February 6th: Recently Filed Petitions
Harrison v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Ret. Plan, filed on February 2, 2015 Vong v. Aune, filed on February 4, 2015
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Feb, 2015
The Cockle Bur Blog
Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.
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Feb, 2015
This Week in Supreme Court History: The Supreme Court’s First Session
During this week in 1790, the Supreme Court held its first session--meeting in the Merchants Exchange Building in New York City, then the nation’s capital. The Court first assembled on February 1st, but due to transportation problems for some of the justices, the session was postponed until February 2nd. The U.S. Supreme Court was established [...]
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Jan, 2015
January 30th: New Merits Brief
Brief For The Petitioner in Harris v. Viegelahn, No. 14-400, filed on January 26, 2015
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Jan, 2015
Writing A Legal Brief: Part I
Cockle Legal Briefs formats, reads and prints thousands of Supreme Court and federal circuit court briefs every year. And we have seen every kind of writing—professional and pro se, florid and direct, prose and even poetry. But for all of our experience, we still pause when asked a seemingly basic question: how to write a [...]
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Jan, 2015
January 23rd: New Merits Brief
Brief For Petitioners State of Michigan, Et Al. in the vided cases of Michigan v. EPA, Util. Air Regulatory Grp. v. EPA, and Nat’l Mining Ass’n v. EPA, Nos. 14-46, 14-47, and 14-49, filed on January 20, 2015
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Jan, 2015
January 23rd: Recently Filed Petitions
Raynor v. Maryland, filed on January 19, 2015 Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency v. Ace Am. Ins. Co., filed on January 20, 2015
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Jan, 2015
The Cockle Appellate Brief Process Part 2
APPELLATE BRIEF PROCESS - LEGAL PROOFREADING After we do an initial review of your document as described in my earlier post, The Cockle Appellate Brief Process Part 1, we will typeset and proofread the document, then email a proof to you with our readers’ notes. After you review the proof, you can scan it back to [...]
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Jan, 2015
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Rules You Need to Know
Submitting a rule-compliant brief in the Federal circuit courts can be difficult work because of the interplay of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure with your Circuit’s Local Rules. Oftentimes there are also Practice Guides to be familiar with. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is no exception. What follows is not meant to be [...]
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Jan, 2015
January 16th: New Merits Brief
Brief For Respondents in Coleman v. Tollefson, No. 13-1333, filed on January 14, 2015
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Jan, 2015
January 16th: Recently Filed Petitions
Anoruo v. McDonald, filed on January 9, 2015 Hillcrest Prop., LLP v. Pasco Cnty., filed on January 15, 2015