A Unanimous Civil Rights Act Opinion by a Third Circuit Panel, With a Concurrence in Which All Three Judges Joined. Huh?
Jefferson v. Lias, ___ F.4th ___ (3d Cir. 2021). Back in 2019, this post discussed a circumstance where two of the three judges on a Third Circuit panel filed an...
Judge Ambro Will Take Senior Status
Judge Ambro has announced that he will take senior status, effective upon the confirmation of his successor. He is the third judge to do so during the term of President...
Chief Judge Smith announced that he will be stepping down as Chief Judge. He will shortly reach age 70, the age limit for serving as Chief Judge of the Third...
Judge McKee announced that he is taking senior status. The effective date of that action is to be determined. Judge McKee's move to senior status will allow President Biden to...
In re D.L.B., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021); Valarezo-Tirado v. Attorney General of the United States of America, ___ F.4th ___ (3d Cir. 2021). It is a fundamental...
Quinteros v. Attorney General of the United States of America, ___ F.3d ___ (3d Cir. 2019). This was an immigration appeal. As Judge Roth summarized it in her opinion for...
Even as the Appellate Division wound down the number of its published opinions in the second half of August, the Third Circuit seemed to rev up its publication of opinions....
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...
As of October 1, Judge Smith has succeeded Judge McKee as Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge McKee has been Chief Judge since 2010, succeeding Judge Scirica in...
Chief Judge McKee has announced the formation of a Task Force on Eyewitness Identifications. This seventeen-member body will be co-chaired by Chief Judge McKee and Judge Mitchell Goldberg of the United...