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.

Third Circuit Predicts No Private Right of Action for Denied Job Applicants Under New Jersey Cannabis Law

The decision may prevent future plaintiffs from bringing employment discrimination lawsuits in federal court under this New Jersey law.

Taking a DIG at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

We consider the court’s practice of ordering some cases “dismissed as improvidently granted” or “DIGed” and how that practice has evolved.
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INJUNCTIONS – A Practical Guide to One of the Law’s Most Powerful Tools

Simply put, injunction proceedings are high stakes poker. If a party plays its first hand wrong, the game may be over before another hand is dealt.

New Jersey Bidders Beware 2.0 – If in Doubt, File a Timely Appeal to the Rejection of Your State Agency Specification Challenge

The final state agency decision that denies your bid specification challenge is directly appealable to the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division within 45 days. We examine key considerations and approaches.

Heeding FDR’s Cautionary Tale? Biden Says “No” to Adding Supreme Court Justices

Congress has added and subtracted Supreme Court justices many times in our nation’s history, so why did President Biden shy away from proposing a change in the Court’s size?

NJ Appellate Court Rejects “Hybrid Procurement Process” Used in Award of Ferry Services Contract

The resulting appellate opinion will serve as an important case for future bidding challenges, emphasizing that New Jersey’s competitive-bidding process is not left to the discretion of public entities.
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U.S. Supreme Court Overrules “Chevron Deference,” Curtails Federal Agency Discretion: How the Decision Impacts State Courts and Agencies

As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overrule “Chevron Deference,” it is anticipated that state courts will reconsider their own doctrines and deferential standards of review.
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New Jersey Bidders Beware – If in Doubt, Challenge the Specifications!

If your company offers a product that is equivalent to or better than the product solicited by a NJ public entity, but your product does not fall exactly within the characteristics described in the specifications, challenging the specification before a bid may pro
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In Public Bidding, You Can Fight City Hall and Win (or at Least Not Lose)

Numerous public bid protests have been successful either when presented to the bidding entity itself or after review by the courts, and an aggrieved bidder should not think that their plight is unwinnable.
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