Briefs

The brief section of the web site is designed to provide practical examples of legal arguments. Each brief/petition has been filed on behalf of a foreign national defendant.

• For all filings in Medellin v. Dretke click here
• European Union and Members of the International Community (Amicus Brief)
• For filings in the case of Avena and other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) click here. For background information, click here.
• Javier Suarez Medina (Amicus Curiae- United Mexican States)
• Javier Suarez Medina (Petition for Writ of Certiorari-USSC)
• Gerardo Valdez (Motion for Evidentiary Hearing and Discovery)
• Jose Medellin: Petitioner
• Merits Brief of Petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin
• Petitioner's Motion to Stay
• Petitioner Reply Brief
• Respondent
• Brief of Respondent Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
• Respondent Response to Motion to Stay
• Amicus Briefs in Support of Respondent
• - United States Amicus Brief and Presidential Directive
• Brief Amicus Curiae of the United States in support of Respondent
• Annex 2 of the Brief Amicus Curiae of the United States in support of Respondent (Presidential Directive)
• - State Attorney Generals' Amicus Brief
• Amicus Brief for Alabama et al. in Support of Respondent
• For other filings and amicus briefs, click here.

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