New Petition Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Brown v. U.S., filed on August 26, 2014
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Aug, 2014
Today in Supreme Court History: The Legacy of Gideon v. Wainwright
On this date in 1961 Clarence Gideon was sentenced to five years in a Florida state prison. What he did next forever changed the American legal system. Clarence Gideon was a simple man with humble beginnings in Hannibal, Missouri. His father died when he was only three years old. He ran away from home after [...]
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Aug, 2014
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Brief of Respondent in T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, No. 13-975, filed on August 18, 2014
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Aug, 2014
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Jones v. Indiana, filed on August 18, 2014 Illinois v. Cummings, filed on August 18, 2014 Washington v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., filed on August 21, 2014
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Types of cases heard by the Supreme Court
Every year, the Supreme Court receives about 10,000 petitions for writ of certiorari, but only hears about 80 of them. Unlike lower appellate courts, the Supreme Court’s review of a case is not a matter of right, but of judicial discretion. Rule 10 of the Supreme Court’s Rules states that a petition for writ of [...]
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Aug, 2014
New Merits Briefs Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Brief for Respondents in Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., No. 13-854, filed on August 11, 2014 Brief for Appellants in Ala. Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, No. 13-895, filed on August 13, 2014
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Glossary of Supreme Court Terms
Amicus curiae – Latin for “friend of the court,” an amicus curiae is not a party to the case, but is a person, group, or organization who files a brief lending a unique perspective to the Court in the hopes it might influence the Court’s decision of an issue. Brief in Opposition – The response [...]
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New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Adams v. City of Indianapolis, filed on August 8, 2014 Trotter v. Utah, filed on August 12, 2014 Mata v. Holder, filed on August 14, 2014 Bertrand v. Mullin, filed on August 14, 2014
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Aug, 2014
New Petition Filed in Same-Sex Marriage Case
Today, August 8th, 2014, Cockle Legal Briefs printed and filed Virginia's petition in the same-sex marriage case Rainey v. Bostic, et al. in the United States Supreme Court. The question presented is: Whether Virginia violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses by denying the right of marriage to same-sex couples and by refusing to recognize same-sex marriages [...]
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Aug, 2014
So Sue Me! Original Litigation at the Supreme Court
Litigation at the Supreme Court is called an Original Action. The parties are bringing their dispute directly to the Supreme Court, bypassing all lower courts. Most Original Actions are civil disputes between two or more States and the Court always has original and exclusive jurisdiction over these cases. See 28 U.S.C. § 1251(a). Recent cases [...]