Appellate Updates
2024
- 8/26/2024 A Quick Scan of the Appellate Field
- 8/8/2024 Update on Appellate Developments
- 7/12/2024 Musings on Trump v. US
- 6/28/2024 Notes on Appellate Developments
- 6/24/2024 SCV Announces Significant Rule Changes
- 6/12/2024 Programming Note – OT’23 Sunset Edition
- 6/6/2024 Analysis of In re Biberaj
- 6/5/2024 Two New SCV Developments
- 5/31/2024 Some Quick Appellate Notes
- 5/24/2024 Appellate News Items
- 5/16/2024 Note on Appellate Happenings
- 3/28/2024 Appellate Musings on a Signal Day
- 3/22/2024 Two Short Appellate Notes
- 3/18/2024 Report on Two Important Appellate Items
- 3/14/2024 A Truncated Opinion Day at the SCV
- 3/9/2024 Report on Appellate Developments
- 1/18/2024 Appellate News and Notes
- 1/15/2024 Another Milestone Passes
- 1/10/2024 Report on Current Appellate Events
- 12/29/2023 Notes on the Close of Another Year
- 12/19/2023 Appellate Updates – The Holiday Edition
- 12/7/2023 Update on Appellate Developments
- 11/13/2023 Finally! An Ethics Code for SCOTUS
- 11/9/2023 More Appellate Potpourri
- 11/2/2023 What’s Going On?
- 10/26/2023 Analysis of Edmonson v. Kite (1869)
- 10/13/2023 Supreme Court Reinstates Gambling Ban
- 10/4/2023 Yet Another Peek Around The Landscape
- 9/21/2023 Report on Appellate Doings
- 9/7/2023 Note on Appellate Developments
- 8/24/2023 Still Drumming Our Fingertips …
- 8/18/2023 The Opinion Drought Continues
- 8/10/2023 Sketches of Recent Appellate Decisions
- 8/3/2023 A Refreshing Read from the Fourth
- 7/31/2023 A Return to Basic Math
- 7/28/2023 Some Current Appellate Developments
- 7/12/2023 Interesting Published Opinion From CAV
- 7/10/2023 A Thought Experiment: VANA Via AI?
- 7/7/2023 Trust, and How to Squander It
- 7/5/2023 2Q David-Goliath Index
- 6/15/2023 Update on Appellate Happenings
- 5/19/2023 Update on SCV Dockets
- 5/11/2023 A Few Appellate Tidbits
- 5/3/2023 Appellate News and Notes
- 4/26/2023 Notes on Current Appellate Developments
- 4/18/2023 Notes on Appellate Developments
- 4/4/2023 Two Quick Appellate Notes
- 2/28/2023 Four Quick Appellate Updates
- 2/3/2023 Appellate News and Notes
- 1/25/2023 Several New Appellate Tidbits
- 1/12/2023 This Week’s Appellate Developments
- 1/5/2023 Quick Appellate Updates
- 12/15/2022 Notes as the Year Ebbs
- 11/17/2022 A Quick Peek Around The Landscape
- 11/1/2022 Update on Recent Events
- 10/17/2022 Interesting News on Appellate Dockets
- 9/30/2022 3Q David-Goliath Index
- 9/26/2022 Bond. Appellate Bond.
- 7/28/2022 Update on Appellate Developments
- 7/19/2022 A Note of Appreciation
- 6/30/2022 Notes at the Year’s Halfway Mark
- 6/20/2022 Legislature Fills Appellate Benches
- 6/16/2022 An Appellate Glossary
- 5/18/2022 Some Appellate News and Notes
- 5/13/2022 Are There Fewer Dissents Now?
- 4/28/2022 Some Appellate Observations
- 4/7/2022 SCV Issues Short Published Ruling
- 3/31/2022 Notes from the Appellate Landscape
- 3/10/2022 A Peak at Two Coming SCOTUS Quandaries
- 3/4/2022 Update on Appellate Events
- 2/18/2022 Appellate News and Notes
- 2/7/2022 SCV Rules on Mask Mandates
- 1/4/2022 Report on Appellate Developments
- 12/30/2021 A Quick Year-End Stats Report
- 11/24/2021 Note on Appellate Court’s Holiday Closings
- 10/22/2021 Some Appellate Miscellany
- 10/6/2021 Note on Appellate Developments
- 8/24/2021 More Appellate News and Notes (Already!)
