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Bench memos are used by the judge as a reference during preparation for trial, the hearing of lawyers' arguments, and the drafting of a decision and also to give the judge an idea of the arguments given by each side in the court case. [1] Bench memos are generally written by the judge's law clerk. [citation needed]
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The table of authorities, often called a TOA, is frequently a legal requirement for litigation briefs; the various state courts have different rules as to what kinds of briefs require a TOA. The TOA list has the name of the authority followed by the page number or numbers on which each authority appears, and the authorities are commonly listed ...
Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on charges that hush money payments made in 2016 to cover-up an alleged extramarital affair violated tax and ...
Trial briefs are presented at trial to resolve a disputed point of evidence. Legal briefs are used as part of arguing a pre-trial motion in a case or proceeding. Merit briefs (or briefs on the merits) are briefs on the inherent rights and wrongs of a case, absent any emotional or technical biases
The prosecution’s trial brief states that a person inside the room saw Tauala wrestle the gun away from the man, and Fuaau left and drove away. At about 9 a.m., surveillance footage from the ...
English: John Gleeson filed this amicus curiae brief at the request of the court "to present arguments in opposition to the government’s Motion to Dismiss" and to "address whether the Court should issue an Order to Show Cause why [Michael T. Flynn] should not be held in criminal contempt for perjury".
Summary judgment in the United States applies only in civil cases. It does not apply to criminal cases to obtain a pretrial judgment of conviction or acquittal, in part because a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to a jury trial. [4] Some federal and state-court judges publish general guidelines and sample summary judgment forms.