Analyzes recent Illinois appellate court ruling regarding the date jurisdiction revests in the circuit court after appellate court issues its mandate.
Describes an Illinois Supreme Court case where legal arguments have been made for and against the retention of Illinois’ intra-state forum non conveniens doctrine.
An attorney’s guide and on how to successfully prepare briefs for Missouri’s appellate courts. Includes tips by an attorney who has successfully prepared numerous briefs accepted by Missouri’s appellate courts.
The qualifications for a clerkship with a federal circuit judge are steep: high class ranking from a top law school, significant law review experience, recommendations from well-respected faculty, etc. Now another qualification may be added to that list: the ability to don and doff poultry sanitary gear in less than two minutes.
Such was the “experiment” performed by court staff at the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to help decide a case styled Mitchell v. JCG Industries, Inc. The majority opinion in that case, written by Judge Posner and joined by Judge ...
