http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/briefing-set-on-texas-redistricting/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:56:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/briefing-set-on-texas-redistricting/comment-page-1/#comment-8484 Tom Goldstein Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:31:22 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/briefing-set-on-texas-redistricting/#comment-8484 Responding to Kent's question, very little at the Court -- particularly this kind of order -- is an accident. My sense after asking around is that the change was on purpose and will be reflected in later orders of this sort. The directive that "Rule 29.2 does not apply" was ambiguous in that it literally meant that the brief wouldn't be received. Here, as in all things, parties are best off working with the Clerk's Office -- e.g., Denise McNerney for merits briefs and Chris Vasil for paid cert. filings -- on getting papers filed. Responding to Kent’s question, very little at the Court — particularly this kind of order — is an accident. My sense after asking around is that the change was on purpose and will be reflected in later orders of this sort. The directive that “Rule 29.2 does not apply” was ambiguous in that it literally meant that the brief wouldn’t be received. Here, as in all things, parties are best off working with the Clerk’s Office — e.g., Denise McNerney for merits briefs and Chris Vasil for paid cert. filings — on getting papers filed.

]]> http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/briefing-set-on-texas-redistricting/comment-page-1/#comment-8483 Kent Scheidegger Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:17:53 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/briefing-set-on-texas-redistricting/#comment-8483 I see the traditional "Rule 29.2 does not apply" language is missing from the order. The Court has, in the past, added that language to fast track briefing orders to specify that the clerk actually have the brief in hand by the deadline, rather than the usual rule that it is timely filed if it is in the mail by the deadline. Anyone know if this is something new or just a mistake? I see the traditional “Rule 29.2 does not apply” language is missing from the order. The Court has, in the past, added that language to fast track briefing orders to specify that the clerk actually have the brief in hand by the deadline, rather than the usual rule that it is timely filed if it is in the mail by the deadline. Anyone know if this is something new or just a mistake?

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