Appellate round-up

There are a zillion articles about yesterday's telephonic SCOTUS arguments. No need to gather them here. But here's a good one from Law.com: 'Briefly, Counsel': How Chief Justice Roberts Keeps Phone Arguments Moving


Today's DJ has No Appeal For You! about the civil appellate disentitlement doctrine. It also has Moskovitz on Appeals, in Virus on Appeal, which starts off a projected series of columns about Covid-19 and contract issues like impossibility, frustration of purpose, and other doctrines.

And Law360 has this shocking headline Legal Work Has Plummeted And Lawyers Are Stressed (But seriously, the article has some 'good' i.e., scary 'stats and figures')

The 7th Circuit alerts the bar: "All cases scheduled for oral argument in May 2020, will be argued by counsel either telephonically or by Zoom Video Communications.  The Clerk's Office will contact counsel with remote argument instructions for their specific case. The courtroom will be closed to the public. The Court, on a temporary basis, will live stream the audio from oral arguments to YouTube.  Arguments will also be recorded and posted on the courts website.  If all parties agree among themselves to waive oral argument, they may jointly file a motion with the court seeking permission to do so."