“Dismissing an appeal as equitably moot should be rare, occurring only where there is sufficient justification to override the statutory appellate rights of the party seeking review.” So ruled a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a bankruptcy-related decision issued today.

“Appellate court strikes down conviction, says body cavity search shocked conscience”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued yesterday.

In the September 2013 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Mark Walsh has articles headlined “It was another big term for amicus curiae briefs at the high court” and “Justice Sotomayor presides over re-enactment of historic baseball case.”

And the new installment of Bryan A. Garner’s “On Words” column is headlined “Face a classic word challenge and increase your personal power.”

“D.C. Circuit — at heart of nomination battle — has handed major victories to EPA”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.