Highlights of the Supreme Court's 2003-2004 Term
References for Cheney v. US District Court

Prior Opinions

• D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Filed July 8, 2003
• United States v. Nixon Decided July 24, 1974

Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments

• Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)
• Supreme Court Oral Argument (Audio)
• Petition (PDF)
• Respondent's Brief in Opposition of Certiorari (PDF)
• Petitioner's Brief (PDF)
• Respondent's Brief (Merits) (PDF)
• Petitioner's Reply Brief (Merits) (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Respondents

• American Association of Law Libraries (In Support of Judicial Watch and the Sierra Club) (PDF)
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (PDF)

Articles & Commentary

• Court: Cheney does not have to turn over records, CNN Law Center (June, 2004)
• Cheney's win: More than legal: He and Bush score a political victory, also, Tom Curry for MSNBC (June, 2004)
• Cheney ruling: A broad expansion of presidential power, Lyle Denniston for Goldstein & Howe, P.C.'s ScotusBlog (June, 2004)
• High court sides with Cheney on records of energy task force meetings, USA Today (June, 2004)
• Top Court Won't Make Cheney Energy Papers Public, Reuters (June, 2004)
• What's behind that Cheney energy report?, Beth Palmer for the Medill News Service (March, 2004)
  
• Watchdog groups question Cheney, Scalia hunting trip, Bill Mears for the CNN Law Center (January, 2004)
• Rehnquist dismisses congressional concern over Cheney case, Bill Mears for the CNN Law Center (January, 2004)
• Justice Scalia Shoots Down Recusal Motion, Center For Individual Freedom (March, 2004)
• Cheney Secrecy Case Reaches High Court, Tony Mauro for the Legal Times (April, 2004)

Other References

• Jan. 22, 2004 Letter from U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy and Joseph Lieberman to Chief Justice William Rehnquist
• Jan. 26, 2004 Letter from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
• Memorandum of Justice Scalia Denying the Motion of Recusal
• Jurisdiction
• Federal Advisory Committee Act