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SALT has submitted amicus briefs in important cases before the United States Supreme Court and other lesser courts. Some of these cases are listed below, along with links to PDF files of the briefs, if available. 

Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003) (PDF); Issue: Affirmative Action in Higher Education

Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000) (PDF); Issue: Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Bartlett v. New York State Board of Bar Examiners, 156 F.3d 321 (2d Cir. 1998); 226 F.3d 69 (2d. Cir. 2000)

Blessing v. Freestone, 520 U.S. 329 (1997)

Letter in Opposition to Changes in the Student Practice Rules of Louisiana (1997) (PDF); SALT authors: Mike Axline & Lisa Ikemoto; Issue: Student Practice Rules

 

C.K. v. New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services, 92 F.23d 171 (3d Cir. 1996)

Utah Women's Clinic, Inc. v. Leavitt, 75 F.3d 564 (10th Cir. 1996)

Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn.1, 678 A.2d 1267 (1996) (PDF); SALT Author: Martin Margulies: Issues: State Action and School Desegregation

Lloyd v. Grella, 83 N.Y.2d 537, 634 N.E.2d 171, 611 N.Y.S.2d 799 (1994) (PDF); SALT Authors: Deborah Batts, Mary Daly, James Kainen & Russell Pearce; Issue: Military Recruiting in Public School Facilities

NAACP v. Detroit Police Officers Association, 499 U.S. 913 (1991), cert. denied, opinion below, 900 F.2d 903 (6th Cir. 1990)

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Johnson Controls, 499 U.S. 187 (1991) (PDF); SALT Author: Nadine Taub; Issue: Gender Discrimination in Hiring

In re Executive Committee on Ethical Standards Re: Appearance of Rutgers Attorneys Before the Council on Affordable Housing, 116 N.J. 216, 562 A.2d 542 (1989) (PDF); SALT Authors: Charles Weisselberg & Bernard Kenneth Freamon; Issue: Clinic Representation Before State Agency

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978) (PDF); SALT Authors: Robert Sedler, Howard Lesnick & Arval Morris; Issue: Affrmative Action