Case briefing has a long history in legal studies as a tried-and-true method for reviewing and analyzing judicial opinions. Whether you’re a law student attempting to master case briefing, or a lawyer ...

Do amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs matter in Supreme Court cases? As someone who sometimes writes and signs on to amicus briefs, I often wonder if they are worth the time and effort.

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Four days after hearing oral arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a task force within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supreme Court asked both the federal government ...

“These case law quotations are the bread and butter of winning appeals if argued correctly.” The first two articles of this series focused on convincing your clients to file more appeals and ...

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A judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has questioned an attorney over fictitious cases cited in his briefs. (U.S. General Services Administration file photo) A Washington, D ...

With the opening appeal briefs now filed in the copyright infringement case over the Internet Archive’s scanning and digital lending of print library books, the filing of amicus briefs is also now ...

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