Brief

A written statement submitted in a trial or appellate proceeding that explains one side's legal and factual arguments.

Source: U.S. Courts

A written statement that each side gives the court to say why the court should decide that they are right.

Source: California Courts.

Last updated April 2018

The Time Has Come: Local, State, and Federal Officials Need to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination Now

University of Pennsylvania professor Marci A. Hamilton calls on local, state, and federal officials to require COVID-19 vaccination in order to effectively address the acute health crisis the virus’s variants imminently pose.

We Need a People’s (Not Presidential) Commission on the Supreme Court

Amherst professor Austin Sarat argues that a People’s Commission—rather than a Presidential Commission—on the U.S. Supreme Court is the only way to ensure that a democratic dialogue that truly represents the interests of the American people.