If you’ve regularly read my blog posts here over the past few years (in other words, if you are my mom), you will know that I find Fourth Circuit published denials of petitions for rehearing to be of particular interest. ...more
The world of Fourth Circuit en banc review has provided much fodder for my postings on this blog (See, e.g., here, here, here, here). On Monday, the Court released another blog-worthy en banc opinion when it affirmed per...more
Two weeks ago I blogged on the unique situation facing the Fourth Circuit in the high-profile Dylann Roof case after all of the judges of the Court recused themselves from hearing his appeal. Since that post, there have been...more
An interesting recusal issue recently faced the Supreme Court of North Carolina, requiring the Court to invoke the “Rule of Necessity” in order to hear a high-profile case on North Carolina teachers’ retirement plans. As...more
Almost two years ago, I blogged about a relatively rare phenomenon: a published denial of a petition for rehearing. Back then, two recent Fourth Circuit cases had produced petitions for rehearing and then subsequent denials...more