Edwin Meese III and William P. Barr, et al.
Amici Curiae
Charles J. Cooper, Counsel Record Edwin Meese IIIserved as U.S Attorney General from 1985 to 1988. William P. Barr was AttorneyGeneral from 1991 to 1993. They are joined in this brief by 10 other formerJustice Department officials. Charles J. Cooper is a founding member andchairman of the law firm Cooper & Kirk. He received his law degree from theUniversity of Alabama in 1977. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted tothe U.S. Supreme Court on February 11, 2008. Amici wishto make three points. First, contrary to the suggestion of the amici curiae…
