Appellate motions for rehearing are a challenge. You need to convey that the Justices have made a critical error, without crossing an invisible line […]
Entries from October 2011
Motion for rehearing, in screenplay format
October 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Tags: Case Notes
No opinions today [Oct. 14, 2011]
October 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on No opinions today [Oct. 14, 2011]
It was a fairly quiet orders list today, with no opinions and no petitions granted for future arguments.
There is a two-day private conference of the […]
Tags: Order Lists
Beachfront takings is back on the docket; the laser hair removal case is gone [Oct. 7, 2011]
October 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Beachfront takings is back on the docket; the laser hair removal case is gone [Oct. 7, 2011]
It was a short orders list today. Two of the entries involved cases that the Court had previously placed into “abated” status, removing them […]
Tags: News and Links
Issues in the October sitting; new Fifth Circuit blog; first report on the 2012 SCOTX elections
October 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment
New Fifth Circuit blog
David Coale, former head of the State Bar appellate section, has started a new blog about the Fifth Circuit. It’s called […]
Tags: Case Notes · Elections · News and Links · Weekly Previews
