Several faculty have submitted briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Courts and other federal and state courts. Such briefs advocate for interests of the one or more of the parties in the pending litigation. Positions taken in the briefs do not represent the University of Washington or the School of Law.
Submissions from 2016
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. Flowers v. Troup County School District, 136 S.Ct. 2510 (2016) (No. 15-1144), 2016 WL 1042969, Eric Schnapper and Ruth W. Woodling
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. Lavigne v. Cajun Deep Foundations, L.L.C., 137 S.Ct. 1328 (2017) (No. 16-464), 2016 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3646, 2016 WL 5929996, Eric Schnapper and Ruth W. Woodling
Submissions from 2015
Brief for Respondents. Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, 136 S.Ct. 1036 (2016) (No. 14-1146), 2015 WL 5634431, David C. Frederick, Derek T. Ho, Matthew A. Seligman, Robert L. Wiggins Jr., Scott Michelman, Scott L. Nelson, Allison M. Zieve, and Eric Schnapper
Reply Brief. Hildebrand v. Allegheny County (No. 14-363), 2014 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3445, Eric Schnapper and Marjorie E. Crist
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. Frew v. Traylor, 136 S.Ct. 1159 (2016) (No. 15-483), 2015 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3632, 2015 WL 6083505, Eric Schnapper, Timothy B. Garrigan, Timothy David Craig, and Jane Swanson
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. Paske v. Fitzgerald, 136 S.Ct. 536 (2015) (No. 15-162), 2015 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 2659, 2015 WL 4651685, Eric Schnapper and Margaret A. Harris
Reply Brief for Petitioner. Paske v. Fitzgerald, 136 S.Ct. 536 (2015) (No. 15-162), 2015 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3941, 2015 WL 6748880, Eric Schnapper and Margaret A. Harris
Petitioners' Reply Brief. Rochow v. Life Insurance Company of North America, 136 S. Ct. 480 (2015) (No. 15-163), 2015 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3740, 2015 WL 6380972, Eric Schnapper, Erik W. Scharf, and John J. Cooper
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. Rochow v. Life Insurance Company of North America, 136 S. Ct. 480 (2015) (No. 15-163), 2015 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 2657, Eric Schnapper, Erik W. Scharf, and John J. Cooper
Brief Amicus Curiae for the National Employment Lawyers Association in Support of Petitioner. Green v. Brennan, 136 S.Ct. 1769 (2016) (No. 14-613), 2015 WL 4381189, Roberta L. Steele and Eric Schnapper
Submissions from 2014
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. Jones v. Thompson, 136 S.Ct. 2534 (2016) (No. 13-955), 2014 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 690, 2014 WL 546539, Jonathan Massey, Eric Schnapper, Mark Sabel, Peter Fruin, Randall C. Marshall, and Roy S. Haber
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, Volume 1 of 2 (Petition with Appendix Pages 1a-563a). Lynch v. Alabama, 135 S. Ct. 53 (2014) (No. 13-1232), 2014 U.S. LEXIS 5672, Larry T. Menefee, Edward Still, Eric Schnapper, and James U. Blacksher
Brief for Appellants. Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 135 S.Ct. 1257 (2015) (No. 13-895), 2014 WL 4059779, Eric Schnapper, James U. Blacksher, Edward Still, and U.W. Clemon
Reply Brief for Appellants. Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 135 S.Ct. 1257 (2015) (No. 13-895), 2014 WL 5475026, Eric Schnapper, James U. Blacksher, Edward Still, and U.W. Clemon
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. Debord v. Mercy Health System of Kansas, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2664 (2014) (No. 13-1118), 2014 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1120, Eric Schnapper and Mark A. Buchanan
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. Hildebrand v. Allegheny County (No. 14-363), 2014 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3445, Eric Schnapper and Marjorie E. Crist
Amicus Curiae Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Supporting Respondent. Plumhoff v. Rickard, 134 S.Ct. 2012 (2014) (No. 12-1117), 2014 WL 507161, Eric Schnapper and David M. Porter
Brief for Respondent. United States v. Wong, 134 S.Ct. 2873 (2014) (No. 13-1074), 2014 WL 5804278, Eric Schnapper, Tom Steenson, Beth Creighton, and Michael Rose
Brief for Respondents. Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, 135 S.Ct. 513 (2014) (No. 13-433), 2014 WL 3866627, Mark R. Thierman, Joshua D. Buck, and Eric Schnapper
Submissions from 2013
Brief for Respondent. Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, 569 U.S. 564 (2013) (No. 12-135), 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 946, Eric Schnapper and Eric D. Katz
Brief for Respondent. Madigan v. Levin, 571 U.S. 1 (2013) (No. 12-872), 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3187, Eric Schnapper, Harvey Levin, and Edward Theobald
Brief for Petitioners. Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp., 134 S. Ct. 870 (2014) (No. 12-417), 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 2320, Eric Schnapper; Aaron B. Maduff; Michael L. Maduff; Walker R. Lawrence; Robert F. Childs, Jr.; Abby Morrow Richardson; and David L. Kern
Reply Brief. Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp., 134 S. Ct. 870 (2014) (No. 12-417), 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3416, Eric Schnapper; Aaron B. Maduff; Michael L. Maduff; Walker R. Lawrence; Robert F. Childs, Jr.; Abby Morrow Richardson; and David L. Kern
Brief for Petitioners. Lawson v. FMR LLC, 134 S. Ct. 1158 (2014) (No. 12-3), 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3164, Eric Schnapper, Indira Talwani, and Kevin G. Powers
Reply Brief. Lawson v. FMR LLC, 134 S. Ct. 1158 (2014) (No. 12-3), 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 4419, Eric Schnapper, Indira Talwani, and Kevin G. Powers