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Lesson 9 · Chapter 9, Briefs & Motions

Briefs & Motions


An 8-minute video lesson on Chapter 9, Briefs & Motions of The Citation Code, with two pause-and-practice exercises.

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What you will be able to do

  1. Find every layer of instructions that reaches a filed paper, from the national rules down to the judge's own orders, before you format it.
  2. Build a table-of-authorities entry from your first full citation, history included, with every page of your brief that cites the authority.
  3. Handle what the receiving court checks beyond form: word limits, unpublished rulings and their copies, and AI certifications.

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Lesson 9: Briefs & Motions — The Citation Code