Amicus Briefs

The OGC has joined many Amicus curiae briefs (also known as friend of the court briefs) for various lawsuits where the outcome of the lawsuit would have an impact on higher education or research, or affect MIT, the MIT community or our mission.

Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and
Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et. al.
United States Supreme Court. Brief filed August 2022.

Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.,
USDC District of Columbia. Brief filed November 2019.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, et al.
United States Supreme Court. Brief filed October 2019.

Guilford College, et al. v. Nielsen, et al.
USDC Middle District of North Carolina. Brief filed December 2018.

State of Texas, et al. v. United States, Perez and State of New Jersey (movant).
USDC Southern District of Texas. Brief filed July 2018.

Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
USDC District of Massachusetts. Brief filed July 2018.

Vidal, et al. v. Trump, et al.
United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Brief filed April 2018.

Regents of the University of California, et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.
United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Brief filed March 2018.

Trump, et al. v. State of Hawaii, et al.
United States Supreme Court. Brief filed March 2018.

The Trustees of Princeton University, et al. v. United States, et al.
USDC District of Columbia. Brief filed December 2017.

States of Massachusetts, et al. v. Trump, et al.
USDC Eastern District of New York. Brief filed December 2017.

Regents of the University of California, et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.
USDC Northern District of California. Brief filed November 2017.

State of Hawai'i, et al. v. Trump, et al.
United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Brief filed November 2017.

International Refugee Assistance Project, et al. v. Trump, et al.
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Brief filed November 2017.

Trump, et al. v. International Refugee Assistance Project, et al.
Trump, et al. v. State of Hawai'i, et al.
United States Supreme Court. Brief filed September 2017.

State of Hawai'i, et al. v. Trump, et al.
United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Brief filed April 2017.

Trump, et al. v. International Refugee Assistance Project.
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Brief filed March 2017.

Louhghalam, et al. v. Trump, et al.
USDC District of Massachusetts. Brief filed February 2017.

Darweesh, et al. v. Trump, et al.
USDC Eastern District of New York. Brief filed February 2017.

The Trustees of Columbia University (Employer) and Graduate Workers of Columbia - GWC, UAW (Petitioner)
U.S. National Labor Relations Board. Brief filed February 2016.

Fisher v. University of Texas, et al.
United States Supreme Court. Brief filed November 2015.