New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Brief for Respondent Benjamin Carter in Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Carter, No. 12-1497, filed on October 14, 2014
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Oct, 2014
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Oct, 2014
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Arreguin v. Holder, filed on October 13, 2014 Kurtz v. Verizon New York, Inc., filed on October 14, 2014 Clayton v. Niska, filed on October 15, 2014
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Oct, 2014
A Visit From Erwin Chemerinsky
Last Thursday, my wife and I had the special privilege of attending the keynote presentation by Erwin Chemerinsky at the Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting. For many years I have known Dean Chemerinsky through the brief preparation services we provide for him. While he is recognized around the world as an elite legal scholar [...]
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Oct, 2014
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Alec L. v. McCarthy, filed on October 3, 2014 Liberty Coins, LLC v. Goodman, filed on October 3, 2014 Kentner v. City of Sanibel, filed on October 3, 2014 O’Brien v. Wisconsin, filed on October 6, 2014 Campbell v. Air Jamaica Ltd., filed on October 6, 2014 League of Women Voters of Chicago v. City [...]
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Oct, 2014
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Vermont Right to Life Comm., Inc. v. Sorrell, filed on September 29, 2014 Diaz-Barba v. Kismet Acquisition, LLC, filed on September 30, 2014 Dado v. U.S., filed on October 1, 2014
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Oct, 2014
Anatomy of a Supreme Court case briefing
Each type of brief has its own purpose, tone, and of course, requirements. In this blog post, we will examine the different types of Supreme Court briefs in Hollingsworth v. Perry, a recent case in which dozens of briefs were filed, many printed right here at Cockle. The popular Supreme Court blog website SCOTUSblog provides [...]
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Sep, 2014
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Doe B.P. v. Catholic Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph, filed on September 22, 2014 Ames v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., filed on September 24, 2014 Sierra Chem. Co. v. Salas, filed on September 24, 2014 Hildebrand v. Allegheny Cnty., filed on September 25, 2014
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Sep, 2014
Happy 225th Birthday to the U.S. Supreme Court!
The U.S. Supreme Court was “born” 225 years ago today, September 24, 1789. This is the date that the Judiciary Act of 1789 (which established the form of the Supreme Court) was signed into law by President George Washington. The first six Justices were also nominated: John Jay (Chief Justice), John Blair, William Cushing, [...]
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Sep, 2014
U.S. Supreme Court Merits-Stage Procedure, Part III: Oral Argument
You have filed your Supreme Court merits briefs, booked your D.C. flight and hotel, and Google-mapped drug stores near the Supreme Court Building [for that last minute bottle of Pepto, of course]. It’s time for oral argument. Does It Really Matter? Eugene Gressman, a leading Supreme Court practice authority, has this to say about oral [...]
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Sep, 2014
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Beltranena v. Holder, filed on September 12, 2014 Fleming v. Texas, filed on September 12, 2014 Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd. v. Klinger, filed on September 15, 2014 Arthey v. Schlumberger Tech. Corp., filed on September 18, 2014