Month: February 2023

Precedent Predicaments

By John E. Cutler Within our adversary system, the judicial branch resolves cases based on evidence and arguments presented by opposing parties.[i] As a general matter, courts do not look […]

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All the Pretty Horses: Preserving Issues for Appellate Review

By Ben P. McGreevy “Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting.”[i] When arguing an issue, one should take care to ensure that the issue is properly preserved […]

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Appellate Mediations: The [Re]Discovered Country

By Leslie M.G. Hayes and Bryan A. Nickels “I Never Been Defeated and I Won’t Stop Now (Woo)”[i] – Why Would I Mediate on Appeal? There is always risk in […]

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Interlocutory Appeal in Idaho: Is There a Better Process?

By Stephen L. Adams and W. Christopher Pooser Few options for interlocutory review of trial court decisions exist in Idaho, and the options that are available are difficult to obtain. […]

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Don’t Get Too Adversarial When Compiling Excerpts of Record in the Ninth Circuit

By Jennifer M. Jensen and Zachery J. McCraney Courts have different rules for defining the record on appeal. Where there is variation, there is room for strategy – and error. […]

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