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This Williams v. Illinois Resource Page below provides access to key briefs and other materials on the pending Supreme Court case.

A summary of the case is also provided in the Introduction and Overview, and further coverage is included in posts in the Federal Evidence Blog. After the Supreme Court's opinion is issued in Williams v. Illinois (No. 10-8505), this Resource Page will highlight below further significant cases applying the analysis from the opinion.

Key Supreme Court Briefs And Materials In Williams v. Illinois (No. 10-8505)

Date	Document
Supreme Court Documents
Pending	Supreme Court opinion pending.
Dec. 6, 2011	Supreme Court Oral Argument Transcript / Listen to the Oral Argument (Audio File) For Petitioner: Brian W. Carroll, Office of State Appellate Defender, Chicago, Illinois For Repondent: Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney, Cook County, Ilinois, Chicago, Illinois
June 28, 2010	Certiorari Review Granted in Williams v. Illinois (No. 10-8505).
Docket	Supreme Court Docket
Merits Briefs
Aug. 31, 2011	Brief for Petitioner (Sandy Williams)
Oct. 19, 2011	Brief for Respondent (State of Illinois)
Nov. 18, 2011	Reply Brief for Petitioner (Sandy Williams)
Aug. 31, 2011	Joint Appendix
Amicus Curiae Briefs
Sept. 7, 2011	Brief of the California Public Defenders Association, California DUI Lawyers Association, And The Mexican American Bar Association (Of Los Angeles County) in Support of Petitioner
Sept. 7, 2011	Brief of the Innocence Network in Support of Petitioner
Sept. 7, 2011	Brief of Richard D. Friedman in Support of Petitioner
Sept. 7, 2011	Brief of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
Oct. 26 2011	Brief of the United States in Support of Respondent
Oct. 26 2011	Brief of the National District Attorneys Association, California District Attorneys Association, American Society Of Crime Lab Directors, California Association Of Crime Laboratory Directors, International Association Of Coroners And Medical Examiners, National Association Of Medical Examiners, California State Coroners Association, Society Of Wildlife Forensic Examiners in Support of Respondent
Oct. 26 2011	Brief of the New York County District Attorney's Office and the New York County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Support of Respondent Appendix
Oct. 26 2011	Brief of the State Of Ohio, 41 Other States, the District of Columbia, and Guam in Support of Respondent
Certiorari Petition Briefs
Dec. 17, 2010	Petition for Writ of Certiorari (Sandy Williams)
April 27, 2011	Brief in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Certiorari (State of Illinois)
May 4, 2011	Reply Brief (Sandy Williams)
June 28, 2011	Certiorari Review Granted
State Court Record Materials
July 15, 2010	Illinois Supreme Court Opinion Under Review: People v. Williams, 238 Ill.2d 125, 345 Ill.Dec. 425, 939 N.E.2d 268 (July 15, 2010).

Blog Posts On Williams v. Illinois

Blog posts from the Federal Evidence Blog discussing the Williams v. Illinois case are available here.

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