- 8/24/2021 CAV Issues Staggering Waiver Ruling
- 8/19/2021 A Scan of the Appellate Landscape
- 8/12/2021 Virginia’s Appellate Bench Swells
- 7/28/2021 Justice Mims to Leave SCV Bench
- 7/26/2021 Virginia’s Appellate Guild Sighs
- 7/13/2021 Fourth Circuit Issues Major Gun Decision
- 7/7/2021 The Giuliani ruling
- 6/30/2021 Update on Appellate Events
- 6/25/2021 On Professionalism, Part 2
- 6/23/2021 Note on Cedar Point Nursery V. Hassid
- 6/10/2021 News and Notes from the Appellate World
- 4/20/2021 Appellate News and Notes
- 4/2/2021 Notes on an Eventful Week
- 3/1/2021 Report on Recent Appellate News
- 2/12/2021 Appellate News and Notes
- 1/28/2021 Note on the Pace of SCV Merits Rulings
- 11/23/2020 Appellate News and Notes
- 11/18/2020 Appellate Dockets In A Pandemic
- 11/5/2020 On Substantive Due Process
- 11/4/2020 State Supreme Court hears oyster case
- 10/14/2020 Book Review: The Meritocracy Trap
- 10/7/2020 Two Interesting SCOTUS Appeals
- 9/30/2020 Note on Recent Appellate Developments
- 8/7/2020 CAV Ruling and Programming Note
- 7/24/2020 Notes on Appellate Developments
- 7/2/2020 Note on Midyear Appellate Issues
- 6/24/2020 Update on Appellate Courts’ Procedures
- 6/18/2020 Update on Appellate Developments
- 6/15/2020 Update on Recent Developments
- 6/9/2020 News from the Appellate Milieu
- 6/2/2020 Supreme Court allows e-filing
- 6/1/2020 News on the Appellate Scene
- 5/14/2020 A Busy Day in the Appellate World
- 5/11/2020 What a Difference 50 Years Make
- 5/5/2020 A New Era at One First Street
- 4/21/2020 SCV Postpones June Session
- 4/21/2020 The Post-Pandemic Appellate World
- 3/31/2020 Note on Lyle v. Ekleberry (1968)
- 3/24/2020 Analysis of March 24, 2020 CAV Opinions
- 3/24/2020 News and Notes From a Troubled Landscape
- 3/18/2020 Update on Judicial Emergency Procedures
- 3/16/2020 Note on Court Closures (And Openings)
- 3/6/2020 Surveying the Appellate Landscape
- 1/20/2020 A Review of Old Wishes
- 1/17/2020 SCV Rules on Captol Square Gun Ban
- 1/14/2020 Notes on a New Milestone
- 12/31/2019 Notes on the close of 2019
- 12/2/2019 A Train Wreck Avoided
- 11/8/2019 Appellate News and Notes
- 11/7/2019 A Pioneer Steps Aside
- 10/9/2019 The power of ‘no’
- 10/1/2019 Crafting Effective Settlement Agreements
- 7/16/2019 CAV Reverses Obstruction Conviction
- 7/15/2019 New David-Goliath Index
- 7/12/2019 A Look Around the Appellate Landscape
- 5/28/2019 SCOUTUS vs. SCV – Some Key Differences
- 5/7/2019 En Banc CAV Explicates Attempt Test
- 4/9/2019 Analysis of April 9, 2019 CAV Order
- 2/15/2019 Note on Recent Appellate Developments
- 1/22/2019 How To Speak To An Appellate Court
- 1/14/2019 Another Year, Another Milestone
- 12/31/2018 A Quick Report on 2018 Statistics
- 12/1/2018 Notes on Recent Appellate Developments
- 10/15/2018 Emergency Appeals: a How-To Guide
- 10/8/2018 The duty to protect others
- 9/30/2018 Third-Quarter David/Goliath Index
- 9/13/2018 Snap Decision in a Snap Appeal
- 8/14/2018 How Fortunate Are We?
