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SCOTUS Blog Notes A Cockle Brief

Recently, SCOTUS blog posted an article on Brown, et al., v. Hovatter, et al., No. 09-231. The case could provide the Supreme Court with an opportunity to clarify a little known part of the Constitution—the Dormant Commerce Clause. The post (and a PDF version of the brief that Cockle printed) can be viewed here.

The Case That Gained National Attention

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:48:16-05:00August 24th, 2009|Tags: Cockle Law Brief Printing Company, Frank Ricci, Karen Torre, Petition for Writ of Certiorari|

Karen Torre was the attorney who had the difficult task of convincing the Supreme Court to review a one-paragraph summary ruling by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. But convince them she did. On June 29, 2009, the Supreme Court ruled that Frank Ricci and 17 other New Haven, Connecticut, firefighters were illegally discriminated against [...]