Notable Briefs

[Bryan Wildenthal]

I believe that Kathleen Sullivan's brief in Romer v Evans (1996) is widely
credited with inspiring much of Justice Kennedy's majority opinion analysis.

Bryan Wildenthal
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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> From: Fred Shapiro [mailto:fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU]
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 12:36 PM
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> Subject: Notable Briefs
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>
> I am looking for examples of notable briefs to the U.S.
> Supreme Court.  I
> know about briefs in Plessy, Muller, and Brown.  Are there
> other examples
> of briefs renowned for their historical importance, eloquence, or
> remarkable content or form?  Are there examples of briefs where novel
> arguments or now-famous language was suggested by counsel in
> a brief and
> then picked up by the Court or dissenters in opinions?
>
> Fred Shapiro
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