris filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae.

 

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No. 05–1074, Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.

 

Argued November 27, 2006

 

            Kevin K. Russell argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Amy Howe, Pamela S. Karlan, Jeffrey L. Fisher, Robert L. Wiggins, Jr., and Jon C. Goldfarb.

 

            Glen D. Nager argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the brief were Michael A. Carvin, Shay Dvoretzky, and Jay St. Clair.

 

            Irving L. Gornstein argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance.  With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Kim, Deputy Solicitor General Garre, and Dennis J. Dimsey.

 

                        Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the National Employment Lawyers Association et al. by Joseph M. Sellers, Christine E. Webber, James M. Finberg, Eve H. Cervantez, Michael Foreman, Sarah Crawford, Terisa E. Chaw, Dennis Courtland Hayes, Thomas W. Osborne, Daniel B. Kohrman, Laurie A. McCann, Melvin Radowitz, Patricia A. Shiu, and Shelley A. Gregory; and for the National Partnership for Women & Families et al. by Deborah L. Brake, Judith L. Lichtman, Jocelyn C. Frye, Marcia D. Greenberger, Jocelyn Samuels, Dina R. Lassow, and Joanna L. Grossman.

 

            Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. by Neal D. Mollen, Carson H. Sullivan, Robin S. Conrad, Shane Brennan, and Karen R. Harned; and for the Equal Employment Advisory Council et al. by Ann Elizabeth Reesman and Laura A. Giantris.