United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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The Plaintiffs won in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 16, 2003. The federal government lost its motion for rehearing and rehearing en banc on February 25, 2004.

Request for Oral Argument

April 23, 2003

Appellants' Opening Brief

April 23, 2003

Amicus Curiae Letter in support of the Appellants from California Attorney General Bill Lockyer with the State of California's, County of Alameda's, and City of Oakland's brief in U.S.C. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative

April 29, 2003

Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief of Marijuana Policy Project; Rick Doblin, Ph.D;and Ethan Russo, M.D. in Support of the Appellants in Support of Reversal

April 30, 2003

Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of the Appellants from the Marijuana Policy Project, Rick Doblin, Ph.D., and Ethan Russo, M.D.

April 30, 2003

Amicus Curiae Brief in support of the Appellants from the California Medical Association and the California Nurses Association

April 30, 2003

Answering Brief for Appellees {Part 1}

May 28, 2003

Appellees' Statutory Addendum & Addendum of Cases {Part 2}

May 28, 2003

Notice of Errata Appellees John Ashcroft & William Simpkins Apologize to Lead Plaintiff (Angel McClary Raich) for misspelling her name in Answering Brief for Appellees June 9, 2003.pdf

June 9, 2003

Appellants' Reply Brief

June 11, 2003

Amicus Curiae Letter from Butte County requesting to join the Amici Curiae Brief submitted by the State of California, Alameda County and the City of Oakland in support of the Appellants

June 17, 2003

Appellants' letter of recent decision regarding Lawrence v. Texas

July 10, 2003

Order to Assign Case to the Next Available Merits Panel

July 25, 2003

Appellants' Motion to Assign Related Cases for Oral Argument on the Same Date and Before the Same Panel But to be Argued Separately

August 12, 2003

Appellees' letter of recent decision regarding County of Santa Cruz v. Ashcroft

September 2, 2003

Order to Appellants' Motion to Assign Related Cases for Oral Argument on the Same Date and Before the Same Panel But to be Argued Separately

September 11, 2003

Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief of Marijuana Policy Project; Rick Doblin, PH.D; and Ethan Russo, M.D.

September 11, 2003

Appellees' letter of recent decision regarding United States v. Adams

September 22, 2003

Appellants' response to letter of recent decision regarding County of Santa Cruz v. Ashcroft

September 25, 2003

Appellants' response to letter of recent decision regarding United States v. Adams

October 2, 2003

Appellants' letter of recent decision regarding United States v. Stewart

December 2, 2003

Appellees' Response to Letter of Recent Decision re United States v. Stewart

December 5, 2003

Opinion from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal

December 16, 2003 ~ The Raich v. Ashcroft Decision ~

Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc {Part 1}

January 23, 2004

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Order on Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc

February 25, 2004

Appellees' Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Addendum {Part 2}

January 23, 2004

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Angel Raich speaking to the media outside the United States Supreme Court. November 24, 2004

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