11.   Still, Douglas Cox, a Washington lawyer who had written a brief to join the case in support of Ms. Taxman, found this one remarkable.

12.   The Association of American Railroads wrote a brief supporting Union Pacific in its unsuccessful high court appeal.

13.   While court briefs are written to win legal arguments in courts of law, they can reveal a great deal about the thinking of those involved in the litigation.

14.   White House officials immediately began planning a new approach on Internet smut to replace the flawed law, even as administration lawyers were writing their brief defending the act.

15.   The judge told defense lawyers to write a brief elaborating on those exceptions.