Solicitor General amicus briefs in OT09 cases

The Solicitor General has recently filed the following merit stage amicus briefs for cases to be argued in the upcoming Term.  As we began to do at the end of last Term, we’ll continue to note the SG’s involvement in cert and merit stage cases and post the briefs. These briefs can also be found on our sister site, SCOTUSWiki.com.

• Nos. 08-240 and 08-372: Mac’s Shell Serv., Inc. v. Shell Oil Prods. Co. LLC (supporting petitioners in 08-372 and respondents in 08-240)
• No. 08-538: Schwab v. Reilly (supporting petitioner)
• No. 08-651: Padilla v. Kentucky (supporting affirmance of the decision below)
• No. 08-678: Mohawk Indus., Inc. v. Carpenter (supporting respondent)
• No. 08-1065: Pottawattamie County, Iowa v. McGhee (supporting petitioners)
• No. 08-1134: United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa (supporting petitioners)
• No. 08-1175: Florida v. Powell (supporting petitioner)
• No. 08-645: Abbott v. Abbott (supporting petitioner) [Note: Howe & Russell represents the petitioner]