Today’s DJ has Jennifer Hansen’s Appointed-counsel are critical to access justice in Courts of Appeal.And today’s DJ has the monthly Exceptionally Appealing column, Hair splitting for fun and braggadocio.Further, today’s DJ also has Attorneys must report pro
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of
three Court of Appeal Justices: Justice Brian M. Hoffstadt as Presiding
Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five; Judge
Michelle C. Kim as an Associate Justice of the
Generally speaking, under the ‘final judgment rule,’ a party can only appeal a final judgment—a decision that fully decides and disposes of the whole case, leaving no further questions for future consideration. This judicial doctrine, however, is subject to exceptions.
The Iowa Supreme Court will travel to Harlan Tuesday to hear oral arguments in an appeal brought by the head of the State Alcoholic Beverages Division who argues the Division’s fired former comptroller is not protected by a whistleblower provision
The ABA Journal has A bookish Supreme Court keeps stacking the shelves (abajournal.com) about books published by current and past SCOTUS justices.
The Federal Bar Association Los Angeles Chapter presents Winning After Trial: Setting Up For Success in Federal Civil Post-Trial and Ninth Circuit Practice on Thursday, Sept. 27 at noon, either in person (601 S. Figueroa, Suite 3400, LA 90017) or
Instead of choosing candidates for the U.S. House in June party primaries, three Libertarian Party congressional candidates were nominated at the party’s state convention by delegates elected at county conventions.
Six eligible voters in those three congressional districts filed formal
Today’s DJ has Justice Raphael’s article Overruled? about whether one court of appeal panel can overrule another (or itself). This is a topic he has addressed before (see The Puzzle of Precedent in the California Court of Appeal, 33
