National Network to End Domestic Violence, National Network to End Domestic Violence Fund, District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, et al.
Amici Curiae
Bruce D. Sokler, Counsel of Record The parties inthis brief are 46 national and State nonprofit organizations that combatdomestic violence and aid its victims. Bruce D. Sokler is a member of the lawfirm Mintz Levin, where he manages the Antitrust and Federal RegulationSection. He received his law degree from Georgetown University in 1974. Thefollowing is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court onJanuary 11, 2008. Domesticviolence is a pervasive societal problem that affects a significant number ofwomen and children each year. Correctly recognized as a national crisis,domestic violence accounts for…
