State ex rel. Queen City Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists v. McGinnis

Pursuant to Section 10, Rule VIII of the Supreme Court Rules of Practice, briefs filed by plaintiffs in original actions must comply with the requirements of Sections (1), (3), (4) and (6) of Rule V and with Rule VI of the Supreme Court Rules of Practice governing the form of briefs on the merits in appeal cases. Section 1 of Rule V requires that merit briefs contain a table of contents, a table of authorities, arguments headed by propositions of law and an appendix.

Relators’ brief does not comply with any of these requirements. Moreover, by this “brief,” relators have, in essence, submitted…