JD Supra

Are Oral Arguments Still Worth It? What Appellate Courts Actually Decide Without Them

Oral argument occupies a privileged place in appellate mythology. It is often described as the moment when judges engage counsel, probe weaknesses, and decide close cases. In modern appellate practice ...
Law

Did 9th Circuit Judges Go AWOL From Oral Argument?

When a three-judge 9th Circuit panel recently conducted an oral argument on death row inmate Kevin Cooper's challenge to his conviction and sentence, none of the judges was physically present in San ...
The Gazette

10th Circuit oral arguments to feature trial judges for first time in 12 years

The Byron White U.S. Courthouse in downtown Denver, which houses the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. (Photo by Michael Karlik) When the Denver-based federal appeals court convenes next week to ...
JD Supra

Hitting the Ground Running: North Carolina Supreme Court Scheduling Oral Arguments Earlier Than You Might Expect

North Carolina appellate practitioners may want to sit down before reading this. Actually, maybe stand up—because you might need to spring into action sooner than you think. The North Carolina Supreme ...
Jurist

US appellate court hears oral arguments on Planned Parenthood funding case

A US federal appellate court panel on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case to determine whether Congress may strip Planned Parenthood and its affiliates of its Medicaid funding. Planned Parenthood ...
Law

Preparing for the Universe at Oral Argument

David R. Fine, the head of the appellate practice at K&L Gates, walks through what he does to prepare before stepping up to the lectern. Preparing to Concede Early on, I build a concession list. From ...
KRQE Blogs

Appeals court hears oral arguments on private property creek use for public in New Mexico

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An ongoing legal dispute between property owners and the state has led to some rough waters, after a 2022 New Mexico Supreme Court ruling said all waterways, including creeks and ...
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Colorado Court of Appeals weighing arguments in Letecia Stauch’s case

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Letecia Stauch is appealing her 2023 conviction, when an El Paso County jury found her guilty of murder in the death of stepson, 11-year-old Gannon Stauch. Click here ...
NBC New York

Appeals court judges raise questions about severity of Diddy's four-year prison sentence

Federal appeals court judges questioned during oral arguments Thursday whether a roughly four-year prison term given to Sean “Diddy” Combs for the hip-hop mogul's conviction on prostitution-related ...
Newsday

Appeals court judges raise questions about severity of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' four-year prison sentence

NEW YORK — Federal appeals court judges questioned during oral arguments Thursday whether a roughly four-year prison term given to Sean “Diddy” Combs for the hip-hop mogul 's conviction on ...
Boston Herald

Appeals court judges raise questions about severity of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ four-year prison sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal appeals court judges questioned during oral arguments Thursday whether a roughly four-year prison term given to Sean “Diddy” Combs for the hip-hop mogul ‘s conviction on ...