Amicus Briefs
Mr. Mangi has worked on amicus briefs on various issues of national importance in recent years. These include:
- Amicus brief filed on behalf of cross-faith coalition of religious entities arguing that plaintiffs subject to religious discrimination under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act should be permitted a monetary recovery against state officials. (Click here to view briefs filed in the 7th Circuit and the 5th Circuit).
- Amicus brief filed on behalf of cross-faith coalition of religious entities opposing the use of the state secrets privilege to defeat claims of religious minorities challenging unlawful government surveillance. (Click here to view brief filed in the United States Supreme Court).
- Amicus brief filed on behalf of cross-faith coalition of religious entities supporting the provision of a damages remedy under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to persons discriminated against on the basis of religion. (Click to view brief filed in the United States Supreme Court).
- Amicus briefs filed on behalf of cross-faith coalitions of religious entities that opposed attempts to repeal DACA. (Click to view briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court, 9th Circuit, 2nd Circuit, Eastern District of New York, and Eastern District of Texas).
- Amicus brief Court filed on behalf of a coalition of Muslim groups that argued in favor of protecting the LGBTQ+ community from employment discrimination under Title VII. (Click to view brief filed in the United States Supreme Court).
- Amicus briefs filed on behalf of cross-faith coalitions of religious entities that opposed the federal government attempt to divert allocated funds to build a border wall. (Click to view briefs filed in the 9th Circuit, the Northern District of California and the Western District of Texas).
- Amicus brief filed on behalf of Muslim Bar Associations and Muslim Law Student Associations from around the country that opposed the federal government’s travel ban. (Click to view briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court and post-remand in the 4th Circuit).