Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup February 15, 2019

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 Real a quick email at DReal@Creighton.edu or a message on Twitter @Daniel_L_Real.  You can also send emails to Danny Leavitt at Danny@tsalerno-law.com or a message on twitter @Danny_C_Leavitt. 

Supreme Court:

The Washington Legal Foundation held its mid-term assessment of upcoming arguments. The presenters scarcely mentioned the February arguments. 

Linda Greenhouse writes this op-ed for The New York Times about Chief Justice Roberts’ position last week in June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee.  The Chief Justice stayed the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s ruling pending a petition for certiorari by the petitioners, an abortion clinic and its doctors.  

Justice Sotomayor spoke at the Law Library of Congress about her career, among other things. Particularly relating to appellate judges, she spoke of how the justices get along despite legal disagreements. Watch the event here. 

Practice Pointers and Tips:

Law.com has this article discussing whether Twitter helps or hinders practicing attorneys in their legal careers.

Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor, of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, tweeted about his first oral arguments as a judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals in coming weeks. He asked for advice about how to prepare and participate as a judge. Many replying noted how refreshing it was that a judge would ask others about preparing.

Attorney Kristen Jernigan has these 10 ways to avoid waiving error for appeal.