# oral argument (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover oral argument. Page: Feed: --- ## [SCOTUS Bar article](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/scotus-bar-article.html) _2026-08-20 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ The NYT (specifically The Docket , Adam Liptak's newsletter) has A Few Expert Lawyers Dominate Supreme Court Arguments, a New Study Finds -- Chief Justice Roberts, once such a lawyer, has said he has mixed feelings about the trend. Chief Justice John Roberts has said that he sometimes misses the old days, when “the sole practitioner with the battered briefcase” would arrive in Washington from far… ## [4 new justices](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/4-new-justices.html) _2026-08-20 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ The Recorder has Calif. Commission Confirms 4 State Appeals Court Justices -- Among those confirmed Thursday was David Sapp, Gov. Gavin Newsom's legal affairs secretary. Sapp was one of four court of appeal selections endorsed unanimously by the commission on Wednesday. The governor has moved quickly in recent months to fill the remaining vacancies on California’s mid-level courts before he leaves… ## [FRAP proposals](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/frap-proposals.html) _2026-08-19 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ Proposed FRAP Amendments are here -- relating to service and electronic filing by self-represented litigants. Comments due Feb. 15, 2027. ## [CJA hearings (2d Dist.) 8/19&20](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/cja-hearings-2d-dist-819.html) _2026-08-19 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold in-person hearings in San Francisco on August 19th and 20th to consider two appointments to the Second District Court of Appeal by Governor Gavin Newsom. The commission will consider the following 2DCA appointment on Wednesday, August 19, 2026: 4:00 p.m.: Judge Denise Hippach, as associate justice of the Second Appellate District, Division Six… ## [The End of 'Dismiss and Appeal'](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-end-of-dismiss-and-appeal.html) _2026-08-18 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ In Law360, Josh Patashnik of Ashurst Perkins has Calif. Justices' Ruling Reshapes Midcase Appeal Strategy -- The California Supreme Court's unanimous July 16 decision in Maniago v. Desert Cardiology Consultants' Medical Group Inc. resolves a long-running split among intermediate appellate courts in the state and delivers a clear message to civil litigators: A voluntary dismissal cannot be used as… ## [Your Chance to Tell the WNBA What You Think](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/your-chance-to-tell-the-wnba-what) _2026-08-17 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ Nancy Hogshead and Women's Sports Policy Working Group Launch Petition ## [YES on 43 to make it harder to raise taxes!](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/yes-on-43-to-make-it-harder-to-raise) _2026-08-15 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ Here's how you can get free YES on 43 campaign gear. ## [2d/3d Dist. pro tem update](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/2d-dist-pro-tem-update.html) _2026-08-14 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ The following are currently sitting on assignment in the 2d District: Judge Melanie P. Ochoa of the Los Angeles County Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three through August 31, 2026 Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow (Retired) of the San Francisco County Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three through September 22, Judge Vicki Ashworth (Retired) of the El Dorado County… ## [Sanctions for frivolous writ](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/sanctions-for-frivolous-writ.html) _2026-08-12 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ 4/3 imposes $5K in sanctions for a frivolous writ petition here . When attorneys make misleading statements to courts or fail to promptly update courts when new facts emerge that are relevant to a matter under consideration, courts unnecessarily expend resources assessing issues under false premises. And only when counsel’s zealous advocacy is exercised consistent with counsel’s duty of candor to… ## [CJA-palooza!](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/cja-palooza.html) _2026-08-12 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold in-person hearings in San Francisco on Aug. 19 starting at 1 p.m. and on Aug. 20 starting at 9:30 a.m. to consider eight appointments by Gov. Gavin Newsom. View the live webcasts for August 19 and August 20 . The commission will consider the following appointments on Aug. 19 : 1 p.m.: David Sapp, as associate justice of the Third Appellate District… ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eFMU7NViKoTA) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [6th DCA CJA hearing set](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/6th-dca-cja-hearing-set.html) _2026-08-11 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing in San Francisco on Wednesday, August 19 , 2026, beginning at 3:00 p.m. to consider Governor Gavin Newsom's appointment of Judge Frederick S. Chung as Associate Justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal. ## [RIP Justice Slough (1958-2026)](http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2026/08/rip-justice-slough-1958-2026.html) _2026-08-11 · noreply@blogger.com (Ben Shatz (SCAN)) · Southern California Appellate News_ The DJ has Justice Marsha Slough, 1958 -- 2026: Retired 4th District Court of Appeal justice was "blue-collar" jurist, led court through pandemic