According to a report that can be found here, Judge Aldisert, appointed to the Third Circuit by President Johnson in 1968, will retire in August of this year. He is...

At the upcoming 38th Annual United States District Court Judicial Conference sponsored by the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey on March 20, 2014, one of the programs...

Dewey v. Volkswagen, A.G., 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 2596 (3d Cir. Feb. 12, 2014). In Dewey v. Volkswagen, A.G., 681 F.3d 170 (3d Cir. 2012), the Third Circuit reversed approval...

For the second day in a row, the Third Circuit will be closed tomorrow, February 14. Because Monday, February 17 is Presidents' Day, all deadlines will be extended to February...

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals announced today that, due to the anticipated winter weather, the court will be closed tomorrow, February 13....

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced today that, beginning next week, it will offer live audio streaming of all oral arguments. That announcement continues the Ninth Circuit's trend of...

Effective December 1, 2013, amendments to several Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure ("FRAP") became effective. There are changes, all of which relate to appeals from the United States Tax Court,...

Eastman v. First Data Corp., 736 F.3d 675 (3d Cir. 2013). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) permits the losing party on a motion to certify a class, whether plaintiff...

As announced here, beginning next week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will stream live its en banc oral arguments. The Ninth Circuit conducts many more en banc arguments than...

Delaware Coalition for Open Government, Inc. v. Strine, 733 F.3d 510 (3d Cir. 2013). It is rare that judges, and a court, are defendants in a lawsuit. It is even...