Supreme Court Practice: For Practice in the Supreme Court of the United States (Hardcover)

by Robert L. Stern (Editor)

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For over 50 years, attorneys and judges around the country have turned to this singular resource for explanation and guidance in understanding the Court’s jurisdiction and practice.

Written from the authors’ first-hand knowledge and experience, this book provides the most comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the Supreme Court available.

You can rely on this treatise for guidance on every aspect of practicing before the Court — from literally how to pass through the guarded entrance to get to the Clerk’s Office; how to get a "library pass" to use the Court’s library on the third floor; how properly to invoke the Court’s certiorari and appeal jurisdiction; how the Court’s original jurisdiction can be invoked; how other extraordinary writs can be sought; and how to comply with the Court’s precise rules as to the basic contents of petitions and briefs, including the location of "Questions Presented," page limits, type fonts and cover colors.

Take a look at everything Supreme Court Practice, Eighth Edition provides:

--Discussion of the jurisdictional and prudential scope of Supreme Court review. --Insights and guidance on preparing petitions for certiorari, jurisdictional statements, briefs in opposition, motions to dismiss or affirm. --Checklists for docketing and processing appeals and certiorari cases — and for pursuing a case after review has been granted. --Expert analysis of the current 48 Rules of the Supreme Court. --Full text of the Clerk’s revised (10/01) Guide for Counsel in Cases to Be Argued Before the Supreme Court of the United States. --Updated guidelines for those intending to prepare a petition for certiorari including in forma pamperis Rules. --Updated guidelines for preparing a petition for certiorari pursuant to the Court’s in forma pauperis Rules. --Persuasive techniques for oral argument — from the experience of judges and advocates. --Descriptions of the day-to-day operations of the Court and its officers, including the Clerk’s Office, the Marshal, the Reporter of Decisions, the Library, the Public Information Office, the Curator, the Legal Office, the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice, and the Court’s law clerks. The Court’s regulations concerning the public use of the building and grounds are also included. --Alternative methods of admission to the Court’s Bar by written and oral motion. --Sample forms and examples of petitions, briefs, and all other motions and documents that are pertinent to practice before the Court, plus all the Court’s Rules and relevant statutes and regulations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1290 pages
• Publisher: BNA Books (Bureau of National Affairs); 8 edition (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570182248
• ISBN-13: 978-1570182242
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #721,705 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive Supreme Court practice guide , August 28, 2007

By	Eric A. Isaacson (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the definitive guide for practice before the United States Supreme Court, to which I turn whenever I have a case pending there. No lawyer who handles matters in our nation's highest court can afford to be without it.

Note, though, that a new edition - - the ninth - - is slated for release in late October 2007. So, if you're not filing anything in the Supreme Court before then, you may want to wait for the new edition: Supreme Court Practice

Eric Alan Isaacson