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Supreme Court Practice Under The 2013 Rules Revisions
The Court’s revised Rules will go into effect on July 1st. (See the revisions here, and the new complete rule book here.) There are no blockbuster changes, but certain key aspects of Supreme Court practice will change. I will be discussing some of the changes over at Cockle Legal Briefs website. My first post previews the [...]
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New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
Brief on the Merits for Appellant Republican National Committee in McCutcheon v. FEC, No. 12-536, filed on May 6, 2013
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New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
Reply Brief in Metrish v. Lancaster, No. 12-547, filed on April 16, 2013
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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, more,” he writes. [...]
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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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New Merits Briefs Filed by Cockle Printing
Brief for Respondent in Salinas v. Texas, No. 12-246, filed on March 22, 2013 Brief for Respondent Kebodeaux in U.S. v. Kebodeaux, No. 12-418, filed on March 27, 2013
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New Merits Briefs Filed by Cockle Printing
Reply Brief of Petitioners in Hollingsworth v. Perry, No. 12-144, filed on March 18, 2013 Brief for the City of Los Angeles Respondents in Am. Trucking Ass’ns, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, No. 11-798, filed on March 18, 2013
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New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
Petitioner’s Reply Brief on the Merits in Dan’s City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey, No. 12-52, filed on March 12, 2013
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Conference Timing Through The End Of The Term
We are getting near the end of the Court’s October 2012 Term. Some petitioners and respondents might be thinking about timing their filings to either have the case considered this term, or have it carried through the summer and into next fall. The last conference for this term is June 20th, and the last paid-petition [...]
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New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs