Highlights of the Supreme Court's 2004-2005 Term
References for Gonzales v. Raich (June 6, 2005)

Prior Opinions

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed December 16, 2003

Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments

• Brief for the Petitioner (PDF)
• Brief for the Respondent (PDF)
• Petitioner's Reply Brief (merits) (PDF)
• Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioner

• Community Rights Counsel (PDF)
• Robert L. Dupont, M.D., et al (PDF)
• The Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., et al (PDF)
• U.S. Representatives Souder, et al. (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Respondent

• States of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi (PDF)
• California Nurses Association (PDF)
• States of California, Washinton, and Maryland (PDF)
• Cato Institute (PDF)
• Contitutional Law Scholars (PDF)
• Institute for Justice (PDF)
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, et al. (PDF)

Articles & Commentary

• U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Use of Medical Marijuana, Greg Stohr for Bloomberg (June 2005)
• A Defeat for Users of Medical Marijuana, Charles Lane for the Washington Post
• Justices' Ruling in Medical Marijuana Case Marks Shift for States' Rights, Tony Mauro for The Legal Times (June 2005)
• Supreme Court Allows Prosecution of Medical Marijuana, Bill Mears for CNN (June 2005)
• Slate's Jurisprudence: High Court Nixes Medical Pot, Alex Chadwick for Slate and Emily Bazelton for NPR (June 2005)
• Justices Rule U.S. Can Ban Medical Pot, David G. Savage for the Los Angeles Times (June 2005)
• The Supreme Court Upholds Congressional Power to Override California's Medical Marijuana Law, Michael C. Dorf for Findlaw's Writ (June 2005)
• Medical Marijuana Ruling, Jurist Paperchase (June 2005)
• Duke Cert, Gonzales v. Raich
• Medill School of Journalism, "On the Docket" (be careful with these -- they're writing feature stories with a very secondary emphasis on legal analysis.)
• Scotus Blog, Law Firm Goldstein Howe
• Patients, States Adjust to New Marijuana Ruling, Talk of the Nation on NPR (June 2005)

Other References

• Supreme Court Docket
• liibulletin
• LII: Law about...