Lawyers love alphabet soup. We use abbreviations (which include initialisms and acronyms)[1] liberally. Take this excerpt as an example:Facing the uncertainty of collecting from the Lewicki-Swiech Defendants, D&K turned to LL and KFTR, KBP’s prior counsel in this case.
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Donald Trump: A Presidency Under Unprecedented Scrutiny
Donald Trump is once again the President of the United States. Over the last decade, the mainstream media, academic elites, and Hollywood figures have painted a grim picture of his leadership, often predicting the downfall of democracy and global catastrophe.No…
SCOTUS on Notice and the Current Constitutional Crisis
Alexis de Tocqueville, that trenchant observer of America from the Old World, recognized, even as long ago as 1835, “[t]here is hardly any political question in the United States that sooner or later does not turn into a judicial question.”…
2025 Corbin Appellate Symposium
The 2025 Corbin Appellate Symposium will be held on March 13 & 14, 2025, in Little Rock, AR. The symposium will include presentations on preparing for oral argument, preserving the record, and writing, The symposium will also include panels on…
The Strategy of Kendrick Lamar
By now, you’ve probably heard of Kendrick Lamar; he performed the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show and was the first solo rap artist to do so. He is also the first and (so far) only rap artist to…
Guns, Young People, and Overturning Precedent
Last week, the Fifth Circuit, continuing to issue decisions likely to obtain further review in the Supreme Court, struck down a federal firearms law that prohibited selling handguns to 18-to-20 year olds. The unanimous decision in Reese v. Bureau of…
Writing an Effective Opposition Brief
In litigation, attorneys write countless briefs at the trial and appellate stages, many of which involve opposing motions filed by an adversary, such as motions to dismiss, compel discovery, or for summary judgment. Effectively responding to these motions is critical…
Using ChatGPT as an Editor in Three Easy Steps
ChatGPT is great for all kinds of tasks, including editing and revising your writing. It has endless patience and works on your schedule. Want to write more like Justice Roberts or Justice Kagan? It can help you do that. Need…
As-Applied Challenges to the Felon-in-Possession Law: Range III
This is a guest post by Professor Dru Stevenson.The en banc Third Circuit recently re-decided Range v. Attorney General of the United States (Range III), a closely-watched as-applied Second Amendment challenge to the federal ban on felons possessing firearms…
New Year, and Some New Courts
The start of a new calendar year often presents fresh opportunities. For appellate advocates, cases continue, and new ones develop. That would seem to make January uneventful – just a new month like any other month. Still, in at least…