In State v. Jonas, [2021-NCCOA-660; No. COA20-712 filed 7 December 2021, the Court of Appeals discussed an appellate requirement that sometimes bedevils criminal defense attorneys: preserving the right to appeal…

The Supreme Court has sent the creatures discussed in Beth’s December 7, 2021 blog back into obscurity.  In an Order dated December 8, 2021, that Court granted a temporary injunction…

Stories of mythical creatures have taken over this blog.  First it was the summer 2021 unicorn where the Court of Appeals granted (and then withdrew) its first en banc review.

Social commentators have described our nation’s current labor market as the “Great Resignation.”  Baby Boomers are retiring to spend more time with loved ones.  Workers are leaving current employers for…

There was a time when I thought of a writ of prohibition as a mythical creature that only exists in fairy tales. As it turns out, the writ does exist.

This week’s batch of opinions from the Court of Appeals had several appellate issues worth a mention.

First, the en banc saga comes to a close. As you’ll recall, the…

The world of Fourth Circuit en banc review has provided much fodder for my postings on this blog (See, e.g., here, here, here, here).  On…

Normally, an interlocutory order awarding attorney fees is not immediately appealable because it does not affect a substantial right that will be lost absent immediate review. But is there a…

Two significant announcements came out of the Fourth Circuit this week.  The first was that the Court announced that in-person oral arguments will resume for the Court’s December argument calendar…