General Assembly

Sometimes the juiciest info is found in the comments.  In October, I blogged about State v. Biddix—a Court of Appeals’ opinion that appeared to significantly limit the Court of
Continue Reading The Writ of Certiorari: A Somewhat Less Powerful Tool (Part II)?

Over the past few months, we have shared several  potential problems created by the Business Court Modernization Act.  Nonetheless, we held a few potential traps close to our vest because,
Continue Reading A Perfect Storm (Part I): How One Business Court Order’s Pathway To Appellate Review Is To Two Different Courts.

Way back in January, a bill was introduced that would have “restore[d] partisan statewide judicial elections.”  That is, the bill would have required Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
Continue Reading Eleventh-Hour Bill Could Add Partisan Labels on Ballots for Candidates for Court of Appeals