JD Supra

Changes to Circuit Court Appellate Jurisdiction

In its last session, the Florida Legislature passed a law that changes the appellate jurisdiction of Florida’s circuit courts and District Courts of Appeal for certain types of cases. Codified here, ...
The National Law Review

Pendent Appellate Jurisdiction in Class Actions Addressed by Fourth Circuit

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The National Law Review

Sixth Circuit Practice Tip: Pendent Appellate Jurisdiction

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SCOTUSblog

Justices to consider jurisdiction of appellate courts to review bankruptcy orders

The Supreme Court turns its attention to bankruptcy next Monday when it hears argument in MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC. The case involves the authority of a court of appeals to ...
JD Supra

Appellate Practice: Original Jurisdiction Of Virginia Appellate Courts

As discussed in our recent article, the Virginia General Assembly voted to allow most criminal defendants and civil litigants to have an appeal as of right to the Court of Appeals of Virginia starting ...
Law

Manufacturing Appellate Jurisdiction: A Dangerous Gambit

What to do with a catastrophic trial-court ruling that materially impacts a client's case without resulting in an appealable judgment is one of the perennially vexing problems in litigation. "Is there ...
JournalofAccountancy

Second Circuit lacks jurisdiction in small tax case

The Second Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate an appeal of a “small tax case” originating from the Tax Court. In particular, the Second Circuit noted that the plain language in Sec ...
Law

Isolated Transaction Insufficient to Establish Ga. Jurisdiction, Appellate Panels Rules in Fatal Plane Crash Case

The Georgia Court of Appeals found that an out-of-state aircraft manufacturer accused of performing a faulty repair on a plane that crashed and killed two people could not be sued in Georgia because ...
Palm Beach Post

What cases get to the U.S. Supreme Court? Any the Justices want to hear. | Opinion

A. The United States Supreme Court was created in broad terms in the Constitution. Article III, Section 1 reads in part, “The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, ...
National Review

Appeals Court Blocks Mountain Valley Pipeline despite Law Revoking Jurisdiction

Largest Federal Workers Union Urges Dems to Cave on Government Shutdown, Revealing Cracks in Coalition Rubio Says Hamas-Linked UNRWA Will Not Deliver Gaza Aid Under Cease-Fire Deal Roy Cooper Senate ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas Court of Appeals will get jurisdiction over challenges to state laws starting next month

An Arkansas law set to go into effect in less than a month will drastically change the way certain kinds of constitutional challenges are handled in the state court system. The law -- Act 975 by Rep.
SCOTUSblog

Justices dubious about rejecting jurisdiction of appellate courts to review bankruptcy orders

The Supreme Court heard a confusing and wide-ranging discourse yesterday in MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC. For the generalist Supreme Court follower, the case is a technical one, ...