“Bringing in the Big Guns”: Adam Feldman has this post today at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“For Prosser, long career overshadowed by one heated moment”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “David Prosser filled a lot of roles: prosecutor, legislator, state Supreme Court justice. But he’s likely to be best remembered for getting into a physical altercation with another justice that brought national ridicule to Wisconsin’s highest court.”

“Seymour Abrahamson, husband of Supreme Court justice, studied radiation”: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has published this obituary.

If you’re an appellate lawyer, here’s a good reason to visit Philadelphia in November when it’s not 100 degrees outside: The Democratic National Convention gets underway in Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon, when the high temperature is projected to be 98 degrees.

In connection with this week’s festivities, today’s broadcast of the CBS News program “Sunday Morning” contained a segment titled “Philadelphians say: Love it or leave it.”

I am a native of the Philadelphia area who frequently travels for speaking engagements and for work, and I regularly talk with people elsewhere who tell me they last visited Philadelphia many years ago. Since then, Philadelphia has become an even more amazing tourist destination, not only because of its historical offerings but also for its incredible restaurants, museums, educational offerings, varied neighborhoods, and cultural events.

This November, the Appellate Judges Education Institute will be hosting its annual summit in Philadelphia. The program for the 2016 AJEI Summit can be accessed here.

Headlining the program will be a conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.

Other federal and state appellate judges who will be participating in the programming as speakers or panelists include: Brent Benjamin, Consuelo Callahan; Mariano-Florentino Cuellar; Steven David; Barbara Jackson; Michael Keasler; Anne Lazarus; Thomas G. Saylor; D. Brooks Smith; N. Randy Smith; Jeffrey S. Sutton; and James Wynn Jr., just to name a few.

Additionally, the panelists on the “Supreme Court Preview” and the “Handling the Big Case” panels are outstanding. And I will be the moderator of a panel titled “Unreported Opinions; Declining News Coverage of Appellate Courts,” which has its own excellent group of panelists.

The AJEI 2016 Summit will take place at the centrally located Loews Hotel in Philadelphia. Jeffrey Rosen, president of the National Constitution Center, will be the speaker at the Summit’s first session, and the first night’s welcoming event will take place at the Constitution Center.

I am hoping that many “How Appealing” readers will be able to attend this year’s AJEI Summit in Philadelphia. If you are like me, it is far easier to block off on your calendar now the dates of the Summit — from November 10 to 13, 2016 — before work or other obligations inevitably intrude. Another reason to register now is that on Friday afternoon, November 11, 2016, a number of optional fun events around town with limited availability are offered for sign-up on a first-come, first-served basis, including a guided tour of Philadelphia’s must-see, recently relocated cultural offering, The Barnes Foundation. In the past I have always signed-up to attend the Summit too late to obtain my first choice fun event, but not this year.

You can sign-up to attend the 2016 AJEI Summit in Philadelphia now via this link. I hope to see you there!

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“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Resolved Redux.” Aaron Nielson had this post yesterday at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal of Regulation.

“Supreme Court ruling denies second chance for inmates; PA Supreme Court: Inmates serving mandatory minimums can’t retroactively challenge them.” Riley Yates of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has this report.

“N.J. Supreme Court to decide if government metadata is public”: Jan Hefler of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article that begins, “The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by an open-government activist who contends that the public should be allowed to view electronic data and metadata kept by local government agencies.”

“Behind the Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision, More Than a Decade of Privately Funded Research; Research funded by the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and others not only helped spur the nation’s top court to strike down key parts of a Texas abortion law, but also has fueled a string of other changes making abortion more accessible”: Nina Martin of ProPublica has this report.

“Colorado baker wants U.S. Supreme Court to hear gay wedding cake case; The Colorado Supreme Court decided last month not to hear the case”: Yesenia Robles of The Denver Post has this report.

In addition, the newspaper has published an essay by Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, titled “Why I’m asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect artistic freedom.”

“Presidential Election Will Shape Supreme Court, and National Policies, for Years to Come; Evenly split bench is likely to shift with appointment of Scalia successor and two or more justices retiring”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.