2020: Selected Filings, Presentations, and Media Mentions

  • On December 16, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed a brief on behalf of Respondents in FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project and National Association of Broadcasters v. Prometheus Radio Project, Nos. 19-1231, 19-1241 (S. Ct.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On December 7, 2020, Professor Eugene Volokh wrote a post describing the decision of the Washington Court of Appeals in Catlett v. Teel, holding that it violates the First Amendment to impose an anti-harassment order based on the posting of public records online. Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief as local counsel on behalf of Professor Volokh and the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment in support of the position adopted by the court. Read Eugene Volokh, Posting Public Recordds Can't Justify Anti-Harassment Order, The Volokh Conspiracy (Dec. 7, 2020).

  • On November 30, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of federal courts scholars in support of Plaintiffs' Bivens claims in Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-1469 (D.D.C.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On November 19, 2020, Ruthanne Deutsch participated in a Live with Carnegie Hall program celebrating and honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The program may be viewed here.

  • On September 21, 2020, Ruthanne Deutsch wrote a tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as part of a series on the Justice's life and work. Read A portrait of an extraordinary life, SCOTUSblog (Sep. 21, 2020).

  • On September 21, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of appellant in Walters v. Martin, No. 19-7391 (4th Cir.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On August 10, 2020, Tabatha Abu El-Haj, Professor Of Law at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, wrote a post on Balkinization urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in McKesson v. Doe to clarify the scope of the right of peaceable assembly. Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of Professor Abu El-Haj and other First Amendment scholars in McKesson. Read Tabatha Abu El-Haj, McKesson v. Doe—Searching for Clarity on Protesters’ Rights, Balkinization (Aug. 10, 2020).

  • On July 30, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief in support of rehearing en banc on behalf of the Retail Litigation Center in In re Apple, No. 20-127 (Fed. Cir.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On July 16, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari on behalf of the Retail Litigation Center, Inc. and National Retail Federation in Sterling Jewelers, Inc. v. Jock, No. 19-1382 (S. Ct.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On June 19, 2020, Ruthanne Deutsch served as a panelist for the Supreme Court Decisions session of the Federal Circuit Bench and Bar Conference, discussing the evolution of patent jurisprudence at the Supreme Court. The conference agenda may be viewed here.

  • On June 5, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari on behalf of the Fair Standards Alliance in TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, No. 19-1269 (S. Ct.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On May 12, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief in support of Petitioners on behalf of the Small Business Majority Foundation in California v. Texas, No. 19-840 (S. Ct.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On April 9, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari on behalf of First Amendment scholars in McKesson v. Doe, No. 19-1108 (S. Ct.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On April 9, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed a reply brief in support of certiorari, in K.G.S. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 19-910 (S. Ct.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On April 9, 2020, Ruthanne Deutsch joined William Jenks and Michelle Armond for a podcast discussing their experiences starting boutique firms, as part of the Leadership series at the Federal Circuit Bar Association. More information can be found here (membership required to listen to podcast).

  • On March 17, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of victims and families of victims of state-sponsored violence in Northern Ireland in support of Appellant, in Zaidan v. Trump, No. 19-5328 (D.C. Cir.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On March 16, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari on behalf of Unified Patents, LLC; Engine Advocacy; Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.; the R Street Institute; and the Niskanen Center in General Electric Co. v. United Technologies Corp., No. 19-1012 (S. Ct.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • On March 12, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief in support of Appellant on behalf of the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment and Professor Eugene Volokh, in Catlett v. Teel, No. 80059-1 (Wash. App.). The brief may be viewed here.

  • In March 2020, in celebration of International Women's Day, Ruthanne Deutsch was featured in an article inviting nine former clerks to Justice Ginsburg to reflect on her mentorship. Read 'Thank You, RBG': 9 Women Who Clerked for the Supreme Court Justice on Her Enduring Example, Glamour (Mar. 6, 2020).

  • On February 19, 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court quoted the amicus brief filed by Deutsch Hunt PLLC on behalf of the Retail Litigation Center, National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, and Tennessee Retail Association, agreeing that the Tennessee burglary statute applies when a shoplifter re-enters a store and steals after being barred from the premises. The opinion in Tennessee v. Welch may be viewed here.

  • On January 17, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed a petition for certiorari on behalf of K.G.S. in K.G.S. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 19-910 (S. Ct.). The petition may be viewed here.

  • On January 15, 2020, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief in support of Petitioners on behalf of the Small Business Majority Foundation in California v. Texas, Nos. 19-840 et al. (S. Ct.). The brief may be viewed here.