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J. Newman v. Fed Circuit
Law360 has three articles today about Judge Newman’s fight with the Federal Circuit:Fed. Circ.’s Fight With Newman: A Year In ReviewFed. Circ.’s Competency Feud With Newman Turned PersonalA year after the Federal Circuit publicly acknowledged its investigation
"No transcript, no appeal"
Today’s LA Times has No transcript, no appeal: California courts face ‘crisis’ over lack of records
- California’s highest-ranking court officials are warning of a growing “constitutional crisis” playing out across the state’s judicial system, as hundreds of thousands of hearings
"Briefing Deficiencies"
More and more often decisions are including sections titled something like “Appellants’ Briefing Deficiencies,” as the 5th does in this unpub today. What upset the court?An opening brief on appeal must provide “a summary of the significant facts limited to
Appellate DQ law / Uniform admission stories
On the AB2125 front, The Recorder has Lawmakers Advance Bill to Allow Disqualification of Appellate JusticesAnd the NLJ has Uniform Bar Admissions Rule for US Trial Courts Draws Opposition from Circuit, District JudgesAppellate courts already operate under a
'Meet' Justice Wilson tomorrow at noon (virtually)
BASF’s Appellate Law Sections presents a (virtual) Roundtable Discussion with Justice Monique Langhorne Wilson on April 10 at noon.Law360 has Attys Have Duty To Defend Judges, ABA President SaysThe American Bar Association’s president on Monday warned that attacks on
Circuit split quantification
Law.com has Has a Law Professor Found a Better Way to Quantify Circuit Splits for the Justices? — Stanford’s Joseph A. Grundfest says his percentages-rich method involves more than simple “nose counting.”U.S. Supreme Court lawyers for decades have known of the
Breyer to 1st Cir.
Bloomberg Law has Retired Justice Stephen Breyer Plans Return to First Circuit
- Retired US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to return to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in the fall to hear cases while
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