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Appellate Advocacy & Moot Court

This guide includes materials related to appellate advocacy, including resources for students participating in Moot Court.

Appellate Brief Examples

Scotusblog
Find Supreme Court briefs, along with case analysis and other information, by term, under "Merits Cases"
Selected Briefs on Westlaw
Selected Briefs on Lexis

Articles

Bluebook Resources

The Bluebook
Call Number: KF245 .B58

Lexis Advance
Check out the Interactive Citation Workstation from Lexis, available from the drop-down menu at the upper left corner of Lexis Advance. Here you can practice using the Bluebook for various citation forms.

Our guides to cite-checking for journal members have information about Bluebook formating:

Cite-Checking Guide for Journal Members
by Anne Rajotte Last Updated Nov 19, 2025 514 views this year
Cite-Checking and Source Guide for the Connecticut Journal of International Law
by Adam Mackie Last Updated May 23, 2025 115 views this year

These library guides provide detailed information about the Bluebook and its use:

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Books

The winning brief : 100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate courts by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF 251 .G37 2004

ISBN: 019517075X

Publication Date: 2004

Location: 5th Floor
Pleasing the court : writing ethical and effective briefs by Judith D. Fischer
Call Number: KF 250 .F58 2005

ISBN: 1594608962

Publication Date: 2005

Location: 5th Floor
Just briefs by Laurel Currie Oates, Anne Enquist, Connie Krontz
Call Number: KF251 .O18 2008

ISBN: 0735562318

Publication Date: 2008

Location: 5th Floor
Legal writing by design : a guide to great briefs and memos by Teresa J. Reid Rambo and Leanne J. Pflaum
Call Number: KF 250 .R36 2001

ISBN: 089089910X

Publication Date: 2001

Location: 5th Floor
Writing to win : the legal writer by Steven D. Stark
Call Number: KF250 .S8 1999

ISBN: 0385495927

Publication Date: 1999

Location: 5th Floor

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