CJLF has submitted its comments on proposed changes to the Rules of the United States Supreme Court. Many of the changes are desirable and track changes other courts have made, such as replacing page limits on briefs with word limits. We are disappointed, though, that the committee has not recommended adopting the "7-day stagger" for amicus briefs from the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. The proposed rules continue to require that amici file on the same day as the party supported. Proper coordination of arguments can be a problem when the party is drafting its arguments up against the deadline, as happens occasionally, or is just uncooperative, as happens once in a great while.