David Bordua, Lloyd Cohen, Fran F. Fuller, et al.
Amici Curiae
Marc James Ayers, Counsel of Record David Bordua, Lloyd Cohen, and Fran F. Fuller are joined in this brief by 12 other professors in such fields as philosophy, criminology, and law. Marc James Ayers is a partner with the law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, where he specializes in appellate litigation. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on November 23, 2009. This brief represents the combined views of the amici professors of philosophy, criminology, social and political science, and law. The amici professors of philosophy, political science,…