Nemecek & Cole Managing Partner Jonathan Cole appeared before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
On March 23, 2005, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in the First Amendment case of Ulysses S. Tory v. Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. The question presented to the Court was as follows:
"Whether a permanent injunction as a remedy in a defamation action, preventing all future speech about an admitted public figure, violates the First Amendment.”
One week after oral argument, long-time Nemecek & Cole client and highly-respected attorney Johnnie Cochran passed away. The effect of Mr. Cochran's untimely passing on the dispute before the United States Supreme Court is unclear. To read the parties' supplemental briefs to the Court on the issue of mootness, as well as all of the briefs on the merits, click on the appropriate link below. For more information about the Tory v. Cochran matter, contact Counsel of Record Jonathan B. Cole at (818) 788-9500, or by e-mail at jcole@nemecek-cole.com.
Petitioners' Brief on the Merits (click to download as pdf file)
Respondent's Brief on the Merits (click to download as pdf file)
Respondent's Supplemental Brief (click to download as pdf file)
To download briefs filed by the parties in the lower courts, including the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court, click here.
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