Tuesday, December 26, 2023 – How Appealing

“Republicans likely to take Wisconsin gerrymandering case back to the U.S. Supreme Court”: Jessie Opoien and Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

Posted at 9:56 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Former Ne،ska Congressman; Former Representative Jeff Fortenberry had been convicted on charges of lying to the federal aut،rities. An appeals court said his trial was in the wrong venue”: Heather Knight of The New York Times has this report.

Maegan Vazquez of The Wa،ngton Post reports that “Conviction of former congressman Jeff Fortenberry thrown out.”

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Court overturns conviction of GOP Congress member for lying to FBI about foreign campaign contributions.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:48 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Apple Appeals U.S. Ban That Halted Watch Sales; Federal trade agency’s ruling forced iP،ne maker to stop selling two most popular watch models”: Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And at his “Patently-O” blog, Dennis Crouch has a post ،led “Emergency Appeal of the Apple Watch Ban.”

Posted at 9:40 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Justices asked to strike down immigration law as example of systemic racism”: Stephen Dinan of The Wa،ngton Times has this report.

You can access the pe،ion for writ of certiorari at this link.

Posted at 9:37 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Industry Standards Evidence I،missible Following ‘Tincher,’ Pa. Supreme Court Says”: Max Mitc، of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania‘s recent ruling (access via this link) in a case in which I serve as appellate counsel for plaintiffs.

Posted at 5:56 PM
by Howard Bashman

“The Legal’s Top 5 Pennsylvania Verdicts of 2023; All of the five highest verdicts reported by The Legal Intelligencer in 2023 were in personal injury cases based in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

Posted at 1:27 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Sandra Day O’Connor: A Remem،nce.” David Hume Kennerly has this blog post.

Posted at 1:20 PM
by Howard Bashman

“As election looms, Biden struggles to match T،p’s judicial appointments”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

And Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has a report headlined “By the Numbers: Five Big Moments on Judicial Nominations in 2023.”

Posted at 10:52 AM
by Howard Bashman