SCOTUS OUTSIDE OPINIONS
The Black Codes must not define America’s fundamental freedoms
Pete Patterson
February 4, 2026
Pete Patterson is a partner at Cooper & Kirk, PLLC. His practice includes appellate litigation, constitutional litigation, commercial litigation, and administrative law. Prior to arriving at Cooper & Kirk, he served as Associate Counsel to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office. Before that, he served as a law clerk to Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton of the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.