A Century of Data Analytic Research Into Appellate Decision Making
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A Century of Data Analytic Research Into Appellate Decision Making
Data Analytics are Revolutionizing Litigation at Every Level
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Certifying Questions To State Supreme Courts – Lessons from Lindenberg
In our prior post, we noted that the Sixth Circuit seldom grants motions to certify questions of state law. And even though the circuit grants less than 20% of such motions, the questions still have to be accepted by the state supreme court. But the certification process is often a rough road.
No recent case better exemplifies those difficulties than Lindenberg v. Jackson Nat’l Life Ins. Co., 912 F.3d 348 (6th Cir. 2018), which…
Opinions in two cases expected from Iowa Supreme Court Friday
The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to release opinions in two cases Friday, February 26, 2021. Below are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in the appeals.
Clark v. State (previous On Brief summary here)
Submitted to the Court Dec. 16, 2020, without oral argument.
Question: Does a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel apply…
Traffic stop is justified if ‘common sense’ suggests driver violated cell phone law, Iowa Supreme Court rules
A law-enforcement officer’s “common sense” observation that a person might be illegally using a cell phone while driving is reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle for further investigation, the Iowa Supreme Court said in a decision handed down Feb. 19.
The Court’s divided 4-3 decision in State v. Struve affirmed the Clinton County District Court’s denial of Steven Struve’s motion to suppress evidence obtained during a traffic stop initiated on the basis of two officers’…
Dj profiles 1/3's Justice Fujisaki
Today’s DJ profile is Inside Insight: Appellate Justice Carin Fujisaki worked at the State Supreme Court for nearly 30 years.
Fujisaki grew up in Los Angeles. Her mother worked at the RAND Corp. and her father, Hiroshi Fujisaki, was a deputy public defender and later Los Angeles County Superior Court judge best known for presiding over the wrongful death lawsuit against O.J. Simpson.
Fujisaki’s parents and grandparents had been swept up in one of the…
Yesterday's Congressional Hearing
The DJ reports on yesterday’s Congressional hearing (before the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet) about the federal courts in Federal judges from 2 California districts ask for more judgeships. The hearing was titled “The Need for New Lower Court Judgeships, 30 Years in the Making.”
Congress decades ago abandoned its long-standing policy of regularly expanding the federal courts to match population growth. The results have been especially noticeable in fast-growing western…