Each type of brief has its own purpose, tone, and of course, requirements. In this blog post, we will examine the different types of Supreme Court briefs in Hollingsworth v. Perry, a recent case in which dozens of briefs were filed, many printed right here at Cockle. The popular Supreme Court blog website SCOTUSblog provides [...]
Doe B.P. v. Catholic Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph, filed on September 22, 2014 Ames v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., filed on September 24, 2014 Sierra Chem. Co. v. Salas, filed on September 24, 2014 Hildebrand v. Allegheny Cnty., filed on September 25, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court was “born” 225 years ago today, September 24, 1789. This is the date that the Judiciary Act of 1789 (which established the form of the Supreme Court) was signed into law by President George Washington. The first six Justices were also nominated: John Jay (Chief Justice), John Blair, William Cushing, [...]
Beltranena v. Holder, filed on September 12, 2014 Fleming v. Texas, filed on September 12, 2014 Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd. v. Klinger, filed on September 15, 2014 Arthey v. Schlumberger Tech. Corp., filed on September 18, 2014
As we have discussed in our previous blog posts (here & here), the Question Presented is the most important part of your brief because it is the first item that the Justices’ law clerks view. In this blog post I would like to exemplify the qualities of a well-written Question Presented by highlighting the Question [...]
Brief For Petitioner in Direct Mktg. Ass’n v. Brohl, No. 13-1032, filed on September 9, 2014
Montgomery v. Louisiana, filed on September 5, 2014 Daniel v. Bank of Am. Nat'l Ass'n, filed on September 8, 2014 Bower v. Texas, filed on September 9, 2014 Verkerk v. North Carolina, filed on September 10, 2014 Acceptance Cas. Ins. Co. v. Great West Cas. Co., filed on September 10, 2014
Meade v. U.S., filed August 18, 2014.
Keele v. U.S., filed on August 29, 2014 Sarno v. U.S., filed on September 2, 2014
Original Actions may proceed through three distinct stages before final resolution. The first is similar to the “petition stage” of a cert petition and the last is similar to the “merits stage.” The second, “interim” stage, is unique. Stage 1 is commenced by filing the Complaint. The Complaint must be preceded by a Motion For [...]