*Shapiro would become governor a few weeks later when Governor Otto Kerner, who had headed the commission on riots, resigned to take a position on an appellate-court bench. ❋ Rebecca Burns (2011)
Even without expediting the case, the Supreme Court is likely to hear appeals of appellate-court decisions sometime next year. ❋ Jess Bravin (2011)
In a statement Wednesday, the state court administrative office suggested to the Michigan legislature that it slash 45 trial-court judgeships and four appellate-court judgeships, in a step toward "rebalancing the workload" of Michigan's courts. ❋ Ashby Jones (2011)
By not seeking additional appellate-court proceedings, the department's move likely increases the chances that the Supreme Court will consider the health-care law during its term that begins in October and issue a ruling by June 2012. ❋ Brent Kendall (2011)
A 1996, a federal appellate-court decision called a dog alert on money "virtually meaningless," given the "extremely high percentage" of drug-tainted cash. ❋ John R. Emshwiller (2011)
A telephone poll of 2,308 likely voters conducted by the Chicago Retail Merchants Association on Monday showed that the appellate-court ruling had boosted Mr. Emanuel's popularity. ❋ Lauren Etter (2011)
All 12 federal appellate-court circuits have adopted some form of ministerial exception over the years, but that failed to dissuade the Justice Department from claiming that giving churches discretion in hiring decisions would undermine the Americans with Disabilities Act. ❋ Unknown (2012)
The majority of the professors from the top law schools come from the same mold -- graduation from a top law school, a clerkship on the district-court, appellate-court, or, in some cases, the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A 2001 appellate-court decision upheld a $30,000 forfeiture based partly on a "sophisticated dog sniff" by a canine deemed properly trained to alert to methyl benzoate. ❋ John R. Emshwiller (2011)
The industry says its costs are soaring as landowners, bolstered by a recent appellate-court opinion, seek much higher payments for damage to their property values from pipelines and reject what they see as lowball offers from companies. ❋ Daniel Gilbert (2012)
Because of the divided decisions at the appellate-court level, the Supreme Court is almost certain to hear the case, but the timing remains uncertain. ❋ Janet Adamy (2011)
The judge, James Cohn, cited a Florida appellate-court ruling earlier this year in another insurance dispute for allowing Prudential to keep the premiums in circumstances like these. ❋ Leslie Scism (2011)
And the supposed "tradition" of focusing solely on appellate-court judges for the Supreme Court is, in fact, relatively recent: A half-century ago, there were no former appellate judges on the high court. ❋ Unknown (2010)
A Texas appellate-court ruling that a newly built Sikh temple near Austin must be razed or moved has sparked an international outcry from members of the religious group, some of whom claim discrimination is at the heart of the case. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The unsigned order negates a 2009 federal appellate-court finding that the judiciary can't order that aliens be admitted to the U.S. ❋ Jess Bravin (2010)
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is recusing herself because she was involved in the case as an appellate-court judge. ❋ Brent Kendall (2010)