- 7/26/2018 Charts
- 6/29/2018 First-Half 2018 Statistics
- 6/27/2018 SCOTUS Builds a Different Kind of Wall
- 6/22/2018 Appellate mediation project is approved
- 6/14/2018 News from the Appellate World
- 5/15/2018 Fourth Reverses Blount Habeas Order
- 5/11/2018 Note on Appellate Developments
- 4/19/2018 News and Notes from the Appellate World
- 3/29/2018 Two New Criminal Decisions From CAV
- 2/20/2018 New CAV Ruling on Finality
- 2/15/2018 Fourth Circuit Rules in Travel-Ban Case
- 2/14/2018 Justices Quickly Reverse Bond Order
- 1/31/2018 Musings on a Quiet Appellate Landscape
- 1/16/2018 Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- 11/28/2017 Analysis of Thormac, LLC v. Dep’t of ABC
- 11/10/2017 What’s Up In The Appellate World
- 10/23/2017 SCV Announces Writ-Procedure Change
- 9/19/2017 Update on Current Appellate Developments
- 8/31/2017 Fee award is 10 times judgment
- 6/21/2017 Two Noteworthy Rulings From Cav
- 6/12/2017 SCOTUS Reverses Leblanc Ruling
- 3/23/2017 A Look Inside the SCV’s 2016 Statistics
- 2/10/2017 Analysis of Washington v. Trump
- 12/30/2016 The Top Appellate Stories of 2016
- 12/2/2016 ROBOLAWYERS? REALLY?
- 8/30/2016 Supreme Court Convenes “Road Shows”
- 8/30/2016 Analysis of August 30, 2016 CAV Opinion
- 8/3/2016 Three Recent Low-Profile Rulings
- 7/27/2016 CAV Order Illustrates AoE Risks
- 7/22/2016 Coverage of Howell v. McAuliffe
- 6/29/2016 Some Appellate Odds and Ends
- 6/28/2016 Fourth Announces Key Ruling on Fees
- 6/27/2016 Analysis of McDonnell v. U.S.
- 6/1/2016 When Preservation Becomes Painful
- 4/22/2016 Analysis of Recent SCV Unpubs
- 4/20/2016 The Stories Behind Those SCV Statistics
- 4/19/2016 A Fresh Look at SCV Statistics
- 4/11/2016 Every Appellant’s Dream Opinion
- 3/28/2016 The Story Behind Environment Specialist
- 3/12/2016 Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- 2/18/2016 Recent SCV Unpubs, and How to Use Them
- 2/2/2016 The Tuning-Fork Defense, Deciphered
- 1/29/2016 Brisk Business at the Fourth
- 1/13/2016 The Evolution of Appellate Oral Argument
- 11/30/2015 A ‘Souvenir’ from the ABA Summit
- 11/24/2015 Appellate Courts’ Holiday Closings
- 11/10/2015 Appellate News and Notes
- 10/19/2015 Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- 9/17/2015 Roush reappointed
- 9/16/2015 Two Upcoming Appellate Summits
- 9/11/2015 Some Awful What-Ifs on the SCV Dispute
- 9/11/2015 An Updated and Improved VANA
- 9/11/2015 Governor Appoints Roush to Supreme Court
- 9/11/2015 A New Protocol for “Opinion Day”
- 9/10/2015 Some 2014 Statistics, Decoded
- 8/28/2015 Unpub Illustrates Finality Danger
- 7/10/2015 Fourth Affirms McDonnell’s Conviction
- 6/25/2015 Thoughts on King v. Burwell
- 6/23/2015 Millette to Retire in July
- 6/19/2015 SCV Justices in New Video
- 6/9/2015 Quick Ruling in Sweet Briar Appeal
- 5/13/2015 On the Death of Bill Zinsser
- 3/4/2015 New Rules – Here, and on the Horizon
- 2/11/2015 Analysis of Landini v. Bil-Jax
- 1/21/2015 Kelsey Elected to SCV
- 1/14/2015 VANA at the Ten-Year Mark
- 12/30/2014 The Passing of an Appellate Giant
- 12/22/2014 Fourth Issues Three Important Rulings
- 12/16/2014 Fourth Invalidates Huge Tax Deduction
- 11/24/2014 Note on the Death of Judge Ney
- 11/11/2014 Legislative News and Note on Rehearings
- 11/10/2014 Appellate Courts’ Holiday Closings
- 11/3/2014 Legal reforms supported by Boyd-Graves
- 8/18/2014 Supreme Court Elects New Chief Justice
- 8/13/2014 Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- 7/28/2014 Fourth Circuit Decides Bostic v. Rainey
- 6/24/2014 A Shot Across the Bow
- 6/17/2014 Three Noteworthy Appellate Decisions
- 6/13/2014 Chief Justice Kinser to Retire
- 5/21/2014 Some Significant Appellate Developments
- 5/20/2014 Analysis of May 20, 2014 CAV Opinions
- 3/28/2014 SCV’s Micro-Session
- 3/10/2014 News and Notes
- 3/3/2014 Weather Closes Courts Again
- 2/13/2014 Snow Shutters Appellate Courts
- 2/3/2014 Whither the Court of Appeals?
- 1/27/2014 How Many Issues?
