I thought I'd pass along the amicus brief that I just filed yesterday on behalf of Prof. Rebecca Roiphe (an expert in the law governing lawyers), Prof. Nadine Strossen (a free speech scholar and former President of the ACLU), and myself, supporting the cert. petition in Eastman v. State Bar (the decision below is here).
The brief seeks to explain to the Court why the underlying legal issues in this case are important and merit the Court's granting review. Like most other amicus briefs supporting petitions for review, it doesn't seek to argue about the truth or falsity of petitioner's statements: The Court generally grants review to resolve conflicts about what the right legal rule should be, not to resolve factual disputes. (You can also read another amicus brief supporting review, co-signed by our own Randy Barnett, among others.)
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