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I recently discovered an extremely helpful resource that sets out some essential guidelines for persuasive written advocacy. Edited by Philip Allen Lacovara, senior counsel at Mayer Brown in New York, Effective Brief Writing, Chapter 7 of Federal Appellate Practice (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 2008), is a comprehensive and useful resource for anyone wanting [...]
Brief For Petitioners in DeBoer v. Snyder, No. 14-571, filed on February 26, 2015
Nyambal v. The Int’l Monetary Fund, filed on February 20, 2015 Schutz v. Failla, filed on February 20, 2015
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On this date in 1803, the Supreme Court decided Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803), the important case that confirmed the legal principle of judicial review – the ability of the Supreme Court to limit Congressional power by declaring legislation unconstitutional – in the new nation. The notion of courts declaring statutes void dates [...]
Litchfield Historic Dist. Comm’n v. Chabad Lubavitch of Litchfield Cnty., Inc., filed on February 16, 2015 Murphy v. Verizon Commc’ns, Inc., filed on February 17, 2015 Partington v. Houck, filed on February 18, 2015 Viewcrest Invs., LLC v. Oregon, filed on February 18, 2015 Holmes v. Cassel, filed on February 19, 2015 We also filed [...]
I recently discovered an extremely helpful resource for legal brief writers. Edited by Philip Allen Lacovara, senior counsel at Mayer Brown in New York, Effective Brief Writing, Chapter 7 of Federal Appellate Practice (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 2008), is a comprehensive and useful resource for anyone wanting to know how to write a [...]
In my last post, I wrote about a cool resource I found that discusses the art of legal writing. Edited by Philip Allen Lacovara, senior counsel at Mayer Brown in New York, Effective Brief Writing, Chapter 7 of Federal Appellate Practice (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 2008), is a comprehensive and useful resource for [...]
ABB Inc. v. Ariz. Bd. of Regents, filed on February 9, 2015 Sec. Health Care, L.L.C. v. Boler, filed on February 11, 2015 Thomas v. Louisiana, filed on February 12, 2015
Detailed information on the substance of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari, including the order in which required items are to appear, can be found in Supreme Court Rule 14.1. Per Rule 14.1, “A petition for writ of certiorari shall contain, in the order indicated:” Questions Presented “The questions presented for review, expressed concisely in [...]