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How Appealing calls itself the first blawg devoted to appellate litigation. Updated frequently throughout the day, it posts links to breaking legal news stories and important court decisions. The site is an affiliate of law.com and also has links to its stories.
Author: Author Howard J. Bashman is an appellate attorney in Willow Grove, Pa. He appears regularly before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and Pennsylvania’s state appellate courts. His boutique firm is called the Law Offices of Howard J. Bashman. He also writes a monthly column for the Legal Intelligencer and writes On Appeal, a weekly Law.com column. He also authors
Blawg Related Categories: Appellate Practice • Constitutional Law • States • Pennsylvania • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from How Appealing
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"Prison holds promise for job-strapped town; Politicians can argue about detainee danger, but work is work"
"Prison holds promise for job-strapped town; Politicians can argue about detainee danger, but work is work": Saturday's edition of The Washington Post will contain an article that begins, "On the edge of a cornfield 150…
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"Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris"
"Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris": Saturday's edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, "Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale…
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"These Men Could Kill SarbOx: Two tenacious Washington lawyers have the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in their sights--and they just might take it down."
"These Men Could Kill SarbOx: Two tenacious Washington lawyers have the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in their sights--and they just might take it down." BusinessWeek posted this article online yesterday.
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"Judge: Ciavarella, Conahan immune from civil suits for in-court actions."
"Judge: Ciavarella, Conahan immune from civil suits for in-court actions." The Citizen's Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has a news update that begins, "A federal judge has ruled that former judges Michael T. Conahan and Mark…
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"$6M verdict upheld in McDonald's strip search case"
"$6M verdict upheld in McDonald's strip search case": The Associated Press has a report that begins, " A Kentucky appeals court upheld a $6.1 million award to a former fast food worker who was forced…
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"What the Law Commands"
"What the Law Commands": At the "Opinionator" blog of The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse has a post that begins, "The ostensible topic of a recent argument before the Supreme Court was lawyering, but the…
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"Gay Marriage Gets Boost from Ninth Circuit"
"Gay Marriage Gets Boost from Ninth Circuit": law.com's Dan Levine has a report that begins, "Not one to be left out of a constitutional thicket, Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski…
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Just in time for Thanksgiving -- a federal appellate court considers whether chickens, turkeys and other domestic fowl are excluded from the humane slaughter provisions of the "Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958"
Just in time for Thanksgiving -- a federal appellate court considers whether chickens, turkeys and other domestic fowl are excluded from the humane slaughter provisions of the "Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958": The…
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"We are again faced with the question whether a state statutory scheme requiring growers to fund generic advertising for promotion of an agricultural product violates the First Amendment."
"We are again faced with the question whether a state statutory scheme requiring growers to fund generic advertising for promotion of an agricultural product violates the First Amendment." So begins a ruling that a three-judge…
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"Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions in Georgia"
"Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions in Georgia": The Associated Press now has this updated report on today's oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.