Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup December 22, 2017

Each week, the Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup presents a few tidbits of news and Twitter posts from the past week concerning appellate advocacy. As always, if you see something during the week that you think we should be sure to include, feel free to send Dan a quick email at DReal@Creighton.edu or a message on Twitter(@Daniel_L_Real).

Supreme Court Opinions and News:

In the wake of the sexual harassment allegations rocking the judiciary, Chief Justice Roberts called for a review of the federal judiciary’s procedures for protecting court employees from misconduct. CNN has this report. 

On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, the Supreme Court blocked  a lower court’s decision  to force the Department of Homeland Security to turn over more documents relating to the decision to rescind DACA.  More information can be found HERE. 

If you need a last minute gift for an appellate lawyer, the Supreme Court has you covered. Table for 9: Supreme Court Food Traditions & Recipes is a new cookbook with a forward by Justice Ginsburg and includes recipes associated with the justices and their families. Information about the cookbook can be found in this report from the Associated Press. 

Federal Appellate Court Opinions and News:

Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th Circuit resigned this week after being accused of sexual harassment. In a statement given on Monday, December 18, 2017, Judge, Kozinski explained that he was resigning because the allegations would hinder his effectiveness as a judge and would be a distraction to the judiciary. The New York Times has this report. 

The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld Metro’s ban on displaying Christmas ads on the sides of buses. Click HERE for the article.