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Recent Articles from Eric Magnuson and Steve Safranski
Briefly: It’s about them, not you
Too often, lawyers approach oral argument with a misguided mindset.
Briefly: In the front door, out the back door
Too often, lawyers approach oral argument with a misguided mindset. Unlike jury summations, high-school debate, or even the recent presidential impeachment hearings, oral argument to a judge or panel of judges isn’t really supposed to be an argument at all. It should be a conversation—and one for the benefit of the judges, not the advocates—to ...
Briefly: Is it better to ask forgiveness than permission?
One of the most frequently invoked local rules in the District of Minnesota prohibits parties from filing “motions to reconsider” without obtaining advance permission from the court.
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