Topic
Brief Word Count
4 published works
Minding Your Business
New Word Limits for Federal Appellate Briefs: How Low is Too Low?
Several amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure are scheduled to take effect on December 1, and one of those amendments is causing consternation among appellate practitioners: a 1000-word…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
As Debate Rages Over Reducing Federal Appellate Brief Limit To 13,000 Words, A Circuit Court Dismisses An Appeal For Failing To Comply With The Current 14,000 Word Limit
The Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules (the federal judiciary’s policymaking body) has proposed amendments to Rules 5, 21, 27, 28.1, 32, 35, and 40 of the Federal Rules of Appellate…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Federal Appellate Rulemaking on Brief Word Counts
The Federal Appellate Rules Advisory Committee held a public hearing today on the proposal to reduce the word limit of federal appellate briefs from 14,000 words to 12,500 words. When…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Beware To The Verbose: Potential Cut To Brief Word Count Looms
Although judges typically admonish lawyers to be succinct, I suspect there are few of us out there who would say that they've never had a problem fitting a federal appellate…