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I. T
HE
C
OURT
Rule 1. Clerk................................................................................................ 1Rule 2. Library............................................................................................ 1Rule 3. Term ................................................................................................ 1Rule 4. Sessions and Quorum................................................................... 2
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II. A
TTORNEYS AND
C
OUNSELORS
Rule 5. Admission to the Bar.................................................................... 2Rule 6. Argument
Pro Hac Vice
.............................................................. 3Rule 7. Prohibition Against Practice ...................................................... 4Rule 8. Disbarment and Disciplinary Action......................................... 4Rule 9. Appearance of Counsel................................................................. 5
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III. J
URISDICTION ON
W
RIT OF
C
ERTIORARI
Rule 10. Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari................... 5Rule 11. Certiorari to a United States Court of Appeals Before Judgment.................................................................................... 6Rule 12. Review on Certiorari: How Sought; Parties............................ 6Rule 13. Review on Certiorari: Time for Petitioning............................ 9Rule 14. Content of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari ........................ 10Rule 15. Briefs in Opposition; Reply Briefs; Supplemental Briefs..... 13Rule 16. Disposition of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari................... 15
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IV. O
THER
J
URISDICTION
Rule 17. Procedure in an Original Action................................................ 16Rule 18. Appeal from a United States District Court........................... 17Rule 19. Procedure on a Certified Question............................................ 21Rule 20. Procedure on a Petition for an Extraordinary Writ.............. 22
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V. M
OTIONS AND
A
PPLICATIONS
Rule 21. Motions to the Court.................................................................... 25Rule 22. Applications to Individual Justices............................................ 26Rule 23. Stays................................................................................................ 27
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VI. B
RIEFS ON THE
M
ERITS AND
O
RAL
A
RGUMENT
Rule 24. Briefs on the Merits: In General................................................ 27Rule 25. Briefs on the Merits: Number of Copies and Time to File.. 29Rule 26. Joint Appendix............................................................................... 30Rule 27. Calendar.......................................................................................... 33Rule 28. Oral Argument .............................................................................. 34
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