- 1/13/2014 SCV Posts Oral Arguments Online
- 11/5/2013 Analysis of John Crane, Inc. v. Bristow
- 10/15/2013 Judiciary Weathers Budget Impasse
- 10/1/2013 Decker Tapped for CAV Post
- 10/1/2013 Federal Government Shutdown
- 9/16/2013 Update on Appellate Developments
- 9/16/2013 Justices hear appeals in Va. Tech trial
- 9/16/2013 P.I. plaintiffs appeal reduced awards
- 9/10/2013 Session Week Programming Note
- 9/10/2013 Tech Age Staggers Into Virginia
- 9/10/2013 SCV’s “Road Shows”
- 7/23/2013 S. Carolina Immigration Law Preempted
- 7/12/2013 A Hard Look at Some Painful Numbers
- 3/28/2013 SCV to Weigh in on Gambling Statute
- 3/14/2013 Notes on Recent Developments
- 2/27/2013 A Titan Moves On
- 2/14/2013 Remembering Chief Justice Carrico
- 2/8/2013 Where Have All the Cases Gone?
- 1/2/2013 SCV Panel Quickly Voids Injunction
- 12/26/2012 CAV Crafts Another Appellate Dismissal
- 12/19/2012 Report on Recent Appellate Developments
- 12/17/2012 Fourth Decides Duke Lacrosse Appeal
- 11/26/2012 SCOTUS Reinstates Liberty Univ. v. Geithner
- 11/19/2012 The Demurrer Trap
- 11/19/2012 Note on the Passing of Justice Whiting
- 10/2/2012 Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- 8/28/2012 Analysis of August 28, 2012 CAV Opinion
- 8/14/2012 CAV Issues Major Ruling on Assignments
- 8/13/2012 Even More FAQs
- 7/31/2012 Analysis of July 31, 2012 CAV Opinions
- 7/24/2012 Analysis of July 24, 2012 CAV Opinions
- 3/19/2012 Analysis of John Crane, Inc. v. Hardick
- 2/21/2012 Analysis of Recent CAV Opinions
- 12/28/2011 Analysis of December 28, 2011 CAV Opinion
- 12/20/2011 Analysis of December 20, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 12/15/2011 2011 Legal Elite profile
- 12/13/2011 Analysis of December 13, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 12/6/2011 CAV Exonerates Haynesworth
- 11/29/2011 Analysis of November 29, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 11/22/2011 Analysis of November 22, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 11/15/2011 CAV Issues Important Post-Hernandez Ruling
- 11/10/2011 Montgomery County loses intermodal challenge
- 10/25/2011 Analysis of October 25, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 10/18/2011 Analysis of October 11-18, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 10/4/2011 Analysis of October 4, 2011 CAV Opinion
- 9/29/2011 A Full Bench at the Court of Appeals
- 9/19/2011 Mom disappointed at Va. court decision
- 9/12/2011 Appellate Courts Begin New Terms
- 8/30/2011 Analysis of August 30, 2011 CAV Opinion
- 8/29/2011 Review of August CAV Opinions
- 7/29/2011 News From Both Sides of Ninth Street
- 7/5/2011 Analysis of Recent CAV Opinions
- 6/29/2011 Court to hear ex-judge’s appeal
- 6/15/2011 Analysis of June 7-14, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 6/3/2011 Pittkin v. Loddon (U.S.) Ltd.
