Professor Leora Harpaz
The Supreme Court
READINGS ON BRIEF WRITING
Required Reading:
(1) James vanR. Springer, Some Suggestions on Preparing Briefs on the Merits in the Supreme Court of the United States, 33 Cath. U.L. Rev. 593 (1984)
(2) Andrew L. Frey and Roy T. Englert, Jr., How to Write a Good Appellate Brief, 20 Litigation 6 (Winter 1994)
(3) Jane Roth and Mani
Walia, Persuading Quickly: Tips for Writing an Effective Appellate
Brief, 11 J. App. Prac. & Process 443 (2010) at https://lawrepository.ualr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1108&context=appellatepracticeprocess
Optional Reading:
(4) Ellie Margolis, Beyond Brandeis: Exploring the Uses of Non-Legal Materials in Appellate Briefs, 34 U.S.F.L. Rev. 197 (2000)
(5) Clyde H. Hamilton, Appellate Advocacy: Effective Appellate Brief Writing, 50 S.C. L. Rev. 581 (1999)
(6) Lucy V. Katz & Neil L. Felshman, Lawyers’ Language - Some Suggestions for Incorporating Techniques of Advocacy into the Appellate Brief, 9 J. of Contemporary L. 127 (1983). This is a lengthy document and it will take several minutes to load.
Sample Student Brief Assignment:
(1) Respondent’s Brief in
American Coalition of Life Activists v. Planned Parenthood.