Guides: United States Supreme Court Research: Supreme Court: Practice

Starting Points

Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy (Practitioner Treatise Series) by David C. Frederick
Publication Date: 4th ed. 2025

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Supreme Court Practice: For Practice in the Supreme Court of the United States by Stephen M. Shapiro, Kenneth S. Geller, Timothy S. Bishop, Edward A. Hartnett & Dan Himmelfarb
Call Number: KF9057 .S725 2019 (Reserve)

Publication Date: 11th ed. [2019]

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The Amicus Brief: Answering the Ten Most Important Questions About Amicus Practice by Reagan William Simpson & Mary R. Vasaly
Call Number: KF8748 .S536 2015 (Main)

Publication Date: 2015
The Amicus Brief: How to Write It and Use It Effectively by Reagan William Simpson
Call Number: KF8748 .S536 2010 (Main)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2010
The Art of Oral Advocacy by David Frederick
Call Number: KF9050 .F74 2019 (Main)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2019

Casebook.
Federal Appellate Practice and Procedure in a Nutshell by Gregory Castanias & Robert Klonoff
Call Number: KF9050 .Z9 C37 2023 (Reserve)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2023

Includes chapter: U.S. Supreme Court Practice.
Federal Practice and Procedure (Wright & Miller) by Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller
Call Number: KF8840 .W68 (Main)

Publication Date: c1986-2023

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Multi-volume treatise.
Moore's Federal Practice by James William Moore & Daniel R. Coquillette et al.
Call Number: KF8820.A313 M62 1997 (Main)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. 1997-

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Multi-volume treatise.