- 5/31/2011 Supreme Court Schedules July Writ Panels
- 5/31/2011 Analysis of May 31, 2011 CAV Opinion
- 5/28/2011 Review of the Week’s Appellate Caselaw
- 5/17/2011 Analysis of May 17, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 5/10/2011 Analysis of May 10, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 5/10/2011 Catching Up With the Court of Appeals
- 4/26/2011 Analysis of April 26, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 3/24/2011 Analysis of March 22, 2011 CAV Opinions
- 3/15/2011 Note on Justice Hassell’s Passing
- 2/1/2011 Historic Day at the Supreme Court
- 1/18/2011 Analysis of January 18, 2011 CAV Opinion
- 1/14/2011 Davis v. Davis (10/1/2010)
- 1/14/2011 Graves v. Commonwealth (10/8/2010)
- 1/14/2011 Newby v. Commonwealth (8/13/10)
- 1/14/2011 Pettaway v. Commonwealth (10/8/2010)
- 1/14/2011 Riddick v. Commonwealth (10/8/2010)
- 1/14/2011 Bennett v. Commonwealth (10/8/2010)
- 1/14/2011 Cawley v. Spickermann (12/29/2010)
- 12/29/2010 SCV Issues Final Orders of 2010
- 12/28/2010 Analysis of December 28, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 12/24/2010 Fourth Issues Establishment-Clause Ruling
- 12/22/2010 Fourth Circuit Approaches Full Strength
- 12/21/2010 Analysis of December 21, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 12/15/2010 Analysis of December 14, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 12/5/2010 Recent Appellate News and Notes
- 11/16/2010 Analysis of November 16, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 11/3/2010 A Shaken-Up Session Week
- 10/13/2010 Analysis of Recent SCV Orders
- 10/5/2010 Analysis of October 5, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 9/22/2010 Report on Judge Keenan’s Investiture
- 9/21/2010 High court rules against Wintergreen
- 9/2/2010 The Week’s Appellate Developments
- 9/1/2010 Kinser to be next chief justice
- 7/27/2010 Analysis of July 27, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 7/26/2010 Major Privacy Ruling from Fourth Circuit
- 7/13/2010 Analysis of July 13, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 7/12/2010 CAV Refuses Actual-Innocence Petition
- 6/23/2010 Analysis of June 22, 2010 CAV Opinion
- 6/16/2010 Important Jurisdictional Ruling from CAV
- 6/8/2010 Analysis of June 8, 2010 CAV Opinion
- 6/4/2010 Analysis of June 1, 2010 CAV Opinion
- 6/4/2010 Supreme Court reverses sanctions
- 5/21/2010 Analysis of May 21, 2010 SCV Order
- 5/18/2010 Analysis of May 18, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 5/16/2010 Analysis of Recent SCV Orders
- 5/16/2010 Beware the Federal Finality Trap
- 5/12/2010 Analysis of May 11, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 5/11/2010 Chief Justice to Step Aside
- 5/11/2010 Insanity finding not appealed properly
- 5/4/2010 Analysis of May 4, 2010 CAV Opinions
- 4/9/2010 Appellate Notes of the Week
- 3/15/2010 Recap of an Eventful Week
- 3/15/2010 A Few More FAQ’s
- 3/5/2010 IDC Set to Defund Appellate Defender
- 1/26/2010 VANA at the Five-Year Mark
- 1/25/2010 An Appellate Bookshelf
- 1/20/2010 High court reviews teens’ sentences
- 1/11/2010 Getchell Tapped as Solicitor General
- 1/7/2010 An Appellate Wish List
- 12/29/2009 Analysis of December 29, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 12/22/2009 Analysis of December 22, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 12/16/2009 Montgomery Co. to appeal intermodal ruling
- 12/15/2009 Analysis of December 15, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 12/14/2009 Supreme Court Hands Down Four Orders
- 12/1/2009 Analysis of December 1, 2009 CAV Opinion
- 11/30/2009 Where Have All the Appellate Bloggers Gone?
- 11/30/2009 On Professionalism
- 11/24/2009 Analysis of November 24, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 11/20/2009 Report from Orlando
- 11/17/2009 Analysis of November 17, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 11/10/2009 Summary of November 10, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 11/2/2009 SCV Issues Four Unpublished Orders
- 10/27/2009 Analysis of October 27, 2009 CAV Opinion
- 10/26/2009 Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- 10/26/2009 The Etiquette of Appellate Practice
- 10/20/2009 Analysis of October 20, 2009 CAV Opinion
- 10/13/2009 Analysis of October 13, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 10/12/2009 SCV Issues Two Unpublished Orders
- 10/6/2009 Analysis of October 6, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 10/5/2009 Further Thoughts on Lummis Gin
- 9/10/2009 Stop the clock?
