Highlights of the Supreme Court’s 2000-2001 Term
References for Atwater
v. Lago Vista (April 24, 2001)
Prior Opinions
USCA
for the 5th Circuit (January 29, 1999)
USCA
for the 5th Circuit (en banc) (November 24, 1999)
Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments
Petition
Petitioner's Brief (PDF)
Respondent's Brief (PDF)
Petioner's Reply (PDF)
Supreme
Court Oral Argument
Petitioner's Request for Rehearing (PDF)
Amicus Briefs
Support for Atwater
ACLU
Support for Lago Vista
National
League of Cities
State
of Texas
Texas
Police Cheifs Association
United States (PDF)
Other
American's for Effective Law Enforcement
Articles & Commentary
Going to
Jail Over Seatbelts, Medill School of Journalism
Supreme Court Considers Texas Traffic Arrest, Washington Post (December 5, 2000)
Why the "Soccer
Mom" Should Win the Seat-Belt Case, FindLaw (December 15, 2000)
Washinton Yankees in King Arthur's Court: The Supreme Court Journeys to Eighteenth
Century England to Define the Rights of Twenty-first Century Americans, FindLaw (May 2, 2001)
Other References
Case Status
Supreme Court Docket
Medill
School of Journalism | Featured Case Page
