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 Procedure that would reduce the length of various filings in the Circuit Courts. As we covered back in February, the proposal garnering the most attention … Continue Reading
We’ve posted previously about the proposal to reduce the word limit for federal appellate briefs from 14,000 to 12,500 words, explaining that the reduced limit would probably not be a problem in most cases, but might pose a formidable obstacle to more complex or record-intensive appeals. Now, data from the Eighth Circuit indicates that, even … Continue Reading
