Con Law Center Amicus Briefs
Publications from 2026
Brief for Legal Scholars and Historians as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, Jackson v. State, Nos. 26-76, 26-78 (U.S Supreme Ct. Aug. 14, 2026), G. Ben Cohen, Seth P. Waxman, Ashley Bierman, and Sara Saunders
Submissions from 2024
Brief of First Amendment and Internet Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, TikTok Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-656 (U.S. 2025)., Shubhangi Agarwalla, Enrique Armijo, Kevin Bankston, Susan Benesch, Ashutosh Bhagwat, Stuart N. Brotman, Ryan Calo, Anupam Chander, Erwin Chemerinsky, Alan K. Chen, David Craig, Eric Goldman, Gregory Gondwe, James Grimmelmann, Nikolas Guggenberger, G.S. Hans, Robert A. Heverly, Thomas E. Kadri, David Kaye, Heidi Kitrosser, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Edward Lee, Mark A. Lemley, David S. Levine, Yvette Joy Liebesman, Gregory P. Magarian, Jess Miers, Sean O’Brien, Mary-Rose Papandrea, Kermit Roosevelt, Jennifer Safstrom, Pamela Samuelson, Madhavi Sunder, Christopher Jon Sprigman, and Jordi Weinstock
Submissions from 2020
Brief of Law Professors Richard Aynes et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, Courtney v. Danner, No. 20-361 (U.S. filed 2020)., Richard Aynes, James Ely, Richard Epstein, Christopher Green, Michael Lawrence, and Rebecca Zietlow
Submissions from 2019
Brief for Law Professors as Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioners, Allen v. Cooper, No. 18-877 (U.S. Aug. 13, 2019)., William J. Rich, Richard L. Aynes, James W. Fox Jr., Wilson R. Huhn, Jeffrey D. Jackson, Marcia L. McCormick, William G. Merkel, and Bryan H. Wildenthal
Submissions from 2018
Brief of Amici Curiae Law Professors in Support of Respondent Affluere Investments, Inc., Tenn. Wine & Spirits Retailers Ass'n v. Blair, No. 18-96 (U.S. Dec. 20, 2018)., Richard L. Aynes, James W. Ely Jr., Richard A. Epstein, Christopher R. Green, Ilya Somin, and Rebecca E. Zietlow
Submissions from 2016
Brief for Amici Curiae Legal Historians in Support of Petitioners, Hernandez v. Mesa, No. 15-118 (U.S. Dec. 12, 2016), Richard L. Aynes, Michael Kent Curtis, Paul Finkelman, Stephen E. Gottlieb, Wilson R. Huhn, and Rebecca E. Zietlow
Submissions from 2013
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Wilson Huhn
Submissions from 2012
Brief of Committee of Law Professors and Constitutional Historians as Amicus Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants, Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration & Immigrant Rights & Fight for Equal. by Any Means Necessary (BAMN) v. Regents of the Univ. of Mich., Nos. 08-1387, 08-1534 (6th Cir. Oct. 25, 2011)., Michelle Adams, Richard Aynes, Wilson R. Huhn, Michael A. Lawrence, Michael Perry, Richard Saphire, Christopher Waldrep, and Rebecca Zietlow
Amicus Brief, Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v. Florida, Wilson Huhn
Submissions from 2009
Brief of Constitutional Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, McDonald v. City of Chicago, No. 08-1521 (U.S. Nov. 23, 2009)., Richard L. Aynes, Jack M. Balkin, Randy E. Barnett, Steven G. Calabresi, Michael Kent Curtis, Michael A. Lawrence, William Van Alstyne, and Adam Winkler
Brief of Constitutional Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Reversal, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Nos. 08-4241, 08-4243, 08-4244 (7th Cir. filed 2009)., Richard L. Aynes, Jack M. Balkin, Michael K. Curtis, and Michael A. Lawrence
Submissions from 2008
Brief of Professors of Law as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellants and Reversal, Nordyke v. King, No. 07-15763 (9th Cir. Oct. 14, 2008)., Richard L. Aynes, Michael K. Curtis, Michael A. Lawrence, and WIlliam W. Van Alstyne
Submissions from 2007
Joint Brief of Amici Curiae Governor Ted Strickland and Eighteen Ohio Professors of Constitutional Law in Support of Respondent, State ex rel. Ohio Gen. Assembly v. Brunner, No. 2007-0209 (Ohio filed 2007)., Wilson R. Huhn, William D. Rich, Ted Strickland, Joanne C. Brant, Philip J. Closius, Sharon L. Davies, Joshua Dressler, Melvyn R. Durchslag, David Goldberger, Kevin D. Hill, Candice Hoke, Daniel T. Kobil, Deborah Jones Merritt, Kevin Francis O'Neill, Richard B. Saphire, Peter M. Shane, Steven H. Steinglass, Mark Strasser, and Robert N. Strassfeld
Submissions from 2003
Brief of Ohio School Boards Ass'n et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, DeRolph v. State, No. 03-245 (U.S. filed 2003), Tracy A. Thomas and Stephen W. Funk