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November 1, 2017 by Heather Stevens
One area of law I find of interest, given its First Amendment grounding, is the Noerr-Pennington doctrine – the protection of the right to petition from antitrust liability. There’s a new First Circuit decision discussing the sham exception to that doctrine, under which an antitrust suit is allowed to go forward based on the defendant’s […]
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October 23, 2017 by Heather Stevens
I am now back from the First Circuit Judicial Conference, held every other year, and this time in Maine. The juxtaposition of the content of this conference with the AAAL conference I blogged on last time presents an interesting perspective. First, here is a very quick rundown of the events: Chief Judge Howard noted that […]
October 18, 2017 by Heather Stevens
I have returned from The American Academy of Appellate Lawyers’ conference on the future of appellate practice, leaving San Francisco just before the fires put an orange glow in the sky. While I was there, the weather was terrific and clear, with the Blue Angels flying overhead in a spectacular display. As reported by the […]
September 27, 2017 / September 29, 2017 by Heather Stevens
Next week I am off to the biannual meeting of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers in San Francisco, and the program looks great. A gaggle of in-house counsel will be discussing the future of legal practice, taking a snapshot of 2027. Then law school representatives will speak about what they are doing to meet […]
