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CJLF attorneys introduce "friend of the court" briefs in criminal cases before the state and federal courts of appeals to encourage precedent-setting decisions which recognize the constitutional rights of victims and law-abiding society.

In a few cases, including in Winchell v. Cate and Loya v. Bowen, we have filed actions directly on behalf of the family of the victim.

BUTTON Salinas v. Texas
U. S. Supreme Court, No. 12-246
BUTTON Connecticut v. Santiago
Connecticut Supreme Court, No. S.C. 17413
BUTTON Sims v. CDCR
First District Court of Appeal, No. A135290
BUTTON Trevino v. Thaler
United States Supreme Court, No. 11-10189
BUTTON Cook v. FDA
District of Columbia, Nos. 12-5176, 12-5266
BUTTON Chaidez v. United States
United States Supreme Court, No. 11-820
BUTTON In re Reno
California Supreme Court, No. S124660
BUTTON Loya v. Bowen (Petition)
Cal.3d District Court of Appeal, No. C071040
BUTTON Winchell v. Cate (Original Petition)
Winchell v. Cate (Exhibits)
Winchell v. Cate (Reply to Opposition)
Cal.3d District Court of Appeal, No. C070851
Winchell v. Cate (Petition for Supreme Court Review)
California Supreme Court, No. S203526
BUTTON United States v. Alvarez
United States Supreme Court, No. 11-210
BUTTON Perry v. New Hampshire
United States Supreme Court, No. 10-8974
BUTTON Martinez v. Ryan
United States Supreme Court, No. 10-1001
BUTTON Maples v. Thomas
United States Supreme Court, No. 10-63
BUTTON Lafler v. Cooper & Missouri v. Frye
United States Supreme Court, Nos. 10-209 & 10-444
BUTTON Tolentino v. New York,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-11556
BUTTON Davis v. United States,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-11328
BUTTON Schwarzenegger v. Plata,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-1233
BUTTON Walker v. Martin,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-996
BUTTON Cullen v. Pinholster,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-1088
BUTTON Premo v. Moore,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-658
BUTTON Harrington v. Richter,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-587
BUTTON Walker v. Martin,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-996
BUTTON Holland v. Florida,
United States Supreme Court, No. 09-5327
BUTTON Berghuis v. Thompkins,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-1470
BUTTON United States v. Ghailani,
Southern District of New York, No. S10 98 Crim. 1023
BUTTON Berghius v. Smith,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-1402
BUTTON Wood v. Allen,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-9156
BUTTON Graham/Sullivan v. Florida,
United States Supreme Court, Nos. 08-7412 and 08-7621
BUTTON Beard v. Kindler,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-992
BUTTON Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger,
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 09-15836
BUTTON Schriro v. Styers,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-1350
BUTTON McDaniel v. Brown,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-559
BUTTON Maryland v. Shatzer,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-680
BUTTON Rivera v. Illinois,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-9995
BUTTON Virginia v. Jaynes,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-765
BUTTON Branker v. Gray,
United States Supreme Court, No. 08-551
BUTTON Kansas v. Ventris,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-1356
BUTTON Cone v. Bell,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-1114
BUTTON Bell v. Kelly,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-1223
BUTTON Arizona v. Johnson,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-1122
BUTTON Philip Morris USA v. Williams,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-1216
BUTTON Oregon v. Ice,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-901
BUTTON Chrones v. Pulido,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-544
BUTTON Indiana v. Edwards,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-208
BUTTON Baze v. Rees,
United States Supreme Court, No. 07-5439
BUTTON Barnett v. Superior Court,
California Supreme Court, No. S150229
BUTTON Allen v. Siebert,
United States Supreme Court, No. 06-1680
BUTTON Boumediene v. Bush & Al Odah v. U.S.,
United States Supreme Court, Nos. 06-1195 & 06-1196
BUTTON Medellin v. Texas,
United States Supreme Court, No. 06-984
BUTTON People v. Superior Court (Humberto S.),
California Supreme Court, No. S149123
BUTTON Panetti v. Quarterman,
United States Supreme Court, No. 06-6407
BUTTON People v. Hernandez & People v. Sandoval,
California Supreme Court, Nos. S148974, S148917
BUTTON Fry v. Pliler,
United States Supreme Court, No. 06-5247
BUTTON Roper v. Weaver,
United States Supreme Court, No. 06-313
BUTTON Smith v. Texas,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-11304
BUTTON People v. Taylor,
Court of Appeals of New York
BUTTON Schriro v. Landrigan,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-1575
BUTTON Burton v. Waddington,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-9222
BUTTON Getsy v. Mitchell,
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals , No. 03-3200