- 9/4/2009 Two Unpublished SCV Orders
- 8/27/2009 Analysis of August 25, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 8/19/2009 HOWT Closes Again
- 8/19/2009 The Most Trusted Man
- 8/18/2009 Analysis of August 18, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 8/12/2009 Analysis of August 12, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 8/6/2009 Revisiting de Haan v. de Haan
- 8/6/2009 Fourth Circuit Jettisons Blackwelder
- 7/28/2009 Analysis of July 28, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 7/28/2009 Judgment interest
- 7/21/2009 Two New Appellate Blog Entries
- 7/15/2009 Analysis of July 14, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 7/12/2009 Thoughts on In re Commonwealth
- 6/25/2009 A Brisk Week of Appellate Developments
- 6/19/2009 Petitioners penalized $2,000
- 6/17/2009 Appellate News and Notes
- 6/16/2009 Analysis of June 16, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 6/3/2009 CAV Finds Lawyer in Contempt
- 5/26/2009 Analysis of May 26, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 5/19/2009 Analysis of May 19, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 5/12/2009 Analysis of May 12, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 5/5/2009 Analysis of May 5, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 4/28/2009 Analysis of April 28, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 4/21/2009 Analysis of April 21, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 4/17/2009 Analysis of April 17, 2009 SCV Opinions
- 4/14/2009 Analysis of April 14, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 4/12/2009 Session Week Arrives, Just A Bit Late
- 4/1/2009 Status Report on CAV Cases
- 3/27/2009 Kaine signs Gloucester-inspired bill
- 3/17/2009 Analysis of March 17, 2009 CAV Opinions
- 2/23/2009 Recall drama continues to play out
- 2/20/2009 Analysis of Recent SCV Orders
- 2/11/2009 Judge Alston Elected to CAV
- 2/3/2009 CAV Issues Chilling Contempt Order
- 2/3/2009 Petition organizers get legal help
- 1/15/2009 Two Interesting SCV Orders
- 1/3/2009 The Top Appellate Stories of 2008
- 12/30/2008 Analysis of December 30, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 12/27/2008 Analysis of December 23, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 12/16/2008 Analysis of December 16, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 12/12/2008 Five Unpublished SCV Orders
- 12/5/2008 Notes on Intriguing Appellate Rulings
- 11/28/2008 Obama could nominate Va. judges
- 11/22/2008 Appellate News and Notes
- 11/22/2008 Two Interesting SCV Orders
- 11/12/2008 Fourth Rejects Congressman’s Appeal
- 11/12/2008 Analysis of November 12, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 11/4/2008 Va. high court finds in favor of Glebe
- 10/29/2008 Analysis of October 28, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 10/21/2008 Analysis of October 21, 2008 CAV Opinion
- 10/15/2008 Recent Appellate Honors
- 10/8/2008 Developments on Judicial Vacancies
- 10/7/2008 Analysis of October 7, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 10/6/2008 New US Solicitor General Appointed
- 10/3/2008 New Ruling in Dillard’s v. Judkins
- 9/29/2008 Deal Possible on Vacant Judgeships
- 9/22/2008 Two SCV Orders Tell Differing Tales
- 9/17/2008 Preserving Issues For Appeal
- 9/16/2008 Fast Action on Habitual Offender Appeal
- 9/8/2008 Report from Richmond
- 8/28/2008 Analysis of August 26, 2008 CAV Opinion
- 8/27/2008 VTLA Moves 2009 Annual Convention
- 8/19/2008 Analysis of August 19, 2008 CAV Opinion
- 8/15/2008 Convict cleared under 2004 law
- 8/12/2008 Analysis of August 12, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 8/5/2008 New Solicitor General
- 8/1/2008 On the Right to Counsel
- 7/30/2008 SCV Cracks Down on Assignments of Error
- 7/30/2008 Musings on Boumedienne v. Bush
- 7/29/2008 Analysis of July 29, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 7/22/2008 Analysis of July 22, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 7/15/2008 Lots of July 15 Appellate Action
- 6/24/2008 Analysis of June 24, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 6/17/2008 Analysis of June 17, 2008 CAV Opinion
- 6/10/2008 Analysis of June 10, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 6/5/2008 Ex-grocer defends award
- 6/3/2008 Analysis of June 3, 2008 CAV Opinons
- 5/27/2008 Analysis of May 27, 2008 CAV Opinion
- 5/20/2008 Analysis of May 20, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 5/13/2008 Analysis pf May 13, 2008 CAV Opinion
- 4/28/2008 Plenty of Appellate Goings and Doings
- 4/23/2008 Reversal in Virginia v. Moore
- 4/21/2008 Va. Court Rejects 2 Drug Searches
- 4/17/2008 Justice Agee’s Perspective
- 4/15/2008 Analysis of April 15, 2008 CAV Opinions
- 3/31/2008 Fourth Circuit Reinstates EEOC Suit
- 3/25/2008 Analysis of March 25, 2008 CAV Opinion
- 3/18/2008 Analysis of March 18, 2008 CAV Opinion
- 3/13/2008 Analysis of March 4/11 CAV Opinions
- 2/19/2008 Casanova On Appellate Persuasion
- 1/30/2008 Charitable immunity argued at high court
- 1/17/2008 The Week’s Appellate Developments
- 12/31/2007 The Top Ten Appellate Stories of 2007
- 12/27/2007 Analysis of December 27, 2007 CAV Opinions
- 12/24/2007 Awards & Honors
- 12/18/2007 Analysis of December 18, 2007 CAV Opinions
- 12/17/2007 A new view to that ‘initial consultation’
- 12/11/2007 Analysis of December 11, 2007 CAV Opinions
- 12/4/2007 Analysis of December 4, 2007 CAV Opinion
- 11/27/2007 Analysis of November 27, 2007 CAV Opinions
- 11/23/2007 Some More FAQ’s
- 11/20/2007 Analysis of November 20, 2007 CAV Opinions
- 11/8/2007 Virginia’s Leaders in the Law 2007
- 11/3/2007 Alston loses probation appeal
- 10/30/2007 Analysis of October 30, 2007 CAV Opinion
- 10/29/2007 An Interesting Week Begins . . .
