December 4th: Recently Filed Petition
Woods v. Etherton, filed on December 1, 2015
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Dec, 2015
The Cockle Bur Blog
Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.
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Nov, 2015
November 27th: Recently Filed Petition
Myer-Bennett v. Lomont, filed on November 24, 2015
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Nov, 2015
Filing An Amicus Curiae Brief
Amicus Curiae, or “Friend of the Court,” Briefs are submitted by non-parties to the case as a way of introducing information and concerns to the Court, often demonstrating that a case’s outcome may have wider effects beyond the immediate parties to the suit. Amicus Curiae Briefs can provide valuable assistance to the Court in its [...]
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Nov, 2015
November 20th: Recently Filed Petitions
Bowling v. U.S., filed on November 17, 2015 Justice v. Hosemann, filed on November 19, 2015
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Nov, 2015
5th Circuit Court of Appeals: Record Excerpts
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals—like all of the federal circuit courts—uses both the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP), as well as its own set of local rules. One important deviation from the FRAP in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is the record excerpt requirement. FRAP Rule 30 requires the appellant to file an appendix that includes [...]
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Nov, 2015
Supreme Court Ruling: Romer v. Evans
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, a Supreme Court ruling that banned legal prohibitions of marriage based on the gender of the spouses. Millions of Americans greeted the opinion with celebration, millions of others with derision, and very few with ambivalence. Love it or hate it, [...]
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Nov, 2015
November 13th: Recently Filed Petition
Arrigoni Enters., LLC v. Town of Durham, filed on November 10, 2015
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Nov, 2015
IFP Denied: New Offer for Supreme Court Briefs
During the active term of the Court, the Justices sit in a private conference every week or so to consider which petitions to grant, to review Supreme Court briefs, and to issue orders on pending motions. In these conferences, they also decide whether or not to grant certain petitioners in forma pauperis (IFP) status. Petitioners [...]
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Nov, 2015
November 6th: Recently Filed Petition
Energy-Intensive Mfrs. Working Grp. on Greenhouse Gas Regulation v. E.P.A., filed on November 5, 2015
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Oct, 2015
October 30th: Recently Filed Petitions
Li v. U.S., filed on October 23, 2015 Sissel v. DHHS, filed on October 26, 2015 Neal v. Pruitt, filed on October 23, 2015 Freeman Marine Equip., Inc. v. CHMM, LLC, filed on October 27, 2015 Doyle v. Taxpayers For Pub. Educ., filed on October 27, 2015