Retired Justice Marsha G. Slough, whose two decades on the California bench took her from working directly with troubled teenagers in San Bernardino County to helping lead the state judiciary through the COVID-19 pandemic, died Saturday following an… ## [When Men Speak, The WNBA Listens](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/when-men-speak-the-wnba-listens) _2026-08-10 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ Two Former NBA Players Force The League's Hand with Satire, Public Shaming ## [Sophie Cunningham Spoke of Love, Truth, and Female Rights. Three Lesbian Leaders Failed Her Miserably.](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/sophie-cunningham-spoke-of-love-truth) _2026-08-05 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ Courage, Wisdom, and Common Sense Are Winning Over Nonsense ## [New arguments on appeal that rely on the specification](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12736) _2026-07-23 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ Further to this previous article suggestion about waiver, I found these quotes from Federal Circuit case law to be interesting. Some of the cases concern the Federal Circuit noting that the specification is often intrinsic evidence in patent cases and how that affects the waiver determination. We reject Magseis contention that Seabed waived certain arguments \[ \] ## [Billie Jean King's Next Speech. I Hope.](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/billie-jean-kings-next-speech-i-hope) _2026-07-23 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ A lifetime of courage could be bookended with one more act of courage: telling the truth yet again, despite the costs. ## [Article Suggestion: Which judges are the biggest waiver-ers?](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12725) _2026-07-23 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ Chief Judge Michel (ret.) once commented that waiver is not an absolute rule and lots of times the court allows people to make new arguments on appeal: An interesting article might research when Federal Circuit judges have ignored waiver and when they have enforced it. The research might include which judges are most likely to \[ \] [Listen](https://www.717madisonplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2009-1039-excerpt.mp3) ## [Quote of the day](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12713) _2026-07-16 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ To invoke argument-based estoppel, the prosecution history must evince a clear and unmistakable surrender of subject matter. Pharmacia Upjohn Co. v. Mylan Pharm., Inc., 170 F.3d 1373, 1377 (Fed.Cir.1999). ## [Don’t Let Them Blame Women – Again](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/dont-let-them-blame-women-again) _2026-07-15 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ While preserving female-only sports and spaces is essential – so is preserving and fully implementing Title IX itself. ## [A brief recess](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12699) _2026-07-11 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ In an unusual turn of events, the Federal Circuit will not be sitting for oral arguments this August. I imagine there will be lots of work being done at the court just no oral arguments. I don t remember a year when the court did not sit in August so, this might be a \[ \] ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2Dc540AWf9BJ) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Quote for the day](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12671) _2026-07-08 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ Anticipation requires that a single reference describe the claimed invention with sufficient precision and detail to establish that the subject matter existed in the prior art. Verve, LLC v. Crane Cams, Inc., 311 F.3d 1116, 1120 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (emphasis added). For this reason, it has long been understood that ambiguous references do not, as \[ \] ## [Quote for the day](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12653) _2026-07-06 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ We have, however, declined to apply the doctrine of prosecution disclaimer where the alleged disavowal of claim scope is ambiguous. For instance, in Northern Telecom Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Company, 215 F.3d 1281, 1293-95, 55 USPQ2d 1065, 1074-75 (Fed.Cir.2000), the accused infringer relied on remarks made by the inventors to overcome a rejection as the \[ \] ## [Supreme Prediction: Female Athletes Will Soon Be Free to Ignore Male Gender Claims](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/finally-we-learn-the-answer-to-what) _2026-07-06 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ Three Predictions, Two Charts, and One New Answer to "What Is a Woman?" ## [The §101 Train Wreck](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12696) _2026-07-03 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ ## [Cartoons of the day](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12562) _2026-07-02 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ ## [Cartoon of the day](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12642) _2026-06-29 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ ## [Quote for the day](https://www.717madisonplace.com/?p=12658) _2026-06-28 · admin · 717 Madison Place_ Claim terms are generally given their plain and ordinary meanings as understood by a skilled artisan, when read in the context of the specification and prosecution history. See Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1313 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc). In particular, claim