For guidance on every aspect of practicing before the Supreme Court, rely on this trusted source of the Justices’ law clerks for over 50 years.

Rely on this treatise for guidance on every aspect of practice before the Supreme Court—from how to pass through the guarded entrance to get to the Clerk’s Office, to whether to file one or more petitions in consolidated or related cases. Supreme Court Practice, Ninth Edition is the definitive resource for everything you need to know to prosecute or defend a case before the Supreme Court. This treatise provides:

• 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.
• 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.

Often cited in opinions by the Court, Supreme Court Practice is written from the authors’ first-hand knowledge and experience, providing the most comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the Supreme Court available. This treatise provides:

• Time-tested techniques on preparing effective oral and written Supreme Court presentations—advice from some of the country’s most experienced Supreme Court attorneys.
• The official word from the Court—contained in a compilation of instructive documents from the Clerk’s Office, including Guide for Counsel in Cases to be Argued Before the Supreme Court of the United States.
• A complete body of U.S. Supreme Court precedent, covering all of the Court’s decisions in the modern era and a wealth of historical precedent, bearing on every issue of procedure and jurisdiction in each category of case on the Supreme Court’s docket.

This can’t be found anywhere else.

• In-depth discussions of the jurisdictional and prudential principles that govern practice before the Court.
• Full citations, table of cases, and extensive index—to make your preparation easier and thorough.
  

Supreme Court Practice, Ninth Edition also 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, and 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, as amended and effective on October 1, 2007.
• 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.
• Persuasive techniques for oral argument—from the experience of judges and advocates.
  

• Summary Table of Contents
• Detailed Table of Contents
• Preface

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