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No. 03-583, Leocal v. Ashcroft

Argued October 12, 2004

	J. Sedwick Sollers III argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the
briefs were Patricia L. Maher and Michael J. Ciatti.

	Dan Himmelfarb argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the
brief were Acting Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Keisler,
Deputy Solicitors General Dreeben and Kneedler, Donald E. Keener, and Greg D.
Mack.

	Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Citizens and
Immigrants for Equal Justice et al. by Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr.; for the
Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center by Shashank S. Upadhye; and for
the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. by Paul A.
Engelmayer, Douglas F. Curtis, Joshua L. Dratel, Lucas Guttentag, Steven R.
Shapiro, Robin L. Goldfaden, Lory Diana Rosenberg, Jeanne A. Butterfield,
Marianne Yang, and Manuel D. Vargas.

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No. 02-1028, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd., dba
Kirby Engineering, et al.

Argued October 6, 2004

	Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the
briefs were Stephen B. Kinnaird, Amanda L. Tyler, Hyman Hillenbrand,
Richard K. Hines V, and Taylor Tapley Daly.

	Deputy Solicitor General Hungar argued the cause for the United States
as amicus curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were former Solicitor
General Olson, Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Malcolm L. Stewart, Jeffrey
A. Rosen, Paul M. Geier, Dale C. Andrews, Peter S. Smith, Robert B. Ostrom,
Amy Larson, Phillip Christopher Hughey, Ellen D. Hanson, and Alice C. Saylor.

	David C. Frederick argued the cause for respondents.  With him on the
brief were Michael F. Sturley, J. S. Scott Busby, and Charles Robert Sharp.

	Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Air Transport
Association of America, Inc., by Robert K. Spotswood; for the American
Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc., et al. by
David J. Bederman; for the Association of American Railroads by Daniel
Saphire; for the National Association of Waterfront Employers by Thomas D.
Wilcox; for the Transportation Loss Prevention and Security Association by
James Attridge; and for the World Shipping Council by Jeffrey F. Lawrence and
John W. Butler.

	Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American
Institute of Marine Underwriters et al. by Joseph G. Grasso and Robert
Hermann; for International Cargo Loss Prevention, Inc., by Stanley McDermott
III; for the National Industrial Transportation League et al. by Nicholas J.
DiMichael and Karyn A. Booth; for the Transportation Intermediaries
Association by Richard D. Gluck; for Francesco Berlingieri et al. by John Paul
Jones; and for Martin Davies by Susan M. Vance.

	Briefs of amici curiae were filed for Public Citizen, Inc., by Brian
Wolfman; and for Jan Ramberg by Christopher E. Carey, John B. Gooch, Jr.,
and Michael W. Lodwick.

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No. 03-377, Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh

Argued October 5, 2004

	Donald B. Ayer argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs
were William K. Shirey II and Arthur M. Schwartzstein.

	A. Hugo Blankingship III argued the cause for respondent.  With him on
the brief were Allison M. Zieve and Brian Wolfman.

	Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American
Bankers Association et al. by Roy T. Englert, Jr., Alan E. Untereiner, and Max
Huffman; for the Michigan Bankers Association by John J. Bursch; for the
National Automobile Dealers Association by Paul R. Norman; and for the
Virginia Automobile Dealers Association et al. by Michael G. Charapp, Brad D.
Weiss, and Allen Jones, Jr.

	Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Commercial
Law League of America by Manuel H. Newburger and Barbara M. Barron; and
for the National Association of Consumer Advocates et al. by Richard J. Rubin
and Joanne S. Faulkner.

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No. 105 Orig., Kansas v. Colorado

Argued October 4, 2004

	John B. Draper, Special Assistant Attorney General of Kansas, argued
the cause for plaintiff.  With him on the briefs were Phill Kline, Attorney
General, Eric Rucker, Chief Deputy Attorney General, David Davies, Deputy
Attorney General, Harry Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Leland E. Rolfs,
Special Assistant Attorney General, and Andrew S. Montgomery.

