February 5, 2015 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
For about the last year, the Maine SJC has been issuing errata, tidying up their opinions after issuance. The First Circuit does this, and I’ve never seen that court do anything but fix ty...
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January 20, 2015 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
A regular reader of this blog knows that I have discussed a few times (perhaps more than a few) the impact of reading on a screen versus hard copy. There's an excellent article on this topi...
January 16, 2015 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
In propitious timing, the Supreme Court issued a decision addressing administative appeal questions similar to those addressed in the Maine SJC's decision in Beckford, upon which I blogged i...
December 30, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So as we come to the end of 2014 and peruse the last few decisions of the year, one decided on December 23 by the First Circuit -- the holiday travel season -- struck us in particular. Rusk...
December 22, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So in our August round up of Judge Kayatta's first year, we noted, among other things, a dissent he authored in a bankruptcy case that we thought might be ripe for cert petition (Judge Kayat...
December 17, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
I am back from my latest trip and per my previous entry, will muse upon the latest Goose Rocks decision. The last entry has the list of all the previous blog entries and copies of the lates...
December 12, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So the Maine SJC came down with its long awaited reconsideration decision in the Goose Rocks beach case. I am catching another plane, so before I blog on this, here's some homework: Here a...
December 8, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
I am returning from another trip and sadly, CJ McKusick passed away while I was gone. The newspapers have recited the bare facts of his extraordinary life, working on the Manhattan Project,...
November 22, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
The First Circuit recently issued an opinion in what it described as a "simple, but important case" regarding attorney discipline. The matter exemplifies why people don't like lawyers and w...
November 17, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Once again, I have returned from wanderings about the globe. Having done 3 out-of-country trips in 4 weeks, I'm pretty pooped - so let's talk about exhaustion! On Monday, the First Circui...
