Calls for the View
of the Solicitor General (CVSG)

 

Invitation Made; No Brief Yet Filed

David D. Peterson v. Linear Controls, Inc., No. 18-1401
Invitation made: October 15, 2019
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico, et al. v. Yali Acevedo Feliciano, et al., No. 18-921
Invitation made: June 24, 2019
Avco Corporation v. Jill Sikkelee, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Sikkelee, Deceased, et al., No. 18-1140
Invitation made: June 24, 2019
Putnam Investments, LLC, et al. v. John Brotherston, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al., No. 18-926
Invitation made: April 22, 2019
Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, No. 18-540
Invitation made: April 15, 2019
Darrell Patterson v. Walgreen Co., No. 18-349
Invitation made: March 18, 2019
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., et al. v. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., No. 18-817
Invitation made: March 18, 2019
YPF S.A. v. Petersen Energia Inversora S.A.U., et al., No. 18-575
Invitation made: January 7, 2019
HP Inc., fka Hewlett-Packard Company v. Steven E. Berkheimer, No. 18-415
Invitation made: January 7, 2019
Argentine Republic v. Petersen Energia Inversora S.A.U., et al., No. 18-581
Invitation made: January 7, 2019
First Solar, Inc., et al. v. <span></span><span></span>, No. 18-164
Invitation made: October 9, 2018
RPX Corporation v. ChanBond LLC, No. 17-1686
Invitation made: October 1, 2018
Bank Markazi, aka The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah Peterson, et al., No. 17-1534
Invitation made: October 1, 2018
Clearstream Banking S.A. v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al., No. 17-1529
Invitation made: October 1, 2018
Banca UBAE, S.p.A. v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al., No. 17-1530
Invitation made: October 1, 2018
Osage Wind, LLC, et al. v. Osage Minerals Council, No. 17-1237
Invitation made: May 14, 2018
EVE-USA, Inc., et al. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation, No. 17-804
Invitation made: April 23, 2018
Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Jeffrey Campie, et al., No. 17-936
Invitation made: April 16, 2018
Pioneer Centres Holding Company Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, et al. v. Alerus Financial, N.A., No. 17-667
Invitation made: March 19, 2018
Janice K. Brewer, former Governor of Arizona, et al. v. Arizona Dream Act Coalition, et al., No. 16-1180
Invitation made: June 26, 2017
Stephanie Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., et al., No. 16-217
Invitation made: October 31, 2016
Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. v. Jesus Mesa, Jr., et al., No. 15-118
Invitation made: November 30, 2015

