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Each week, the Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup presents a few tidbits of news and Twitter posts from the past week concerning appellate advocacy. As always, if you see something during the week that you think we should be sure to include, feel free to send a quick note to either (1) Dan Real at DReal@Creighton.edu or on Twitter (@Daniel_L_Real) or (2) Catharine Du Bois at DuBoisLegalWriting@gmail.com or on Twitter @CLDLegalWriting.

 

U.S. Supreme Court News and Opinions:

Last week, newly confirmed Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett sat for her first oral arguments as a member of the Court.  The ABA Journal reported on her first arguments HERE.

As the Court has returned to action for this term, it has already started hearing arguments in some particularly big cases that are being closely watched and likely to have significant impacts. 

Federal Appellate Court Opinions and News:

This week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in an appeal challenging Harvard’s affirmative action policy that the policy does not amount to impermissible discrimination.  As the AP noted, although the decision upholds considering race in admissions and offers some relief to other institutions that currently do so, it also likely sets the stage for the Supreme Court to revisit the topic.

Appellate Jobs:

A couple of employment opportunities for those seeking jobs in appellate practice:

    • The Virginia SG’s Office is looking for a post-JD fellow.  Applications are due November 15.  More information HERE, courtesy of Toby Heytens on Twitter.
    • The United States Department of Justice is accepting applications for an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan.  More information HERE.

Daniel Real

Daniel Real has been a member of the Creighton Law faculty for more than 20 years. He teaches required legal analysis and writing courses for first and second year students, upper level advanced writing and analysis courses, Professional Responsibility, Commercial Contracts, and Sports…

Daniel Real has been a member of the Creighton Law faculty for more than 20 years. He teaches required legal analysis and writing courses for first and second year students, upper level advanced writing and analysis courses, Professional Responsibility, Commercial Contracts, and Sports Law. He is the faculty advisor for the Sports Law Concentration, and he serves as the faculty moderator for the student Sports and Entertainment Law Society. He has been a coach for Creighton School of Law’s highly successful third year National Moot Court Teams since the 2008-2009 academic year, and also coaches other nationally competitive moot court and negotiations teams. He is a member of the Legal Writing Institute, a national organization of legal writing and skills instructors, and is the former chair of the LWI Website and Social Media committee. He served on the diversity committee for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). He is a member of the Appellate Practice Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association and was one of the organizing editors for the NSBA Appellate Practice Manual.  He is the author of Thompson Reuters Publishing’s Nebraska Appellate Practice and Procedure Handbook and its annual updates.  His other published scholarship and national presentations have focused on written and oral advocacy, appellate practice, implicit bias, bar exam preparation, and sports law. Prior to becoming a member of the faculty, he served as a judicial staff attorney for the Nebraska Court of Appeals for 20 years.

Research Focus

Implicit Bias, Judicial Selection and Retention, Collaborative Learning, Legal Writing, Appellate Practice, Professional Responsibility

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