
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 • 168 episodes
The California Appellate Law Podcast
Latest Episodes
Wait, challenging a vaccine mandate is a SLAPP??
Apple said no jab, no job. The actor sued. The Court of Appeal holds the jab policy is expressive conduct, and thus the suit was a SLAPP.Apple Studios dropped an actor from its Manhunt miniseries over a COVID vaccine mand...
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Season 1
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Episode 168
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34:21

Does “Of Counsel” have Rule 11 duties?
Alan Dershowitz signed a complaint containing frivolous allegations in Kerri Lake v. Gates. But he’s only “of counsel” who reviewed one paragraph, containing nothing frivolous. So the panel reversed the Rule 11 sanctions—but warns that...
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Season 1
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Episode 167
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29:33

CALP-March Cases & Tidbits: Judge Van Dyke’s video dissent
Judge VanDyke made a YouTube video to accompany his dissent in Duncan v. Bonta, the Second Amendment case in which a Ninth Circuit en banc panel upheld California’s ban on handgun magazines over 10 bullets. Judge VanDyke’s video shows ...
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Season 1
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Episode 166
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27:12

Did Trump Violate the Deportation Order?
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration not to deport five plaintiffs, alleged MS-13 and Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang members. The administration complied, but then the judge verbally ordered the administration to turn around a plane...
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Season 1
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Episode 165
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34:55

Audio clips at trial & oral argument tips
Even if you technically can’t use an electronic recording to create the appellate record, trial courts do provide them for us in your closing argument PowerPoint. Jeff shares his experience.And after spending most of a morning watching o...
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Season 1
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Episode 164
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19:45
