Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, et al.
Amici Curiae
Scott D. Makar, Counsel of RecordFlorida, Alabama, Arkansas, and Arizona are joined in this brief by 22 other States. Scott D. Makar has served as solicitor general for the State of Florida since February 2007. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15, 2009.This Court should reverse the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and hold that 18 U.S. Code Section 48 is facially constitutional. States have a compelling interest in Section 48 because it vitally assists efforts to deter and enforce their own animal cruelty laws…
