brief

Examples of brief in the following topics:

• U.S. Court of Appeals

  • The appellant presents a document called a brief, which lays out the legal arguments to persuade the judge that the trial court made an error.
  • Meanwhile, the party defending against the appeal, known as the apellee, also presents a brief presenting reasons the trial court decision is correct or why an error made by the trial court is not significant enough to reverse the decision.
  • While some cases are decided on the basis of written briefs alone, other cases move on to an oral argument stage.

• Preamble

  • The Preamble to the Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles.

• The Supreme Court

  • Once a case is granted cert, lawyers on each side file a brief that presents their arguments.
  • With the permission of the court, others with a stake in the outcome of the case may also file an amicus curiae brief for one of the parties to the case.
  • After the briefs are reviewed, the justices hear oral arguments from both parties.
  • During the oral argument the justices may ask questions, raise new issues, or probe arguments made in the briefs.

• The Media

  • Media correspondents were invited to attend nightly MACV briefings covering the day's events that became known as the "Five O'Clock Follies. " Most correspondents considered these briefings to be a waste of time.
  • The Saigon bureau chiefs were also often invited to closed sessions at which presentations would be made by a briefing officer, the CIA station chief, or an official from the embassy who would present background or off-the-record information on upcoming military operations or Vietnamese political events.

• Politics and the Great Recession of 2008

  • Beginning February 26, 2009 an Economic Intelligence Briefing was added to the daily intelligence briefings prepared for the President of the United States.

• Federal Jurisdiction

  • If the Supreme Court grants certiorari and accepts the case, it will receive written briefs from each side (and any amicae curi or friends of the court—usually interested third parties with some expertise to bear on the subject) and schedule oral arguments.

• Political Parties from 1800–1824

  • Britain and France were at war from 1793 through 1815, with one brief interruption.

• Interest Groups

  • Groups use varied methods to try to achieve their aims including lobbying, media campaigns, publicity stunts, polls, research, and policy briefings.

• Cohesiveness

  • Groups use varied methods to try to achieve their aims including lobbying, media campaigns, publicity stunts, polls, research, and policy briefings.

• The Supreme Court and the Burden of Proof

  • After granting cert, lawyers for each party will submit briefs, or written legal arguments, about the issues for the Court to read before oral arguments, or the time when a lawyer from each side will argue his case before all of the justices.