Filing a U.S. Supreme Court brief is a consuming task. By its very nature, Supreme Court litigation will make demands on your talents, your time, and your budget. When you choose a brief printer, you are taking on a kind of partner who will be closely involved with your life all the way through the [...]
Last year, the building across the street from Cockle Legal Briefs underwent a major renovation. They threw up a big chain-link fence around the site, and hung out a sign that read: Our proofreaders took it hard. Some began a heated debate; one faction insisting that the intent of the sign-maker is clear and trespassers [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court is one of the most powerful institutions on the planet. In just the last few years, its opinions have transformed the $3 trillion U.S. healthcare industry, opened up marriage to same-sex couples, and declared an end to 400 years of racial discrimination. At Cockle Legal Briefs, we are as passionate about [...]
At Cockle Legal Briefs, we make it our business to stay current with the latest legal commentary. Our research helps us to anticipate upcoming printing and filing events, and to stay abreast of the topics that matter to our customers. But it’s also fun to recognize issues from the pages we have printed, then see [...]
We all learned in school—or at least in Schoolhouse Rock!—that the U.S. Supreme Court, sitting atop one of the three co-equal branches of government, interprets the laws which are passed by Congress, and enforced by the President. We also know that the Court performs this function by hearing cases and issuing rulings. When a party [...]
Deep into Spring, as the days grow warmer, Nature begins to stir. And Supreme Court practitioners everywhere are consumed by a single thought, “Will my petition-stage case distribute for conference before the Summer Recess?” On June 10th, the Court will distribute paid petitions for the last conference of the term, convened on June 26th. [...]
I have a new post about the coming rule changes at the Cockle Legal Briefs website, where I explore how the new rules may apply to cases already docketed on July 1st. Check it out!
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 Revised Rules will go into effect on July 1st. The Court’s adopting order states: [T]he revised Rules shall govern all proceedings in cases commenced after that date and, to the extent feasible and just, cases then pending. As a practical matter, the new rules will apply to pending cases in [...]
The Court’s revised Rules will go into effect on July 1st. (See the revisions here, and the new complete rule book here.) There are no blockbuster changes, but certain key aspects of Supreme Court practice will change. I will be discussing some of the changes over at Cockle Legal Briefs website. My first post previews the [...]
The headline from the Court’s revisions to Rule 12.6 is that respondents who support the petition have a little more time to file their briefs in support, so long as they provide early notice to the other parties. But the changes go further than that, classifying respondents into three different groups, subject to three distinct sets [...]