Appellate lawyer; author, How Appealing blog; appellate columnist, The Legal Intelligencer; described as "very esteemed appellate lawyer" by @pcntv commentator
Joined May 2012
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“Judge weighs whether Justice Dept. violated statute in charging James Comey; A court hearing Friday centered on whether prosecutors used a valid legal maneuver to charge the former FBI director”: Perry Stein and Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post have howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“‘My Body Hurts’: Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution; Christa Pike, who was convicted of a 1995 murder, released her first statement since the failed attempt to execute her last month”: Emily Cochrane of The New York Times has this howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Federal judge signals she may halt construction on Trump’s arch; Judge Tanya S. Chutkan was skeptical of the Justice Department’s arguments, including on the project’s urgency; ‘What is the rush?’ she asked”: Dan Diamond of The Washington Post has this howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Judge Appoints Special Master to Determine if Trump Officials Lied in Golf Course Suit; Judge Ana C. Reyes said an outside investigator would help determine whether parks officials or Justice Department lawyers withheld plans for Washington’s East Potomac howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Can the feds sue judges? Fourth Circuit wrestles with ‘unprecedented’ lawsuit; The unusual case requires the federal appeals court to decide whether the executive branch can sue the judicial branch”: Joe Dodson of Courthouse News Service has this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Appeals court orders new trial to determine damages for NFL overcharging ‘Sunday Ticket’ subscribers”: Harrison Rich of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports that “NFL faces new trial over ‘Sunday Ticket’ howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“10th Circuit gives go-ahead for Kansas restaurant’s cheeseburger mural; The panel ruled that a local ordinance distinguishing murals from commercial signs is not tailored to fit government interest in traffic and pedestrian safety”: Joe Duhownik of howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Texas federal judge fails to appear for judicial misconduct investigative hearing”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
The Judicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit posted this order and transcript online today. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Former NH Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi won’t face discipline after settling ethics case; Retired Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi admitted ethics violations tied to inquiries about her husband’s case but will face no discipline under a settlement howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Federal judge signals she may halt construction on Trump’s arch
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“Trump Wants to Kick ‘Rogue Activist Judges’ Off Cases. Can He? A Supreme Court decision and ethics opinions give judges room to speak their minds.” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “On the Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Appeals Court Denies DOJ Bid to Block 20,000 California Ballots”: Erik Larson of Bloomberg News has this report.
You can access today’s per curiam order of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
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BREAKING: Judge Reyes says she is appointing a special master to investigate whether DOJ and DOI officials repeatedly lied to her in the golf course case.
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JUST IN: Judge Boasberg has ordered the Justice Department to turn over to advoccy groups by 5pm today the list of 20,000 purported noncitizens on California's voter rolls.
“If Trump Gets Another Supreme Court Pick, MAGA Wants a Loyalist; For years, Supreme Court aspirants have avoided talking about how they might rule; Trump’s frustrations with his first-term picks could change that”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
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As much as Cleta Mitchell has achieved with Trump in the White House, she hasn’t been able to push important parts of her agenda over the finish line.
That includes her signature legislation: the SAVE Act and its successor, the SAVE America Act.
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AWKWARD: President Trump's personal attorneys just filed a brief in the 2nd Circuit attacking the decisions of Judge Alvin Hellerstein ... who died yesterday. s3.documentcloud.org/documen…
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A jury in St. Louis rejected claims by three women who blamed Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller for their cancers, bolstering the company’s effort to contain the cost of tens of thousands of similar lawsuits in the US that it has offered to settle bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“Supreme Court isn’t on the ballot. But in campaigns, it is hotly contested. Some Democrats propose to expand the court and impose term limits on justices if they regain control of Congress, although similar proposals have failed in the past.” Bart Jansen howappealing.abovethelaw.com…