Supreme Court Rules: The 1997 Revisions Book

	Preface
	Checklists
	Table of Page Limits and Cover Colors
1	Introduction to the Supreme Court	1
2	Jurisdiction to Review Decisions of Federal Courts	39
3	Jurisdiction to Review Decisions of State Courts	88
4	Factors Motivating the Exercise of the Court's Certiorari Jurisdiction	162
5	The Manner in Which the Court Determines to Take Jurisdiction	222
6	Procedure in Connection With Petitions for Certiorari	270
7	Procedure on Appeals	385
8	In Forma Pauperis Proceedings	406
9	Certified Questions	449
10	Original Cases	461
11	Extraordinary Writs	491
12	Preparing and Printing the Joint Appendix	510
13	The Briefs on the Merits	533
14	Oral Argument	569
15	Petitions for Rehearing and Final Disposition of Cases	610
16	Motions and Applications	636
17	Bails and Stays	646
18	Justiciability: Standing, Mootness, and Abatement	705
19	Admissions to the Bar and Disbarment	732
20	Forms	756
	Appendix A Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States	887
	Appendix B Guide for Counsel in Cases To Be Argued Before the Supreme Court of the United States	920
	Appendix C Statutes	931
	Appendix D Depositories for Briefs, Supreme Court of the United States, as of October Term, 1992	968
	Table of Cases	971
	Subject and Rules Index	1025