Invitation Briefs Filed in Active Cases

Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., No. 18-956
Invitation brief filed: September 27, 2019
Status: Certiorari Granted
Republic of Sudan, et al. v. Monicah Okoba Opati, In Her Own Right, and as Executrix of the Estate of Caroline Setla Opati, Deceased, et al., No. 17-1406
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Distributed, conference of June 27, 2019
Monicah Okoba Opati, In Her Own Right, and as Executrix of the Estate of Caroline Setla Opati, Deceased, et al. v. Republic of Sudan, et al., No. 17-1268
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Certiorari Granted
Republic of Sudan, et al. v. James Owens, et al., No. 17-1236
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Distributed, conference of June 27, 2019
Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc., No. 18-109
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Denied
Poarch Band of Creek Indians, et al. v. Casey Marie Wilkes, et al., No. 17-1175
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Denied
Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., fka Intersil Corporation, No. 18-600
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Denied
Airline Service Providers Association, et al. v. Los Angeles World Airports, et al., No. 17-1183
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Denied
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue, et al., No. 18-612
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Denied
Alabama Department of Revenue, et al. v. CSX Transportation, Inc., No. 18-447
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Denied
James J. Thole, et al. v. U.S. Bank, N.A., et al., No. 17-1712
Invitation brief filed: May 21, 2019
Status: Certiorari Granted
Toshiba Corporation v. Automotive Industries Pension Trust Fund, et al., No. 18-486
Invitation brief filed: May 20, 2019
Status: Denied
First Solar, Inc., et al. v. <span></span><span></span>, No. 18-164
Invitation brief filed: May 15, 2019
Status: Denied
Atlantic Richfield Company v. Gregory A. Christian, et al., No. 17-1498
Invitation brief filed: April 30, 2019
Status: Certiorari Granted
Lonnie Swartz v. Araceli Rodriguez, Individually and as the Surviving Mother and Personal Representative of J. A., No. 18-309
Invitation brief filed: April 11, 2019
Status: Distributed, conference of May 23, 2019
Jesus C. Hernández, et al. v. Jesus Mesa, Jr., No. 17-1678
Invitation brief filed: April 11, 2019
Status: Argued
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., et al. v. Upstate Forever, et al., No. 18-268
Invitation brief filed: January 3, 2019
Status: Distributed, conference of February 15, 2019
County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al., No. 18-260
Invitation brief filed: January 3, 2019
Status: Argued
Ryan Harvey, et al. v. UTE Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al., No. 17-1301
Invitation brief filed: December 4, 2018
Status: Denied
City of Cibolo, Texas v. Green Valley Special Utility District, No. 17-938
Invitation brief filed: December 4, 2018
Status: Denied
Kansas v. Ramiro Garcia, No. 17-834
Invitation brief filed: December 4, 2018
Status: Argued
David L. de Csepel, et al. v. Republic of Hungary, et al., No. 17-1165
Invitation brief filed: December 4, 2018
Status: Denied
Association des Eleveurs de Canards et d’Oies du Quebec, et al. v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California, No. 17-1285
Invitation brief filed: December 4, 2018
Status: Denied
United States, ex rel. Benjamin Carter v. Halliburton Co., et al., No. 17-1060
Invitation brief filed: May 22, 2018
Status: Denied
Jennifer Strang v. Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan, et al., No. 17-528
Invitation brief filed: May 22, 2018
Status: Denied
Richard Sterba, et ux. v. PNC Bank, No. 17-423
Invitation brief filed: May 17, 2018
Status: Denied
Mark Sokolow, et al. v. Palestine Liberation Organization, et al., No. 16-1071
Invitation brief filed: February 22, 2018
Status: Denied
Brandon Lance Rinehart v. California, No. 16-970
Invitation brief filed: December 6, 2017
Status: Denied
Jonathan R. Clark v. Virginia Department of State Police, No. 16-1043
Invitation brief filed: October 12, 2017
Status: Denied
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 16-1102
Invitation brief filed: October 4, 2017
Status: Denied
Emmett Magee v. Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., No. 16-668
Invitation brief filed: July 19, 2017
Status: Denied
Richard Snyder, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. John Does #1-5, et al., No. 16-768
Invitation brief filed: July 7, 2017
Status: Denied
Yusuf Abdi Ali v. Farhan Mohamoud Tani Warfaa, No. 15-1345
Invitation brief filed: May 23, 2017
Status: Denied
Eric L. Loomis v. Wisconsin, No. 16-6387
Invitation brief filed: May 23, 2017
Status: Denied
Bank Melli v. Michael Bennett, et al., No. 16-334
Invitation brief filed: May 23, 2017
Status: Denied
Bulk Juliana, Ltd., et al. v. World Fuel Services (Singapore) PTE, Ltd., No. 16-26
Invitation brief filed: May 23, 2017
Status: Denied
Farhan Mohamoud Tani Warfaa v. Yusuf Abdi Ali, No. 15-1464
Invitation brief filed: May 23, 2017
Status: Denied
BeavEx, Incorporated v. Thomas Costello, et al., No. 15-1305
Invitation brief filed: May 23, 2017
Status: Denied
Stephanie Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., et al., No. 16-217
Invitation brief filed: May 4, 2017
Status: Denied
Southwest Securities, FSB v. Milo H. Segner, Jr., No. 15-1223
Invitation brief filed: April 24, 2017
Status: Denied
United States, ex rel. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. v. U.S. Bank, N.A., No. 16-130
Invitation brief filed: April 14, 2017
Status: Denied
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., et al. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, et al., No. 15-698
Invitation brief filed: May 24, 2016
Status: Denied