Appellate Practice
- Winning, so far, in trial court, Hearst wants 2nd Circuit to clarify intern issue after new ruling
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- New legal battle for ex-prisoner awarded $6M: Ex-wife who he divorced in 1992 wants a share
Jun 17, 2013, 03:00 pm CDT
- Chief Justice Roberts assigns DC Circuit to review complaint against 5th Circuit judge
Jun 13, 2013, 11:40 am CDT
- Disbelieved and accused of making a false rape report, now-vindicated victim sues
Jun 11, 2013, 03:00 pm CDT
- US drops appeal over morning-after pill, paving way for sale without age restrictions
Jun 11, 2013, 07:48 am CDT
- F. Lee Bailey wins ruling opening door to bar admission in Maine
Jun 10, 2013, 02:40 pm CDT
- Son and lawyer of elderly heiress Brooke Astor are both headed to prison over $60M fraud
Jun 10, 2013, 01:30 pm CDT
- Judge who angrily lectured appellate counsel in death-penalty case is suspended with pay
Jun 6, 2013, 04:40 pm CDT
- Federal judge calls herself ‘Hulk,’ clashes with prosecutors over info that could extend sentences
Jun 5, 2013, 03:00 pm CDT
- 5th Circuit parses runny-egg rule, issues sunny-side-up decision for nursing home
May 28, 2013, 10:20 am CDT
- SCOTUS: Actual innocence may excuse blown habeas deadline; Scalia blasts ‘shiny new exception’
May 28, 2013, 10:12 am CDT
- 9th Circuit OKs discharge of $53K in student-loan debt for law grad working as a probation officer
May 28, 2013, 10:01 am CDT
- Woman who filed vaccine suit too late can still get attorney fees, Supreme Court says
May 20, 2013, 12:30 pm CDT
- Lawyer testifies OJ Simpson knew about guns, said ‘No deal. No way.’ when told of plea offer
May 17, 2013, 05:35 pm CDT
- Judge’s tendency to ‘interrupt, patronize and admonish’ plaintiff lawyer requires new med-mal trial
May 16, 2013, 04:10 pm CDT
- OJ Simpson: I gave $500K to lead lawyer for costs; he was supposed to defend me for free
May 16, 2013, 02:33 pm CDT
- Appeals court upholds 20-year sentence for ex-judge convicted of stealing $80K
May 16, 2013, 10:45 am CDT
- Something unusual occurred when Holly Van Voast took off her shirt this spring: She wasn’t arrested
May 15, 2013, 04:09 pm CDT
- OJ Simpson is allowed to have one hand free as he argues for new armed robbery trial
May 15, 2013, 10:50 am CDT
- State’s top court to live-stream oral arguments in case over euthanasia of dog that killed toddler
May 14, 2013, 02:42 pm CDT
- Was well-known lawyer’s demand letter ‘extortion’? Appeals court to hear arguments on judge’s ruling
May 14, 2013, 11:55 am CDT
- Cuffed client decks lawyer with ‘baseball bat fashion’ punch during death-penalty hearing
May 14, 2013, 11:30 am CDT
- Few minorities and women argued Supreme Court cases this term
May 14, 2013, 08:27 am CDT
- Lawyers who didn’t notify insurance carrier of ‘nuisance case’ lose coverage appeal
May 13, 2013, 12:00 pm CDT
- ‘Nude but not lewd’ airport protester beat indecency rap but is still fighting $1K TSA fine
May 10, 2013, 05:15 pm CDT
- Lawyer with little experience can’t withdraw at 11th hour from death-penalty defense, judge says
May 9, 2013, 01:00 pm CDT
- Pro se homeowner wins rare federal stay of sale in foreclosure case
May 7, 2013, 11:08 am CDT
- Can remote texter be liable if driver is distracted by message? Appeals court mulls novel theory
May 6, 2013, 05:32 pm CDT
- With $1B fee unpaid, plaintiff lawyer who won $18B enviro case is now pro se against Chevron
May 6, 2013, 03:15 pm CDT
- Lawyer who started on pro bono capital appeal as summer associate hopes to take it to top US court
May 3, 2013, 12:10 pm CDT
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