The Latest Breaking News from Third Circuit

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26(a) sets midnight as the deadline for electronic filings, but allows each circuit to change that deadline. Here's the Third Circuit's proposed change, for which comments are due Feb. 18: Documents received by the Clerk by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time will be filed as of…

The panel opinion, which has now been vacated (as is always done when the court agrees to hear a case en banc) is here (Range v. Attorney General); here's a quick summary of the result of that panel opinion: Based on history and tradition, we conclude that "the people" constitutionally…

From Amor v. Conover, decided yesterday by Judge John Gallagher (E.D. Pa.): [Plaintiffs'] allegations arise following Defendant's participation in the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival as a paying guest. Plaintiffs Dr. Amor and Ms. Amor are both performance directors at the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival. In addition to his Renaissance Festival involvement, Plaintiff…

The Supreme Court’s next term will begin on Monday, Oct. 3. As of Sept. 29, appellants had filed seven petitions for writs of certiorari—requests for the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s ruling—in public-sector union cases we’re tracking. The Supreme Court began considering petitions for this term on Wednesday,…

Torture, restraint chairs, public cavity searches, and the secret to eternal youth.

Mean teachers, bad warrants, and merest coincidences.

The appellate court would leave the matter for the district court to decide in the first instance, subject to appellate review; Judge Matey dissented, arguing that the appellate court should have considered the issue directly.

Collisions, allisions, and grand jury witnesses.

So no one got qualified (or absolute) immunity this week. No kidding.