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Seventh Circuit Addresses Counsel’s Obligations When AI‑Generated Hallucinations Appear in an Adversary’s Brief

Karmelo Anthony gets new legal team to take over his case pro bono as appeal process begins

The team, comprised of appellate, civil rights and criminal defense attorneys, will look into the trial record and explore avenues

High-profile attorneys join Karmelo Anthony appeal effort

A high-profile legal team announced Monday that it will represent Karmelo Anthony as he appeals his murder conviction and 35-year prison sentence in the death of Frisco teenager Au...

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Procedural Bar

Bell had been convicted after a jury trial of multiple offenses arising from the shooting of his former girlfriend, which left her paralyzed. The post Ineffective Assistance of Cou...

Karmelo Anthony Gets New Legal Team As Appeal Process Begins

Prominent lawyers join appeal of teen convicted in fatal stabbing, challenging jury selection process.

Second Circuit Appeal Faces Early Jurisdictional Test in Legal Aid Society Dismissal Motion

A new filing in View full case on Docket Alarm puts a familiar but often decisive appellate issue front and center: whether the appeal should be dismissed before merits briefing pr...

Second Circuit Appeal Faces Early Jurisdictional Test in Legal Aid Society Dismissal Motion

A new filing in View full case on Docket Alarm puts a familiar but often decisive appellate issue front and center: whether the appeal should be dismissed before merits briefing pr...

Criminal – Ineffective assistance of counsel claim is rejected

Where the defendant argued his trial counsel provided incorrect advice during plea negotiations, but there was no reversible error in the district court’s determination that he fai...

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Appellate Jurisdiction and Finality in Opinion No. 25-8071

The Tenth Circuit’s July 7, 2026 decision in Opinion, No. 25-8071, is a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on procedure as on the merits. Although the preci...

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Appellate Jurisdiction and Finality in Opinion No. 25-8071

The Tenth Circuit’s July 7, 2026 decision in Opinion, No. 25-8071, is a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on procedure as on the merits. Although the preci...

Nevada Supreme Court Overrules Caselaw on Post-Trial Contingency Fee Awards

Riker Danzig launches Appellate Law Strategies group

Madison law firm Riker Danzig's new Appellate Law Strategies group handles appeals, amicus briefs and strategic appellate advocacy. The post Riker Danzig launches Appellate Law Str...

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Appellate Review in 25-2052

The Tenth Circuit’s July 6, 2026 opinion in 25-2052 is a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on standards of review and issue preservation as on the underlyi...

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Appellate Review in 25-2052

The Tenth Circuit’s July 6, 2026 opinion in 25-2052 is a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on standards of review and issue preservation as on the underlyi...

Kouri Richins appeals aggravated murder conviction, will get new attorneys - Park Record

Kouri Richins appeals aggravated murder conviction, will get new attorneys - Park Record

Kouri Richins appeals aggravated murder conviction, will get new attorneys - Park Record

Kouri Richins appeals aggravated murder conviction, will get new attorneys - Park Record

Seventh Circuit Sanctions Attorney for Filing Brief with AI Hallucinations

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals sanctioned a lawyer for AI-generated hallucinations and other inaccuracies and errors in a brief filed with the Court in an immigration appeal....

Kirkland Taps Quinn Emanuel Appellate Co-Chair to Lead Supreme Court Practice

Christopher Michel, former co-chair of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's national appellate practice, will lead Kirkland's Supreme Court and appellate practice.       

NCLA Reply Brief Argues Statutory Bar Cannot Shield Review of Judicial Council’s Suspension of Judge Newman

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) this week filed a reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Judge Pauline Newm...

Termination of Parental Rights – Tneffective Assistance of Counsel

Kevin’s daughter, Kylie, was removed from her parents’ care as an infant in 2020 and remained in foster care throughout subsequent legal proceedings pertaining to Kevin’s parental...

Summary Judgment and ‘Self-Serving’ or ‘Inadmissible’ Evidence: Lessons From Appellate Practice

Supreme Court Affirms and Clarifies Appellate Limits in No. 25-466

In a unanimous opinion by Justice Gorsuch, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment below in No. 25-466, with Justice Thomas filing a concurrence. Although the Court’s disposition i...

Supreme Court Affirms and Clarifies Appellate Limits in No. 25-466

In a unanimous opinion by Justice Gorsuch, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment below in No. 25-466, with Justice Thomas filing a concurrence. Although the Court’s disposition i...

Appellate Court Affirms Decision to Allow GOP Gubernatorial Ticket into Public Campaign Finance Program