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Legal Writing: Font Requirements Across the Country

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Two months ago, on March 16, the D.C. Circuit issued a notice on “Preferred Typefaces for Briefs,” in which the court explicitly “discourage[d] the use of Garamond” because it “appears smaller” and is less “legible” than...more

Jaburg Wilk

What Exactly is That Rule About Unpublished Decisions and Can’t We Cite Them Now?

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For writers of any legal briefs, there is hardly anything more frustrating than finally finding a case on point, in our jurisdiction, with a “correct” holding to support our argument, but unpublished. More than 85% of the...more

Carlton Fields

Legalizing the Appellate Introduction

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In polite society, it is rude not to introduce yourself, but if you are writing a brief to a Florida appellate court, the issue is complicated. The rule describing the required content of a brief does not describe an...more

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