Academics: Professional Training

Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
RESIDENT FACULTY dan ortiz; adjunct faculty David Goldberg, john elwood and mark stancil; 8 Credits

This yearlong clinic introduces students to all aspects of current U.S. Supreme Court practice through live cases.

Working in teams, students will handle actual cases from seeking Supreme Court review to briefing on the merits. Classes will meet every week to discuss drafts of briefs and other papers students have prepared for submission. Students will be expected to identify candidates for Supreme Court review; draft petitions for certiorati, amicus merits briefs and party merits briefs; and attend mootings and Supreme Court arguments.

Application

Clinic Cases

Vance v. Ball State University (2012)
Clinic Brief
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Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri (2011)
Ruling | Clinic Brief
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Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan (2011)
Ruling | Clinic Brief
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Fox v. Vice (2011)
Ruling | Clinic Brief
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Kevin Abbott v. United States (2010)
Ruling | Clinic Brief for Petitioner | Reply Brief for Petitioner
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Bloate v. United States (2010)
Ruling | Clinic Brief for Petitioner | Reply Brief for Petitioner
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Vaden v. Discover Bank (2009)
Ruling | Clinic Brief for Petitioner | Reply Brief for Petitioner
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Indiana v. Edwards (2008)
Ruling | Clinic Brief
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Watson v. United States (2007)
Ruling | Clinic Brief for Petitioner | Reply Brief for Petitioner
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Merits Amicus Brief
The clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of a case the Supreme Court ruled on (affirming the clinic’s side) in 2012.

Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. (2011)
Ruling | Clinic Brief
 

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