Highlights of the Supreme Court's 2004-2005 Term
References for Johnson v California (February 23, 2005)

Prior Opinions

• U.S. Court of Appeals- 9th Circuit

Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments

• Brief for Petitioner (merits) (PDF)
• Brief for Respondent (merits) (PDF)
• Petitioner's Reply Brief (merits) (PDF)
• Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioner

• ACLU (PDF)

Articles & Commentary

• "Public Interest Law: Compelling Interest Review Governs Racial Segregation of Prisoners", New York Lawyer (October 2004)
• "Supreme Court Debates use of Segregation in Prisons", USA Today (November 2004)
• "Court to Review Prison Segregation Policy", Washington Post.com (March 2004)
• "On Prison Reform: Segregation Prospers in the Unlikeliest of Places", San Francisco Chronicle (January 2005)
• "Justice Rule Against Prisoner Segregation", WashingtonPost.com (February 2005)
• "Racial Segregation in Prison may be Curbed", Scotusblog (February 2005)
• "High Court Curbs State Prison Segregation", Lancaster Online (February 2005)
• Academic sources
  • "California prison guards allege rampant racial segregation", Jurist Paperchase (January 2005)
  • Duke Cert
  • Northwestern University- Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket
  • "Scotus speaks on racial segregation in prison", Scotusblog (February 2005)
• Media:
  • "The Supreme Court Expresses Skepticism About a California Policy that Temporarily Segregates Prisoners by Race", Find Law's Legal Commentary (March 2005

Other References

• Supreme Court Docket
• Prisons and Prisoner's Rights