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Appellate two-fer

Appellate two-fer: This morning's oral argument at the Third Circuit seemed to go very well. Once that court posts the oral argument audio online, I will link to it.

This afternoon, I will be filing in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania a petition for allowance of appeal -- the Pa. state court equivalent of a cert. petition in the U.S. Supreme Court.

This afternoon's filing would seem to have a better than average chance of being granted, because it presents questions of separation of powers and judicial deference to the legislative branch. Moreover, Pennsylvania's highest court has already recognized that these particular questions would be deserving of resolution in an appropriate case.

You can access this afternoon's filing at this link, the decision sought to be reviewed at this link, and another law firm's online critique of that decision at this link. And for those who want to see what a petition for allowance of appeal that has actually been granted by Pennsylvania's highest court looks like, you can access two such examples here and here.

Full post as published by How Appealing on January 28, 2010 (boomark / email).