- 10/23/2007 Analysis of October 23, 2007 CAV Opinions
- 10/12/2007 Four Unpublished Orders from SCV
- 10/10/2007 Goodwyn Appointed to Supreme Court
- 10/9/2007 Analysis of October 9, 2007 CAV Opinions
- 10/2/2007 Analysis of October 2, 2007 CAV Opinion
- 9/14/2007 Court: You can sue neighbor over trees
- 9/5/2007 New Guilty Plea Ruling
- 9/4/2007 Early September Developments
- 8/21/2007 Select Issues in Criminal Appeals
- 8/6/2007 Supreme Court Offers Free “Seminar”
- 7/19/2007 Fourth Circuit Judicial Gulf Widens
- 7/18/2007 Casanova On Appellate Persuasion
- 6/14/2007 Top court to get housing case
- 6/8/2007 Johnson’s $16 million wait
- 4/20/2007 Analysis of April 20, 2007 Supreme Court
- 4/16/2007 Busy Day at the Fourth
- 4/10/2007 Reversal for Limitation of Cross-exam
- 3/31/2007 Four Unpublished Orders from SCV
- 3/28/2007 Analysis of Feb. 28-March 4 rulings
- 3/20/2007 Two En Banc Criminal Rulings
- 3/17/2007 Assigning Error to the Wrong Ruling
- 3/11/2007 Analysis of March 7-11 rulings
- 3/7/2007 Double Jeopardy Bars DUI 2nd Charge
- 2/20/2007 Major Punitives Ruling from US Sup. Ct.
- 2/18/2007 Use Care When Doing the Right Thing
- 2/18/2007 New Pro Bono Civil Attorneys’ Panel
- 2/14/2007 US v. Love is in the Air
- 2/13/2007 “Gotcha” Defenses in Appellate Courts
- 1/24/2007 Self-Endangerment Gets a Makeover
- 1/2/2007 Year-End Report on Judicial Pay
- 1/1/2007 The Top 10 Appellate Stories of 2006
- 12/29/2006 Inmates Win RLUIPA Appeals
- 12/13/2006 Christmas Goodies from 3 Appellate Courts
- 12/11/2006 Cicero On Oral Argument
- 11/28/2006 New Ruling in Same-Sex Adoption Case
- 11/26/2006 Holiday Week in Appellate Courts
- 11/18/2006 A Lesson from the Life of Frank Dunham
- 10/26/2006 Suspended Atty. Costs Litigant Her Appeal
- 10/23/2006 New ERISA Ruing Goes Against Plan Adm’r
- 10/23/2006 Appellate Law Symposium Slated for Grundy
- 10/16/2006 Appellate Law Symposium Slated For Grundy
- 9/29/2006 Notes on Recent Developments
- 9/26/2006 CAV Issues Anti-Spam Ruling
- 9/17/2006 Attorney: Media Six to pursue an appeal
- 9/15/2006 Analysis of Sept. 15, 2006 SCV Opinions
- 8/29/2006 What Not to Say
- 8/24/2006 Preemption, Remand Opinion from Fourth
- 8/11/2006 Analysis of August 11, 2006 SCV Opinion
- 8/5/2006 Hemingway on Appellate Writing
- 7/20/2006 Dearth of Available Training Persists
- 7/5/2006 Scary Development on Court Reporters
- 7/2/2006 The Trial Lawyer’s Tightrope Walk
- 6/28/2006 Important Injunction Ruling
- 6/20/2006 Sadly, HOWT Closes Up Shop
- 6/5/2006 June Marks End of Courts’ Terms
- 6/4/2006 Spontaneity in Oral Argument
- 5/22/2006 Fourth Circuit Vacancy News
- 5/20/2006 Fiery brief irks high court
- 5/19/2006 Four Dispositive Orders from SCV
- 5/5/2006 The Week’s Appellate Developments
- 4/27/2006 FMLA Isn’t a Job Guarantee
- 4/25/2006 Nonsignatory Can’t Compel Arbitration
- 4/11/2006 Think You Know What “Plain View” Means?
