Proposed by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, the new rule would change the limit from 14,000 words to 12,500 words. Lawyers from organizations including the Council of Appellate Lawyers and the law firm Mayer Brown responded to a call for public comments by expressing several concerns, including the possibility that the new rule could prevent appellate litigators from making all viable arguments. They also contend that the reduction could cause appellate litigators to start overusing confusing acronyms and inaccurate citations.

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