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Appellate courts grant oral argument to only a small percentage of appeals, and chances are, your appeal will be decided based on the briefs. This is your one-stop-shop for reviewing the appellate rules, finding free legal research and style guide help, and using AI tools to summarize your appellate record, check your brief for grammar, and make a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities using the latest AI tools. If you find this page useful, please bookmark it or save it as a favorite in your browser. Here are links to brief writing resources:
Local Rules
Appellate rules for every federal circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court, and selected states.
Free Legal Research
Links to free legal research tools.
Online Style Guides
Links to Bluebook style guide assistance.
AI - Summarize my Record
Appellate records can be complex. This tool analyzes a clerk or reporter's records and provides a logical outline of pleadings, arguments, testimony, and other case events. It can handle records up to 5,000 pages at a time and identify facts and arguments in the court below that you might have missed.
AI - Check my Grammar
This tool reviews your brief and makes writing suggestions.
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