First Circuit Law Court Oral Argument US Supreme Court
September 28, 2021 by Joshua Dunlap
For Supreme Court watchers and appellate practitioners, last week brought an interesting development – the Court is changing how it conducts oral argument. Arguments will now feature both unstructured questioning by all justices and then uninterrupted questioning by individual justices. It will be fascinating to watch how this new approach affects oral arguments in the […]
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Law Court Maine Oral Argument
August 5, 2020 / August 5, 2020 by Joshua Dunlap
There is a new reality for appellate practitioners that is here to stay (for a while): oral arguments before the Law Court via Zoom. There are of course downsides to this new reality; I’m a firm believer that in-person communication is superior to video communication for many of the same reasons that video communication is […]