Amicus Briefs

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This amicus brief concerns the Florida Governor's decision to remove the appellee, Monique Worrell, from her elected position as State Attorney. The brief puts forth that the removal of Monique Worrell, Esq. usurps the rights of Florida's citizens to elect their state attorney. It also discusses constitutional limitations, the role of prosecutorial independence, and how the removal deteriorates public trust. 

This amicus brief concerns Tennessee's divestment of a district attorney's authority to handle post-conviction capital cases. Filed in 2024, a conglomeration of judges, prosecutors, attorney generals, and others filed this brief in support of the appellee, Larry McKay.   

This amicus brief concerns Georgia's enactment of a political oversight commission which has the power to investigate and remove locally-elected prosecutors. The brief discusses how the commission infringes upon prosecutorial discretion, undermines local control and self-governance, and that it erodes governmental transparency. 

This amicus brief concerns a Georgia Citizens attempt to use the legal system to prohibit the elected district attorney from from exercising prosecutorial discretion to combat injustices such as systemic racism and overly punitive punishments. The brief argues that prosecutorial discretion is necessary to appropriately allocate resources, uphold the principles for which the official was elected, and effectively carry out the duties of the office. 

This amicus brief concerns the removal of Florida prosecutor, Andrew Warren, by governor Ron DeSantis. The brief focuses it's analysis on whether a governor has the authority to remove an elected prosecutor from office. Then it analyzes the effect upon the public's relationship with the judicial system if the removal was upheld. 

This amicus brief concerns a Virginia judge's decision to disqualify an elected commonwealth attorney from handling a particular case. The Amici argue that it is the right of the people to elect their prosecutors. Once elected, CA Biberaj sought to employ the policies she promised to implement. She was subsequently disqualified by a judge that opposed those policies. By disqualifying CA Biberaj the Amici believe that the judge undermined the will of the local community and infringed upon prosecutorial discretion.