Friday, November 17, 2017

"Dubitante"

LA Lawyer's "closing argument" column this month features GMSR's Marc Poster in Dubitante: A Dubious Decision for Determining Appeals.

Today's DJ Friday Appellate Podcast presents: Such Inferior Courts?
Under Article III Congress may 'ordain and establish' lower federal courts, but can it direct them to 'promptly dismiss' certain pending cases? As SCOTUS considers the question, Ben Feuer (Cal. App. Law Group) says its answer might skew the balance of federal power and lead to a more politicized judicial process. Also, Mitchell Keiter (Keiter Appellate Law) argues that SCOTUS should reverse the 9th Circuit in 'NIFLA v. Becerra,' a free speech and abortion case granted cert Monday.
And see Justice Cuellar's A state Supreme Court justice’s open letter to AI