- 4/11/2006 Chastising Unnecessary Length
- 4/3/2006 Cert. Denied in Padilla Appeal
- 3/29/2006 Proposed SCV Rules Revisions
- 3/22/2006 Moussaoui Musings, Rulings
- 3/14/2006 Two Rulings on Arrestees’ Rights
- 3/13/2006 Several Recent Interesting Developments
- 2/27/2006 No Cert from SCOTUS in Habeas Case
- 2/19/2006 Cicero on Oral Argument
- 2/15/2006 Lots of Goodies in This CAV Opinion
- 2/8/2006 New Criminal Rulings
- 1/31/2006 Fourth Rules Against Titanic Salvors
- 1/20/2006 Virginia Supreme Court Issues Rare Order
- 1/18/2006 Fourth Defines “Prisoner”
- 1/17/2006 Two Victories for Employees
- 1/2/2006 Late December Rulings from 4th, CAV
- 12/21/2005 4th Refuses Padilla Transfer Request
- 12/18/2005 The Top 10 Appellate Stories of 2005
- 12/15/2005 Two Criminal Convictions Reversed
- 12/12/2005 Rulings on §1988 Fees, Immunity
- 12/5/2005 Ruling on Mandamus Pleading Requirements
- 11/29/2005 CAV Affirms 9/11 Death Benefits
- 11/28/2005 4th Issues ERISA, Criminal Rulings
- 11/21/2005 4th Issues Clean Water Act Ruling
- 11/20/2005 Sun Tzu: The Art of Appellate War
- 11/6/2005 CLOSE-UP / Steve Emmert
- 10/28/2005 Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- 10/24/2005 JIRC Report not Subject to FOIA Disclosure
- 10/21/2005 Analysis of Recent Appellate Developments
- 10/21/2005 Driving on a Closed “Highway”
- 10/4/2005 High court won’t spare death row inmate
- 9/29/2005 No Arbitration in Homeowner’s Dispute
- 9/16/2005 Analysis of Sept. 16, 2005 SCV Opinions
- 9/9/2005 This Week’s Appellate Developments
- 8/16/2005 CAV Affirms 2 Criminal, 1 Domestic
- 8/15/2005 4th Issues Soc. Sec. Att’y Fee Ruling
- 8/3/2005 State Secrets Doctrine Bars Suit
- 8/1/2005 4th Circuit Affirms Sealing of Files
- 7/30/2005 Developments for the Week of July 25-29
- 7/23/2005 Procedural Defaults Scuttle SCV Appeals
- 7/20/2005 Appellate Developments for the Week
- 7/5/2005 SCV Grants Two Criminal Writs
- 7/4/2005 Law
- 6/20/2005 One Conspirator, One Conspiracy
- 6/15/2005 Two En Banc Criminal Rulings from CAV
- 6/13/2005 SCV Appoints New Executive Secretary
- 6/4/2005 Analysis of RMCW v. Hicks
- 6/3/2005 Judge Humphreys to Head DNA Panel
- 6/2/2005 The Week’s Appellate Developments
- 4/30/2005 A Quick Read on Appellate Statistics
- 4/22/2005 Analysis of April 22, 2005 SCV Opinions
- 4/20/2005 Inadequate record in res judicata appeal
- 4/19/2005 Ten New SCV writs
- 4/13/2005 CAV Issues Three New En Banc Opinions
- 4/4/2005 Analysis of March 28-April 1 rulings
- 3/24/2005 New 4th Circuit Ruling on Terry Stops
- 3/23/2005 CAV Issues 2 Domestic Relations Rulings
- 3/22/2005 CAV Reopens Moore v. Commonwealth
- 3/21/2005 Federal Jurisdiction; The Tweezer Method
- 2/27/2005 Training the Appellate Advocate
- 2/25/2005 Four Opinions from CAV in Criminal Cases
- 2/21/2005 Citing Unpublished Opinions
- 2/20/2005 No Cameras in the Court, For Now
- 2/15/2005 How Not to Preserve Error
- 2/3/2005 Rulings on Immunity, Hearsay
- 2/2/2005 New Sec. 1983 Ruling from Fourth
- 1/23/2005 Explaining an Appellate Practice
- 1/23/2005 The Top Ten Ways to Lose Your Appeal
- 1/20/2005 SCV Issues Rare Mandamus Writ
- 1/14/2005 Analysis of Jan. 14, 2005 SCV Opinions
