US Supreme Court: The End of the 2012 Term Marks the Beginning of Marriage Equality Wars
On June 26, 2013, near the very end of its 2012 session, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down opinions in two cases regarding same-sex marriage. In the first, U.S. v. Windsor (12-307), the Court ruled that a section of t Read More
Appeals to the New York State Appellate Division: Settling the Transcript Does Not Have to Be an Unsettling Experience
Before including a transcript in a record on appeal (or appendix) and asking the Appellate Division to rely upon it, practitioners must first determine whether the transcript needs to be settled, and, if so, take the necessar Read More
12 Easy to Follow Guidelines to Improve Your Oral Advocacy
Last fall, I had the pleasure of attending the Charles W. Froessel Intramural Moot Court Read More
Court finds appeal's “actual printing” cost reasonable. But, what is actually involved in the appellate production besides printing and binding?
Earlier this year, a California court issued an opinion finding the costs charged by Counsel Press for printing an appeal reasonable (Read More
The Appellate Law Journal
Volume 1 | Issue 1 | 2013
The Appellate Law Journal focuses exclusively on rules, practices and procedures of federal and state appellate courts nationwide. Edited by the appellate experts at Counsel Press, The Appellate Law Journal is designed Read More
New Jersey Rules Governing Appellate Practice: Going a Step Beyond for the Client
R. 2:6-2(a), Contents of Appellant’s Brief, lists the required section headings for formal briefs submitted on behalf of an appellant. Among these are a concise Procedural History, a concise Statement of Facts and the Read More