	David W. Robbins, Special Assistant Attorney General of Colorado,
argued the cause for defendant.  With him on the brief were Ken Salazar,
Attorney General, Carol D. Angel, First Assistant Attorney General, and
Dennis M. Montgomery, Special Assistant Attorney General.

	James A. Feldman argued the cause for the United States.  With him on
the brief were former Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney General
Sansonetti, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Jeffrey P. Minear, and Patricia
Weiss.


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No. 03-409, KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression, Inc., et al.

Argued October 5, 2004

	Michael Machat argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

	Patricia A. Millett argued the cause for the United States as amicus
curiae urging reversal.  With her on the brief were former Solicitor General
Olson, Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Deputy Solicitor General Hungar,
Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Anthony A. Yang, John M. Whealan, Cynthia C. Lynch,
and Nancy C. Slutter.

	Beth S. Brinkmann argued the cause for respondents.  With her on the
brief were Charles C. H. Wu, Mark H. Cheung, Drew S. Days III, Edward W.
Gray, Jr., Seth M. Galanter, and J. Thomas McCarthy.

	Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American
Intellectual Property Law Association by Michael P. Boudett, Denise W.
DeFranco, and Rick D. Nydegger; for the Private Label Manufacturers
Association by Arthur M. Handler; and for Malla Pollack et al. by Ms. Pollack,
pro se.

	Robert A. Long, Jr., filed a brief for the Society of Permanent Cosmetic
Professionals et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance.

	William D. Raman, Theodore H. Davis, Jr., and Olivia Maria Baratta
filed a brief for the International Trademark Association as amicus curiae.

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No.  03-407, Kowalski, Judge, 26th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, et al. v.
Tesmer et al.

Argued October 4, 2004

	Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General of Michigan, argued the cause for
petitioners.  With him on the briefs was Michael A. Cox, Attorney General.
Judy E. Bregman filed briefs for respondent Kolenda in support of petitioners
under this Court's Rule 12.6.

	David A. Moran argued the cause for respondents Tesmer et al.  With
him on the briefs were Michael J. Steinberg, Kary L. Moss, Mark Granzotto,
and Steven R. Shapiro.

	 Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Iowa
et al. by Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General of Iowa, Douglas R. Marek,
Deputy Attorney General, Darrel Mullins, Assistant Attorney General, and
Gene C. Schaerr, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as
follows: Troy King of Alabama, Charles J. Crist of Florida, Mark J. Bennett of
Hawaii, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Steve Carter of Indiana, Gregory D. Stumbo of
Kentucky, Charles C. Foti, Jr., of Louisiana, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., of
Maryland, Mike McGrath of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Brian
Sandoval of Nevada, Jim Petro of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma,
Hardy Myers of Oregon, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Paul G.
Summers of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Jerry
W. Kilgore of Virginia, and Christine O. Gregoire of Washington; and for Wayne
County, Michigan, by Timothy A. Baughman.

       Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Bar
Association by Dennis W. Archer, Seth P. Waxman, and Paul R. Q. Wolfson; for
the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. by Anthony J.
Franze, Sheila B. Scheuerman, Steven D. Benjamin, and Paul M. Rashkind;
and for the National Legal Aid and Defender Association by Elliot H. Scherker
and Karen M. Gottlieb.

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03-710, Devenpeck et al. v. Alford

Argued November 8, 2004

	Maureen A. Hart, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Washington,
argued the cause for petitioners.  With her on the briefs were Christine O.
Gregoire, Attorney General, Robert K. Costello, Deputy Attorney General,
William Berggren Collins, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Michael P.
Lynch, and Eric A. Mentzer, Assistant Attorney General.

	Deputy Attorney General Comey argued the cause for the United States
as amicus curiae urging reversal.  On the brief were Acting Solicitor General
Clement, former Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorneys General Keisler
and Wray, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, John P. Elwood, Joel M.
Gershowitz, and Richard A. Olderman.

