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Also from SCOTUS, if you do criminal appeals, you'll want to read this opinion here, about appellate waivers.
[The Law360 story is High Court To Judges: Appeal Waivers Aren’t Sacrosanct: The U.S. Supreme Court made clear Wednesday that criminal defendants have the right to initiate an appeal even after pleading guilty and waiving most of their appeal rights, a ruling that some hope will prompt scrutiny of the commonplace practice of requiring such waivers in plea deals.]