Tuesday, April 1, 2025

1st DCA pro tem update

Retired Justice Peter J. Siggins will be sitting pro tempore in First District, Division Four until May 31, 2025.

Bloomberg Law has Supreme Court Laments 'Mini Epidemic' of Shifting Arguments -- Several US Supreme Court justices this term have lamented perceived post-grant bait and switches by the parties, with advocates advancing new rationales for their sides or urging the court to decide new issues they didn’t agree to take up.
  • In addition to creating frustration for the justices, the changed positions can result in narrow rulings and even unanswered questions.