The plaintiffs in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker have filed their reply brief in support of their request for interest on the $500 million punitive damages award. You can read our prior posts on this subject here, here, and here, plus the plaintiffs’ original submission and Exxon’s response (courtesy of SCOTUSblog).

On a related note, the Alaska Public Radio Network reports a disagreement among Alaska state officials on whether the state should weigh in on the interest dispute. Three state legislators thing the state should get involved, but a state attorney who has represented the state in Exxon Shipping thinks otherwise. Personally, I don’t see how an amicus brief would have much influence with the court on a question like this.