When Does “Or” Mean “And”?
I’ve previously blogged about cases that remind me of the bar exam or law school exams. In reading a case released by the Court of Appeals yesterday, however, I was reminded of grammar lessons from...
View ArticleIs the Table of Contents the Most Important Component of a Brief?
The September 2015 ABA Journal has an interesting article by Bryan Garner on headings in appellate briefs. Garner makes a case for why the table of contents is one of the most important components of...
View ArticleConsistency Is The Solution To A Gray Area (Or Is It Grey?)
Proofreading is tedious. And no matter how many times you proofread a brief, you inevitably spot a hidden “misstate” about two seconds after you file it. If you have read my blog posts long enough,...
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