
The California Appellate Law Podcast
An appellate law podcast for trial lawyers. Appellate specialists Jeff Lewis and Tim Kowal discuss timely trial tips and the latest cases and news coming from the California Court of Appeal and California Supreme Court.
Podcasting since 2020 • 176 episodes
The California Appellate Law Podcast
Latest Episodes
Judges maneuver around universal-injunction ban
Mere days after SCOTUS enjoins universal injunctions, judges find other way to afford “complete relief.” A big one: The Administrative Procedure Act allows courts to enjoin agency actions.Also:What if a defendant does not wan...
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So long, nationwide injunctions & 9th Cir. SLAPPs
No more nationwide injunctions, SCOTUS says Justice Barrett writing for the 6-3 majority in Trump v. CASA. District courts must limit their injunctions to the “case or controversy” before it. Justices Sotomayor and Jackson each wrote d...
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Episode 175
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In re: LA Riots—Newsom v. Trump
Governor Newsom sued to enjoin President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to quell the ongoing LA riots without Newsom’s consent. But first, we disclose our biases—about Trump, opportunistic political labeling of “rebellions” or “insurr...
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Episode 174
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Trump tariffs enjoined by…which court? And SCOCA takes up appealability of dismissals
The Court of International Trade—whatever that is—enjoined Trump’s tariffs. But the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit imposed an administrative stay pending further briefing. We also cover:Defending a Zoom depo? If you refuse ...
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Episode 173
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This is a District Court, not a Denny’s
The Supreme Court faulted the district judge in A.A.R.P. v. Trump for refusing to grant the Venezuelan alleged Tren de Aragua members’ injunction. But on remand, Judge Ho comes to the judge’s defense: after all, the judge only had 42 m...
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Episode 172
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