Appellate Law Center

Our appellate lawyers provide the latest updates on the appeals courts. This blog is maintained by the Litigation Department of Stevens & Lee.

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One Challenge Down, Others Remain: The Eleventh Circuit’s Zafirov Decision

Whether qui tam survives will have very tangible consequences for the government, those who do business with the government, and the bar.
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Third-Party Pressure and the Integrity of Public Procurement

New Jersey’s public bidding laws are designed to promote fair, transparent and competitive contract awards based on objective criteria and documented evaluations that ensure the best value for taxpayers.

Chatrie and the Future of Digital Privacy

Chatrie begins to provide answers on whether and how the Fourth Amendment applies to data.

Third Circuit Poised to Decide Whether Training an AI Model on Copyrighted Content Is Fair Use

Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence will be one of the most consequential copyright opinions of the AI era.

Wires Crossed: What Is “Service” in the Context of Transmission Line Siting and Who Gets to Regulate It?

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is poised to decide a narrow question with far‑reaching consequences for public utility regulation.

AI Hallucination Reaches the Third Circuit

In a precedential decision, a panel of three judges reprimanded and sharply criticized a lawyer for failing to check the accuracy of what turned out to be AI hallucinations in his appellate brief.

Massey v. Borough of Bergenfield: A Reversal in Reverse Discrimination Law

The Third Circuit’s holding in Massey realigns New Jersey law with federal judicial precedents in the reverse discrimination context.
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Third Circuit to Decide Reverse Employment Discrimination Standard for New Jersey Cases

In Massey v. Borough of Bergenfield, the legality of the current, employer-friendly “background circumstances” test applied to reverse discrimination cases in NJ will be decided.

Appellate Court Expressions of Sympathy and the Case of the Nazi Floor

The Wentworth opinion is a good example of an appellate court’s justification in offering salutary expressions not necessary to decide the case or having the force of law.
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