	R. Stuart Phillips argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

	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, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney
General, Mary Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Janet E. Neeley,
Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Lee E. Seale and Patrick J. Whalen,
Deputy Attorneys General, by Anabelle RodrĄguez, Secretary of Justice of
Puerto Rico, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as
follows: Troy King of Alabama, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Mark J. Bennett of
Hawaii, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Steve Carter of Indiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr.,
of Louisiana, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., of Maryland, Thomas F. Reilly of
Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota,
W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Gerald J.
Pappert of Pennsylvania, Henry McMaster of South Carolina, and Mark L.
Shurtleff of Utah; for the Center for the Community Interest by Miguel A.
Estrada and Thomas H. Dupree, Jr.; and for the National League of Cities et al.
by Richard Ruda and Andrew J. Pincus.

	Jonathan D. Hacker and Pamela Harris filed a brief for the National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

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No. 02-1192, Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.
Argued October 6, 2004

	William Bradford Reynolds argued the cause for petitioner.  With him on
the briefs were Lisa K. Hsiao, Dale E. Stephenson, and Allen A. Kacenjar.

	Jeffrey P. Minear argued the cause for the United States as amicus
curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were former Solicitor General
Olson, Assistant Attorney General Sansonetti, Deputy Solicitor General Hungar,
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Clark, and Paul S. Weiland.

	Richard O. Faulk argued the cause for respondent.  With him on the
brief were Cynthia J. Bishop, Jeffrey M. Gaba, Walter Dellinger, and Pamela
Harris.

	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, Robert H. Easton, Assistant Solicitor General, and Peter H.
Lehner, Karen R. Kaufmann, and Gordon J. Johnson, Assistant Attorneys
General, by Anabelle RodrĄguez, Secretary of Justice of  Puerto Rico, and by the
Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Terry Goddard of
Arizona, Bill Lockyer of California, Ken Salazar of Colorado, Richard
Blumenthal of Connecticut, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Lisa Madigan of
Illinois, Charles C. Foti, Jr., of Louisiana, Thomas F. Reilly of Massachusetts,
Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Mike
McGrath of Montana, Brian Sandoval of Nevada,  Wayne Stenehjem of North
Dakota, Jim Petro of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Gerald J.
Pappert of Pennsylvania, Patrick C. Lynch of Rhode Island, Henry McMaster of
South Carolina, Paul G. Summers of Tennessee, Christine O. Gregoire of
Washington, Peggy A. Lautenschlager of Wisconsin, and Patrick J. Crank of
Wyoming; for Atlantic Richfield Co. et al. by Joel M. Gross and Albert M. Cohen;
for ConocoPhillips Co. et al. by Richard P. Bress, John McGahren, David H.
Becker, and David L. Mulliken; for Lockheed Martin Corp. by Miguel A.
Estrada, Andrew S. Tulumello, and James R. Buckley; and for the Superfund
Settlements Project et al. by Michael W. Steinberg, Harry M. Ng, Ralph J.
Colleli, Jr., Kenneth R. Meade, William R. Weissman, and Paul D. Ackerman.

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No. 03-931, Florida v. Nixon

Argued November 2, 2004

	George S. Lemieux, Deputy Attorney General of Florida, argued the
cause for petitioner.  With him on the briefs were Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney
General, Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, and
Curtis M. French, Senior Assistant Attorney General.

	Irving L. Gornstein argued the cause for the United States as amicus
curiae urging reversal.  With him on the brief were former Solicitor General
Olson, Assistant Attorney General Wray, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and
Sri Srinivasan.

	Edward H. Tillinghast III argued the cause for respondent.  With him on
the brief was Eric M. Freedman.

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

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No. 03-1293, Whitfield v. United States
No. 03-1294, Hall v. United States

Argued November 30, 2004

	Sharon C. Samek, by appointment of the Court, 543 U. S. ___, argued the
cause for petitioners in both cases.  With her on the briefs were Thomas C.
Goldstein, Amy Howe, Pamela S. Karlan, and Richard Ware Levitt.

	Jonathan L. Marcus argued the cause for the United States in both
cases.  With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Clement, Assistant
Attorney General Wray, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Kirby A. Heller.

	 Richard A. Greenberg and Joshua L. Dratel filed a brief for the National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging reversal in
both cases.
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