They have filed a supporting brief calling his detention illegal.
Civil Liberties Union has filed a supporting brief.
Ten victims' advocacy groups filed a supporting brief arguing that the subpoena was unconstitutional.
A second supporting brief, from religion scholars, was critical of Mr. Scott for his incivility.
The American Psychiatric Association had filed a supporting brief in that case, saying expert opinions on the subject were useless.
In February, the advertiser association filed a supporting brief with the Supreme Court, urging that the Massachusetts regulations be overturned.
(I was one of dozens of advisers for a supporting brief filed by those who challenged the law).
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo filed a supporting brief in the Rochester case, saying that reciprocity for same-sex marriage "is the declared policy of the state".
Besides New York and Ohio, the states involved in the petition and supporting brief are Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Alabama and nine other states filed a supporting brief cautioning that "unscrupulous prisoners falsely claim that they are innocent all the time".
Citing a supporting brief from defense lawyers, she said a single crime lab in Colorado "produced at least 206 flawed blood-alcohol readings over a three-year span".
