The table of authorities (called a “table of citations” in some rules) lists every legal authority your brief cites and the pages where it is cited. Judges and clerks use it to find where you rely on a case, and to check your authorities quickly.
How it is organized
Authorities are grouped by type — usually Cases, Constitutional Provisions, Statutes, Rules, Regulations and Other Authorities. Cases are listed alphabetically with their full citation and case names in italics; statutes and rules in numerical order. Each entry ends with the page numbers where it is cited.
“Passim”
When an authority is cited on many pages, the table says passim (“throughout”) instead of listing every page. AppealDraft uses it when an authority appears on six or more pages.
Getting the page numbers right
The page numbers depend on the final layout, so the table must be built last and rebuilt after every edit. AppealDraft lays out the brief, finds every citation (including short forms like “Smith, 123 F.3d at 460”), and repeats the layout until the table and the pages agree. The Word version also carries the table, and its table of contents can be refreshed in Word.