Amicus Brief Filed in Georgia v. Meadows Case
This amicus brief was filed by members of Checks & Balances on August 29, 2023 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division.
The brief argues that the matter of State of Georgia v. Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark should remain in state court, rather than being remanded to federal court, as the defendants have requested.
Signatories include:
Donald B. Ayer
U.S. Deputy Attorney General in George H.W. Bush Administration (1989-1990)
U.S. Principal Deputy Solicitor General in Reagan Administration (1986-1988)
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California in Reagan Administration
(1981-1986)John J. Farmer Jr.
Acting Governor of New Jersey (January 8, 2002)
New Jersey Attorney General (1999-2002)
Chief Counsel to Governor Whitman of New Jersey (1997-1999)
Deputy Chief Counsel to Governor Whitman of New Jersey (1996-1997)
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey in George H.W. Bush and
Clinton Administrations (1990-1994)Charles A. Fried
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1995-1999)
U.S. Solicitor General in Reagan Administration (1985-1989)
Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General in Reagan Administration (1984-
1985)Stuart M. Gerson
Acting U.S. Attorney General in Clinton Administration (1993)
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division in George H.W. Bush and
Clinton Administrations (1989-1993)
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in Nixon and Ford
Administrations (1972-1975)J. Michael Luttig
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1991-2006)
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel in George H.W.
Bush Administration (1990-1991)
Assistant Counsel to President Reagan (1980-1981)Alan Charles Raul
General Counsel to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in George H.W. Bush
Administration (1989-1993)
General Counsel to the Office of Management and Budget in Reagan
Administration (1988-1989)
Associate Counsel to President Reagan (1986-1988)Stanley A. Twardy, Jr.
Chief of Staff to Governor Weicker of Connecticut (1991-1993)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut in Reagan and George H.W. Bush
Administrations (1985-1991)William F. Weld
Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997)
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division in Reagan
Administration (1986-1988)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts in Reagan Administration (1981-
1986)