tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post1131826388954631455..comments2023-10-31T03:54:17.210-05:00Comments on Thus Blogged Anderson: Pet peeveAndersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-66553525012369303362012-03-03T08:53:57.591-06:002012-03-03T08:53:57.591-06:00then i would have oral argument much more frequent...then i would have oral argument much more frequentlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-66426191706004047952012-03-02T11:14:08.117-06:002012-03-02T11:14:08.117-06:00Excellent!
Some or all of the justices and clerks...Excellent!<br /><br />Some or all of the justices and clerks may not care, but there is no reason to risk having your brief read by someone who does.<br /><br />... The rationale behind the rule is what? I suppose one can't evaluate the need for oral argument without seeing what both sides have to say. <br /><br />The joke used to be that the court granted oral argument when the briefs were so badly written, no one could figure out what one side or both were saying.Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-30471090702049831752012-03-02T10:56:24.942-06:002012-03-02T10:56:24.942-06:00I repeatedly chastise my friend for requesting ora...I repeatedly chastise my friend for requesting oral argument on initial briefs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-8910688590450163082012-03-02T09:19:15.786-06:002012-03-02T09:19:15.786-06:00Okay, just so long as I'm not crazy. Or at le...Okay, just so long as I'm not crazy. Or at least, not proved to be crazy in this particular instance.Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-30693655996871283912012-03-02T09:08:12.536-06:002012-03-02T09:08:12.536-06:00Ah, like many lawyers, I just misread it -- again....Ah, like many lawyers, I just misread it -- again.somslawyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-79135337367323633262012-03-02T09:04:30.406-06:002012-03-02T09:04:30.406-06:00On the cover of the particular brief that the rule...On the cover of the particular brief that the rule says to put it on. I.e., not the initial brief filed by the appellant.<br /><br />I did just quote the rule, right?Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-33681885193322804842012-03-02T08:48:43.692-06:002012-03-02T08:48:43.692-06:00Anderson, if we did that it would reduce the chanc...Anderson, if we did that it would reduce the chance of the statement ever being noticed. "On the brief" would include the cover, at least in my opinion. Where do you think the preferred position should be?somslawyernoreply@blogger.com