RE: Legal briefs, pleadings and Memoranda.

From: Buford Terrell <terrell[_at_]sugar.neosoft.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 18:47:09 -0600

>There are several commercial publishers who publish Supreme Court records
>and briefs. Does anyone know if they obtain permission from the attorneys
>or whether any attorneys have ever objected?
>
>Mary Jensen
>cnicopy[_at_]charlie.usd.edu

Are briefs filed in court any different from other pleadings which are (I think) public records and therefore part of the public domain?

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