Reinig v. RBS Citizens, N.A., 912 F.3d 115 (3d Cir. 2018). This was the final published opinion of 2018 for the Third Circuit. Authored by Judge Vanaskie, the opinion reverses...

As stated in a notice on the Third Circuit's website, that court "is open during the Government Shutdown. Oral arguments will be heard as scheduled. All filing deadlines must be...

A major Appellate Division argument, appellate briefing, and other work has interfered with keeping up with the courts during December. So it's time for one of this blog's periodic "catch-up"...

Retired Third Circuit Judge John Gibbons died yesterday. He was 94 years old. Judge Gibbons was nominated to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals by President Nixon in December 1969...

United States v. Baroni, 909 F.3d 550 (3d Cir. 2018). In a unanimous opinion by Judge Scirica today, the Third Circuit upheld the convictions of "Bridgegate" defendants Bill Baroni and...

At his award-winning CA3 Blog, Matthew Stiegler has this post about Judge Vanaskie. The judge became eligible to take senor status earlier this month, and he will do so effective...

In April, this blog reported on the nomination of David Porter to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite the opposition of one of his home state Senators, Robert Casey,...

In re New Jersey Tax Sales Certificates Antitrust Litigation, 750 Fed. Appx. 73 (3d Cir. Sept. 6, 2018). [Disclosure: I am among the plaintiffs' leadership team in this matter]. In...

The House Judiciary Committee, by a voice vote, advanced the Judiciary Reforms, Organizational and Modernization Act of 2018, known as "the Judiciary ROOM Act." The bill number is H.R. 6755....

Vorchheimer v. The Philadelphian Owners Association, 903 F.3d 100 (3d Cir. 2018). Today's opinion by Judge Bibas focuses on what is "necessary" for purposes of the Fair Housing Amendments Act,...