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Getting Rid of those Amicus Blues

Getting Rid of those Amicus Blues - Reviewing writing in nearly 900 SCOTUS merits briefs from OT 2017 with @legalwritingpro 's BriefCatch software

Good writing makes a world of difference in appellate practice.  In an era where some scholars question whether oral arguments have very much utility, briefs, and especially amicus briefs, are thought to play a unique role in Supreme Court decision making.  The Court receives briefs in large numbers, with amicus briefs leading the way.  Cases with broad national repercussions may garner 100…

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BriefCatching 2017 Cert-Stage Filings

#EmpiricalSCOTUS Teams Up with #BriefCatch to Measure this term's Supreme Court Cert Petitions and BIOs.

  Good writing quality is one of the greatest assets for attorneys practicing before any court.  While there is no universally accepted measure of good writing, software engineers are currently designing programs that measure writing quality in innovative and accurate ways.  In past, Empirical SCOTUS has employed off-the-shelf metrics for writing quality to compare filings within a term.

One of…

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