scope can be narrowed when the patentee disavows the full scope \[ \] ## [Breaking News: A Victory for Taxpayers](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/breaking-news-a-victory-for-taxpayers) _2026-06-26 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ California Legislature votes overwhelmingly to support Prop. 13's two-thirds vote requirement for special taxes ## [What the Supreme Court Is Likely to Rule Today or Very Soon](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/what-to-look-for-in-maybe-todays) _2026-06-25 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ And a new definition: Teen-Girl Astonishment ## [What Can One Do Upon Learning That One's Ancestors Enslaved African Americans?](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/what-can-one-do-upon-learning-that) _2026-06-10 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ I Want to Be Helpful ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vGJdzXwa3qvH) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Don't let this be Proposition 13's last birthday](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/dont-let-this-be-proposition-13s) _2026-06-07 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ Prop. 13 was approved by voters 48 years ago today. We must save it. And here's how. ## ["You're Not Buying Any of It, Are You?"](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/youre-not-buying-any-of-it-are-you) _2026-06-02 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ Frank Conversation with a Friend About an Extreme Overvalued Belief ## [All the News Except Women's Views?](https://strongerwomen.substack.com/p/all-the-news-except-womens-views) _2026-05-07 · Mariah Burton Nelson · Stronger Women_ An Essay Rejected by the New York Times ## [The Most Important SCOTUS Petition Filed This Term: 25-795](https://sibley.substack.com/p/the-most-important-scotus-petition) _2026-01-15 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ It is not hyperbole if it is true. ## [Kamala Harris "natural born Citizen" Challenge Docketed at SCOTUS](https://sibley.substack.com/p/kamala-harris-natural-born-citizen) _2025-12-29 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ The New York Court of Appeals finally issued on September 18, 2025, their Order denying my motion for rehearing. ## [Save Prop 13 Update: New video, radio news, drop-off locations](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/save-prop-13-update-new-video-radio) _2025-10-27 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ Time is flying! Help us spread the word about SaveProp13.com. ## [Resending: HJTA oral argument, link fixed](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/resending-hjta-oral-argument-link) _2025-10-16 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ Here’s the working link for the Measure ULA argument. ## [Happening now: HJTA oral argument in lawsuit to invalidate Measure ULA](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/happening-now-hjta-oral-argument) _2025-10-16 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ Here's the link to watch it ## [Update on Save Prop 13, and how to decode your property tax bill](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/update-on-save-prop-13-and-how-to) _2025-10-11 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ Plus a new interview with HJTA President Jon Coupal ## [Save Prop 13 update from HJTA's Susan Shelley on California Insider](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/save-prop-13-update-from-hjtas-susan) _2025-10-04 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ Watch the interview now ## [Update on the fight to Save Proposition 13](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/update-on-the-fight-to-save-proposition) _2025-10-01 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ News from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association ## [Dismissed as Moot by the New York Court of Appeals](https://sibley.substack.com/p/dismissed-as-moot-by-the-new-york) _2025-04-15 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ But is it though? ## [Knocking on the door of the N.Y. Court of Appeals](https://sibley.substack.com/p/knocking-on-the-door-of-the-ny-court) _2024-11-16 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ Judicial Intellectual Honesty Now At Issue ## [Locked Out of Court](https://sibley.substack.com/p/locked-out-of-court) _2024-10-29 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ SCOTUS and NY Appellate Court Refuse to Hear Merits ## [Are the justice trains still running?](https://sibley.substack.com/p/are-the-justice-trains-still-running) _2024-10-11 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ Nothing from the U.S. Supreme Court since September 27th ## [The Praetorian Guard Clerk Blocks My Access to the Supreme Court](https://sibley.substack.com/p/the-praetorian-guard-clerk-blocks) _2024-09-24 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ And my response. ## [N.Y. Appellate Court Expedites Appeal in V.P. Harris Eligibility Lawsuit](https://sibley.substack.com/p/ny-appellate-court-expedites-appeal) _2024-09-12 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ and waiting on SCOTUS filing . . . ## [Off to see the Wizards at SCOTUS](https://sibley.substack.com/p/off-to-see-the-wizards-at-scotus) _2024-09-03 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ No surprise at the New York State court. ## [A court hearing is set for August 29 in my lawsuit challenging the "natural born Citizen" status of Vice President Kamala Harris](https://sibley.substack.com/p/a-court-hearing-is-set-for-august) _2024-08-26 · Montgomery Blair Sibley · A Private Attorney General's Notebook_ Let the Ad Hominems begin . . .