Judges and Judiciary,
Appellate Practice
Jan. 4, 2022
The 2021 Appellate Year in Review
Now’s the time for all those year-end retrospectives, so why not an appellatey annual review?
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
Now's the time for all those year-end retrospectives, so why not an appellatey annual review? It was, after all, an exceptional year, on both the federal and state sides. Here's a quick fly-by of noteworthy items from the appellate world. By definition, none of this is news, but if you missed any of these last year, more info is just an internet search away.
Federal. 2021 began with the inauguration of Presiden...
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