REVISIONS TO RULES
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
ADOPTED APRIL 18, 2019
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019
The Clerk's Comments that accompany the revisions to the Rules are not part of the
Rules. They are furnished solely to assist readers in understanding the revisions.1
Rule 14. Content of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
1. A petition for a writ of certiorari shall contain, in the order indicated:
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(b) (i) A list of all parties to the proceeding in the court whose judgment is sought
to be reviewed (unless the caption of the case contains the names of all the
parties), and;
(ii) a corporate disclosure statement as required by Rule 29.6; and
(iii) a list of all proceedings in state and federal trial and appellate courts,
including proceedings in this Court, that are directly related to the case in this
Court. For each such proceeding, the list should include the court in question, the
docket number and case caption for the proceeding, and the date of entry of the
judgment. For the purposes of this rule, a proceeding is "directly related" if it
arises from the same trial court case as the case in this Court (including the
proceedings directly on review in this case), or if it challenges the same criminal
conviction or sentence as is challenged in this Court, whether on direct appeal or
through state or federal collateral proceedings.
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In addition to the revisions set forth below, references to "18 U.S.C. 3006A(d)(6)" in Rules 9.1, 29.5(b)
and (c) and 33.2(a) are changed to "18 U.S.C. 3006A(d)(7)." Subsection (d)(6) was redesignated as subsection
(d)(7), and these Rules are now updated to conform to this change.
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Comment:
A complete listing of directly related cases will assist in evaluating whether a Justice's
involvement in a case before joining the Court might require recusal.
Rule 15. Briefs in Opposition; Reply Briefs; Supplemental Briefs
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