New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
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Apr, 2013
The Cockle Bur Blog
Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.
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Apr, 2013
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
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Apr, 2013
The Need for Prosecution Clinics in Ending Mass Incarceration
There is a debate fermenting at my law school, the University of Washington, over whether the school should fund a criminal prosecution clinic. I weighed in on the debate, and to the surprise of many, I said that I favor a prosecution clinic. I favor it because I think such a clinic, [...]
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Apr, 2013
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
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Apr, 2013
How to Write An Effective Appellate Brief: Lessons from Judge Richard Posner
Judge Richard Posner, of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, recently laid out his view of appellate briefs (you can read the article on the ABA website here). Judge Posner writes: So, my essential advice to the appellate brief writer is to put yourself in the judge’s shoes all the way, as it were. That [...]
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Apr, 2013
The Special Requirements for Petition-Stage Amici
A review of the US Supreme Court's special rules for petition-stage amicus briefs.
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Apr, 2013
The Special Requirements for Petition-Stage Amici
Adam Chandler over at SCOTUSblog recently posted this update of his earlier work on the influence of petition-stage amici. Chandler notes that in the last five years, the number of petition-stage amicus filings has increased 35%, and the total number of amicus filers has increased by almost 65%. “In short: more, more, [...]
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Apr, 2013
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
Brief for Respondent in Univ. of Texas Sw. Med. Ctr. v. Nassar, No. 12-484, filed on April 3, 2013
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Apr, 2013
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
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Apr, 2013
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing