Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Amicus Curiae
Brooks M. Beard, Counsel of Record Students for Sensible Drug Policy is a nonprofitadvocacy organization comprising a grassroots network of students who believethat current drug policies are failing young people. Brooks M. Beard is a partner with the lawfirm Morrison & Foerster, where he specializes in environmental law andcomplex litigation. He received his law degree from Georgetown Universityin 1996. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brieffor the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 20,2007. Our Nation’sdrug policies directly and intimately affect students’ daily lives. Whether itbe random drug testing for student athletes or…