About DSCRAP

DSCRAP is a panel of federal defenders assisting other defenders and court-appointed counsel engaged in Supreme Court litigation: brainstorming issues, preparing and finalizing petitions and merits briefs, coordinating amicus curiae, and conducting moot courts in final preparation for oral argument. Panel members have vast experience as counsel of record in hundreds of cases before the Court, including authoring briefs in dozens of cert grants and arguing orally in many individual cases.

DSCRAP's goal is to perfect written and oral advocacy before the Court. Assistance is provided without fee or obligation. Recent case participation is summarized in the posts that follow.

Dillon v. United States

Lisa B. Freeland, Federal Public Defender, and Renee Domenique Pietropaolo, Assistant Federal Public Defender, counsel of record for petitioner. Amy Baron-Evans authored an amicus brief on behalf of Federal Defenders, Community Defenders, and NAFD, available here. Washington Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief, available here.