For the past two years, the Federal Circuit has relied on summary affirmances in nearly 60 percent of its cases. Thus, if the U.S. Supreme Court were to find, as recent cases argue, that the law requires the Federal Circuit to issue a written opinion in all cases, it could drastically slow down the appeals process, says Matthew Fagan of Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC.Read more »
a bunch of opinions just before summer vacation, see