How Appealing



Monday, December 28, 2015

“Tweeter Laureate rocks social media from judicial post; Justice Don Willett embraces social media”: Peggy Fikac of The San Antonio Express-News has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is sending porn illegal in Pennsylvania?” Today at NewsWorks, Dave Davies has a blog post that begins, “When Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin was facing suspension last week for the raunchy email on his private account, he apologized, but said at a hearing his conduct was ‘not criminal.’ Or was it?”

Posted at 9:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“Federal judge’s ruling on evidence could fuel John Doe appeal to U.S. Supreme Court”: Matthew DeFour of The Wisconsin State Journal has this report.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



In the January 2016 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Mark Walsh has an article headlined “Nonunion teachers seek relief from paying fees for collective bargaining.”

Steven Seidenberg has an article headlined “Tug-of-war over interpretations of patent law continues between Federal Circuit and SCOTUS.”

Brian Sullivan has an article headlined “These plaintiffs argue derogatory words can’t hurt them.”

Stephanie Francis Ward has an article headlined “FAA claims that airplane ride-arranging sites violate federal regulations.”

Lorelei Laird has an article headlined “You can sue someone who broke into your email, but you’d better find proof fast.”

Leslie A. Gordon has an article headlined “Florida Supreme Court orders judges to wear black robes.”

Philip N. Meyer has an article headlined “Behavioral economist’s work offers lessons for legal storytellers about judgment and decision-making.”

And James Podgers has an article headlined “ABA’s Ankerwycke imprint publishes books that show the ‘flesh and blood’ side of the law.”

Posted at 8:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Activists predict abortion will be a hot issue in campaigns”: The Associated Press has this report. The article notes that “[t]he Supreme Court will be hearing arguments, probably in March, regarding a Texas law enacted in 2013 that would force numerous abortion clinics to close.”

Posted at 8:14 AM by Howard Bashman