Granted Cases

2008 Term

  • Forest Grove School District v. T.A. – 08-305 – Counsel of Record for Petitioner (Gary Feinerman, Sidley Chicago) (assistance with Merits Briefs and moot court)
  • McDaniel v. Brown – 08-559 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Respondent with Merits Brief
  • Dean v. United States – 08-5274 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Petition and Merits Brief for Petitioner

2007 Term

  • District of Columbia v. Heller – 07-290 – Research for Amicus Brief on behalf of the Goldwater Institute in support of Respondent
  • Greenlaw v. United States – 07-330 – Counsel of Record for Court-Appointed Amicus Curiae (Jay Jorgensen, Sidley DC)
  • Engquist v. Oregon – 07-474 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Merits Brief, research and drafting of Reply Brief, moot court, and oral argument preparation
  • Arizona v. Gant – 07-542 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Respondent with research and drafting of Merits Brief, moot court, and oral argument preparation
  • Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts – 07-591 – Petition Stage Amici Brief on behalf of NACDL, et al. in support of Petitioner; NOTE: Sidley also filed a Merits Stage Amici Brief on behalf of NACDL, et al. in this case during the students' summer break
  • Utah v. Summum – 07-665 – Moot court for Counsel of Record for Respondent
  • Boyle v. United States – 07-1309 – Moot court for Counsel of Record for Petitioner
  • Kansas v. Ventris – 07-1356 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Respondent with Merits Brief and moot court/oral argument preparation
  • Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs – 07-1372 – Merits Stage Amicus Brief in support of Respondent
  • Boyle v. United States – 07-1309 – Moot Court for Counsel of Record for Petitioner
  • Rivera v. Illinois – 07-9995 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Petition, Reply in support of Petition, Merits Brief for Petitioner, moot court/oral argument preparation and Reply Brief
  • Corley v. United States – 07-10441 – Petition Stage Amici Brief on behalf of NACDL in Support of Petitioner

2006 Term

  • Roper v. Weaver – 06-313 – Merits Stage Amicus Brief
  • Quanta Computers, Inc. v. LG Electronics – 06-937 – Counsel of Record for Petitioner (Carter Phillips, Sidley DC)
  • Santos/Diaz v. United States – 06-1005 – Moot court for Counsel of Record for Petitioner; assistance with oral argument preparation
  • Gomez-Perez v. Potter – 06-1321 – Counsel of Record for Petitioner (Joe Guerra, Sidley DC)
  • Munaf v. Geren & Geren v. Omar – 06-1666, 07-394 – Moot court for Counsel of Record for Munaf and Omar
  • Rita v. United States – 06-5754 – Assistance to counsel of record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Merits Briefs, Moot Court for Counsel of Record for Petitioner
  • Kimbrough v. United States – 06-6330 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and editing of Reply Brief and oral argument preparation
  • Logan v. United States – 06-6911 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Merits Brief for Petitioner, research and drafting of Reply Brief, moot court, and oral argument preparation
  • Gall v. United States – 06-7949 – Counsel of Record for Petitioner (Jeff Green, Sidley DC)
  • Brendlin v. California – 06-8120 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of merits Briefs
  • Cotto v. United States (Summary Judgment Issued) – 06-8168 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Petition and Reply to Brief in Opposition to Petition for Certiorari
  • Chambers v. United States – 06-11206 – Counsel of Record for Petitioner (Rob Hochman of Sidley’s Chicago Office)
  • Begay v. United States – 06-11543 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with moot court and oral argument preparation; research and drafting of Amicus Brief on behalf of NACDL in support of Petitioner
  • Gonzalez v. United States – 06-11612 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Merits Brief

2005 Term

  • Whorton v. Bockting – 05-595 – Amicus Brief on the Merits on behalf of NACDL and Moot Court
  • Lawrence v. Florida – 05-8820 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Reply Brief and oral argument preparation
  • James v. United States – 05-9264 – Assistance to Counsel of Record for Petitioner with research and drafting of Reply Brief and Moot Court for Counsel of Record for Petitioner