The Sixth Circuit has joined the ranks of sensible courts of appeals that do not require certificates of service if filing is electronic. www.ca6.uscourts.gov/sites/ca6/fi...
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Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic
@immersionclinic.bsky.social
Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic at Georgetown Law. Students doing public-interest appeals of all types in courts nationwide. Read our briefs here: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential-learning/clinics/our-clinics/appellate-courts-immersion-clinic/
The Sixth Circuit has joined the ranks of sensible courts of appeals that do not require certificates of service if filing is electronic. www.ca6.uscourts.gov/sites/ca6/fi...
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@immersionclinic.bsky.social wrote this CA3 brief about appellate jurisdiction under the Federal Arbitration Act (in the labor-law context): www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential... The CA 3 agreed with our positions. See Teamsters Local 107 v. Madison Concrete Constr, 2026 WL 1481277 (3d Cir. 2026).
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1 - Hey law nerds & law-school clinicians: You may want to read "The Timing of Federal Civil Appeals: The Basic Rules and How I Teach Them to Law Students" here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... And now the abstract:
The Timing of Federal Civil Appeals: The Basic Rules and How I Teach Them to Law Students
This article examines the law governing timing of federal civil appeals and explains how the relevant rules and case law can be taught to law students. Drawing
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UC Berkeley Law School is hiring a Legal Director for its Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice. Learn more about the position here: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucb/EMPL...
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SCOTUS decision today (Kav, J., concurring) cites @immersionclinic.bsky.social amicus brief on behalf of Institute for Safer Trucking: www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...
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Why do legal tests have "prongs," and what the heck is one? We asked AI to visualize prongs for us in a light-hearted way. Here's the result. (HT to @immersionclinic.bsky.social student-lawyer Caitlin Quinn.)
Read this CA11 @immersionclinic.bsky.social brief concerning timeliness and exhaustion issues arising in our client's Title VII sexual-harassment claim: www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential... Kudos to clinic students Veronica Hayes and Jakob Hollenbeck, the principal authors of the brief.
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Read this @immersionclinic.bsky.social CA9 brief addressing important issues under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act & the Montreal Convention, an international treaty setting liability rules for torts committed by airlines on international flights: www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...
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Read this @immersionclinic.bsky.social Supreme Court merits amicus brief addressing whether a federal law deregulating the economics of the commercial-trucking industry preempts state-law suits vs. truck brokers whose negligence causes calamitous truck crashes: www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...
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Read this CA7 @immersionclinic.bsky.social brief concerning whether the First Amendment protects a town manager who cooperated with a state investigation into public corruption from firing by the Town and its board of supervisors: www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...
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Read this CA9 @immersionclinic.bsky.social brief addressing important issues under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential... Kudos to students Nicky Downs & Sean LaLiberte, the principal authors of the brief.
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Read CA3 @immersionclinic.bsky.social brief concerning appellate jurisdiction under the Federal Arbitration Act: www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential... Kudos to @immersionclinic.bsky.social students Grace Kiple & Jay Sullivan, the brief's principal authors, who were guided by fellow Natasha Khan.
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We're going to highlight some recent @immersionclinic.bsky.social briefs. Read CA3 brief raising important disability-rights issues, including whether the Americans with Disabilities Act constitutionally abrogated states' immunity to prisoners' suits: www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...
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Thirty years ago today, 5 alleged textualists on the Supreme Court held that the word “another” in the 11th Amendment meant the “same” and made up a bunch of history to strip Congress of its power to hold states liable when they violate federal law. #notacourt
Must read piece about how completely, obviously, and undoubtedly clear the birthright citizenship issue is…or should be to real judges. www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/birt...
Birthright citizenship: Hintopoulos, Harlan II, and “Joltin' Joe” – mid-century elements of American greatness worth remembering on the eve of Barbara
“Of course.” “No one wants to change that.” As mid-20th century American leaders both on and off the Supreme Court pondered America’s place in a brutish world, these are the […]
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Want a great law job? Apply for the fellowship at Ali & Lockwood (@alilockwood.bsky.social): www.alilockwood.com/2026-fellows...
2026 Fellowship Program | Join Our Civil Rights & Commercial Litigation Fellowship - Apply Today — Ali & Lockwood LLP
Apply for the 2026 Fellowship at Ali & Lockwood LLP, a civil rights-focused law firm in Washington, D.C. Join a dynamic team handling complex litigation and systemic reform cases.
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Fifth Circuit sanctions a lawyer for filing an AI-generated brief with lots of blatant errors and then responding inappropriately to an order asking the lawyer to explain herself: www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
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I can't recommend this highly enough. The work @brianwolfman.bsky.social and his Clinic do is second-to-none, and it's a great opportunity to collaborate with very fine, extremely wise (and very hard-working) attorneys.
GREAT JOB ALERT: The Appellate Immersion Clinic at Georgetown Law is accepting applications for fellows! This is an incredible opportunity to do great work with incredibly smart, good people. @immersionclinic.bsky.social @brianwolfman.bsky.social www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...
A landmark Penna. statute prohibits employers from not hiring people simply b/c they have criminal convictions. Our client yesterday won a first-impression CA3 decision rejecting employer's position that would have made statute meaningless. Read decision: www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/251...
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Thanks Leah!
GREAT JOB ALERT: The Appellate Immersion Clinic at Georgetown Law is accepting applications for fellows! This is an incredible opportunity to do great work with incredibly smart, good people. @immersionclinic.bsky.social @brianwolfman.bsky.social www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...
GREAT JOB ALERT: The Appellate Immersion Clinic at Georgetown Law is accepting applications for fellows! This is an incredible opportunity to do great work with incredibly smart, good people. @immersionclinic.bsky.social @brianwolfman.bsky.social www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential...
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Listen to or watch @immersionclinic.bsky.social student Zoe Ades beautifully argue a prisoner's rights case in the Ninth Circuit: www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/audio/... www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/video/...
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Law students: Interested in working on appeals at DC Legal Aid this summer in its appellate project? Sounds pretty cool. Go here to read about the job: legalaiddc.bamboohr.com/careers/224
Intern, Appellate Project (Summer)
Since 1932, Legal Aid has provided civil legal assistance to clients in individual cases and engaged in systemic reform. Currently, we provide individual representation in consumer law, domestic viole...
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BREAKING: Federal Reserve Board Member fired by Trump, Lisa Cook, files suit against Trump & Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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The complaint in Lisa Cook v. Donald Trump is imbedded in this press report: www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/t...
Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to block her firing
The Supreme Court is likely to resolve the question of whether President Trump had legal cause to remove the Federal Reserve Board member.
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Thanks, David, for touting our clinic & passing along our job announcement!!
Georgetown Civil Rights Appellate Clinic is hiring! This is a fabulous opportunity to work with one of the best appellate civil rights lawyers today, Brian Wolfman. perma.cc/CX9E-NSEJ