On April 16, 2025, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed Crozier v. Pipe Creek Conservancy as improvidently accepted. Having a discretionary appeal dismissed as improvidently accepted means:
A pain worse than losing: Dismissal as improvidently accepted
Hispanic rights group lacks standing to challenge English-only voting materials, Iowa Supreme Court holds
An Iowa organization that advocates on behalf of Hispanic Iowans did not have legal standing to bring suit seeking to dissolve a 13-year-old injunction that barred the Secretary of State from disseminating voter registration materials in languages other than English,
J.Bamattre-Manoukian retirement
Retirement of Associate Justice Patricia Bamattre-ManoukianJustice Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian retired effective April 30, 2025, after serving for more than 41 years as a judicial officer. She is most grateful to the Honorable Governor George Deukmejian for providing her with
A "close call"
Here’s an unpub from 4/3 that has two points of interest. First, the court concludes that given “the specific context” of the case, the order denying an anti-SLAPP motion “without prejudice” is not appealable. Second, appellate sanctions sought by the
RIP Justice Souter (1939-2025)
Law.com has Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies at 85“He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service,” Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. sad. “After retiring to his beloved New Hampshire in 2009, he
CALG expands to D.C.
CJ Roberts stands tall
Bloomberg Law has Chief Justice Roberts Says Judge’s Job Is Checking Other Branches
- Roberts again denounced calls to impeach judges over decisions. “Impeachment is not how you register disagreement with decisions,” Roberts said Wednesday during an appearance in Buffalo, New
TAP story & NJC writing course
TAP Alum Marquan Robertson shares his story How First-Gen Lawyers Can Build a Career in Appellate Law:When you hear about appellate law, you might think it’s reserved for the best and brightest graduates from the top 10 law schools—those
Iowa Supreme Court rejects bid to abolish exception to Fourth Amendment warrant requirement
A law enforcement officer making a roadside stop is legally allowed to search a vehicle without a warrant under an “automobile exception” to the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures granted by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and
CLA Meet the New Justices 6/25
On June 25 (at noon) CLA’s Litigation Section’s Committee on Appellate Courts will present another Meet the New Justices webinar.This webinar will introduce attendees to three of the newly appointed Justices on the California Court of Appeal: Justices Tara M.