BUTTON Whorton v. Bockting,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-595
BUTTON Carey v. Musladin,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-785
BUTTON Ayers v. Belmontes,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-493
BUTTON Hill v. McDonough,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-8794
BUTTON Hamdan v. Rumsfeld,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-184
BUTTON Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon,
United States Supreme Court, No. 04-10566
BUTTON Samson v. California,
United States Supreme Court, No. 04-9728
BUTTON Washington v. Recuenco,
United States Supreme Court, No. 05-83
BUTTON Hudson v. Michigan,
United States Supreme Court, No. 04-1360
BUTTON Johnson v. California,
United States Supreme Court, No. 03-6539
BUTTON Ex parte Medellin,
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals No. AP-75,207
BUTTON Rice v. Collins,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-52
BUTTON Kansas v. Marsh,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-1170
BUTTON Irons v. Carey,
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals No. 05-15275
BUTTON Muntaqim v. Coombe,
Second Circuit Court of Appeals No. 01-7260
BUTTON Maryland v. Blake,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-373
BUTTON Brown v. Sanders,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-980
BUTTON Gonzalez v. Crosby,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-6432
BUTTON Johnson v. California,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-6964
BUTTON Medellin v. Dretke,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-5928
BUTTON Mayle v. Felix,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-563
BUTTON Bell v. Thompson,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-514
BUTTON Rompilla v. Beard,
United States Supreme Court No. 04-5462
BUTTON Smith v. Massachusetts,
United States Supreme Court No. 03-8661
BUTTON Howell v. Mississippi,
United States Supreme Court No. 03-9560
BUTTON Brown v. Payton (formerly Goughnor v. Payton),
United States Supreme Court No. 03-1039
BUTTON Rumsfeld v. Padilla,
United States Supreme Court No. 03-1027
BUTTON Florida v. Nixon,
United States Supreme Court No. 03-931
BUTTON Nelson v. Campbell,
United States Supreme Court No. 03-6821
BUTTON Johnson v. California,
United States Supreme Court No. 03-6539
BUTTON Blakely v. Washington,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-1632
BUTTON Hiibel v. 6th Judicial District,
United States Supreme Court No. 03-5554
BUTTON Schriro v. Summerlin,
United States Supreme Court No. 03-526
BUTTON Beard v. Banks (Merits),
United States Supreme Court No. 02-1603
BUTTON Yarborough v. Alvarado,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-1684
BUTTON Fellers v. United States,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-6320
BUTTON Baldwin v. Reese,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-964
BUTTON United States v. Patane,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-1183
BUTTON Illinois v. Lidster,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-1060
BUTTON Beard v. Banks (Petition),
United States Supreme Court No. 02-1603
BUTTON People v. Griffin,
California Supreme Court No. S109734
BUTTON Maryland v. Pringle,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-809
BUTTON Oken v. Maryland,
Court of Appeals of Maryland No. 117
BUTTON Virginia v. Hicks,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-371
BUTTON Price v. Vincent,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-524
BUTTON Wiggins v. Smith,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-311
BUTTON Overton v. Bazzetta,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-94
BUTTON Grutter v. Bollinger,
United States Supreme Court No. 02-241
BUTTON United States v. Meier,
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals No. 02-30267
BUTTON United States v. Lujan,
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals No. 02-30237
BUTTON Woodford v. Garceau,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-1862
BUTTON Abdur'Rahman v. Bell,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-9094
BUTTON Chavez v. Martinez,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-1444
BUTTON Virginia v. Black,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-1107
BUTTON Ewing v. California,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-6978
BUTTON Conn. DPS v. Doe,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-1231
BUTTON Lockyer v. Andrade,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-1127
BUTTON Ring v. Arizona,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-488
BUTTON Bell v. Cone,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-400
BUTTON ISKCON v. Los Angeles,
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals No. 01-56579
BUTTON Harris v. United States,
United States Supreme Court No. 00-10666
BUTTON Atkins v. Virginia,
United States Supreme Court No. 00-8452
BUTTON Newland v. Saffold,
United States Supreme Court No. 01-301
BUTTON Lee v. Kemna,
United States Supreme Court No. 00-6933
BUTTON United States v. Knights,
United States Supreme Court No. 00-1260


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