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Appellate Review
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Law Web
Don’t Just Believe What You See: A Practical Method for Judicial Fact-Finding, and How Appeals Review It
By Law Web
Judgments are often reversed on fact-finding errors, not on questions of law. A unanimous 2026 decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Robateau v Robateau [2026] CCJ 15 (AJ)…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Right for Any (Raised) Reason?
Normally, an appellate court will “limit appellate review to issues raised by the parties because those legal issues are joined after full adversarial briefing.” The Supreme Court of North Carolina…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Second Circuit Panel Notes an Oddity in Appellate Review of Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) Orders That Creates a Trap for the Unwary
In Raymond v. 1199SEIU Nat’l Benefit Fund, No. 25-707 (2d Cir. July 23, 2026), the panel holds that it cannot review a Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) order denying a…
Minnesota Judicial Training & Education Blog
LOTHENBACH STIPULATION: Minn. R. Crim. P. 26.01, Subd. 4 – Stipulated Trial
By Alan F. Pendleton, "Of Counsel" Martine Law Firm, Director Of Mentorship & Education, Former District Court Judge
Dear Colleagues: Your client loses a critical pretrial motion. The ruling may determine the outcome of the entire case. Must the defendant go through a full trial before appealing—or is…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Judiciary Law 487 Dismissal Reversed
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Ctr., Inc. v Yellowstone Capital W., LLC 2026 NY Slip Op 03292 May 27, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is one of the rare cases where Supreme…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (DECEMBER 8 – DECEMBER 12)
Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions Good afternoon. Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Appellate Restraint And Equity In Specific Performance: Key Takeaways From Annamalai V. Vasanthi
By Aditya Mehta, Manan Shah, Deeksha Singh
Summary: This article examines the Supreme Court’s reinforcement of strict limits on second appeals and the equitable principles governing specific performance. For litigants, this clarifies that courts prioritise parties’ conduct…
Jenkins Blog
US Supreme Court: Jurisdiction and 2025-2026 Term
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a series of cases to be decided during its next term, which begins in October 2025. Keep reading for a breakdown of…
Legal Theory Blog
Legal Theory Lexicon: Standards of Review
Introduction Law students begin to encounter the concept of a "standard of review" early in the first year. That's not surprising. First-year law students read appellate cases, and every appellate…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Bad Facts Make Bad Law, and that Includes Bad Vehicles
When seeking discretionary review in the highest courts of a state or the nation, one question petitioners must address is whether the case provides a good vehicle to address the…