Changes in coverage of Ninth Circuit
Today marks a change for Appealing in Nevada.
Faithful readers have perhaps noticed a certain lack of attention given to the 9th circuit recently. This is not, of course, due to a lack of interest on my part, but instead, a lack of time.
Alas, realities, including the tremendous energy of that Court in producing published opinions, and the demands of my own work, have made it challenging for me to review and report on all of its published opinions. After considerable reflection, I have decided to redefine my focus to better fit my own practice, as well as to avoid duplication of efforts made by other bloggers.
For example, the criminal law related decisions by the 9th Circuit are discussed in a very timely and thorough fashion by the Ninth Circuit Blog, which offers commentary by federal public defenders. Frankly, they do a much better job of pointing out the significance of the criminal law decision than I do anyway. There are also a number of blogs offering updates and commentary on immigration law, including The Immigration Law Blog, Greg Siskind’s Blog, and the Immigration Profs Blog. Again, their expertise in the area no doubt makes their commentary more valuable than mine.
Accordingly, henceforth my coverage of the Ninth Circuit will focus on the civil decisions dealing with federal law, and those decisions from diversity cases that are relevant to Nevada.
Of course, that doesn’t mean I won’t mention any other types of decisions I find particularly interesting.
