Kyle Berti
@kyleberti.bsky.social
Appellate Nerd on a journey to learn how to learn appellate law
Appellate lawyer in Washington and the 9th Circuit.
Appellate lawyer in Washington and the 9th Circuit.
The couple days leading up to filing an appellate brief are weirdly calm. The deadline is right around the corner and the brief is done. But it’s not done done.
#appellatesky
#legalwriting
#appellatesky
#legalwriting
July 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The couple days leading up to filing an appellate brief are weirdly calm. The deadline is right around the corner and the brief is done. But it’s not done done.
#appellatesky
#legalwriting
#appellatesky
#legalwriting
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The Ukrainian parliament today approved a bill submitted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week that returned independence to key state anti-corruption agencies.
Ukrainian lawmakers back Zelenskyy’s new bill restoring power to anti-corruption bodies
Parliament completes major U-turn on controversial law.
ow.ly
July 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The Ukrainian parliament today approved a bill submitted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week that returned independence to key state anti-corruption agencies.
Days like today are the reason I love working on appeals. Days and weeks obsessing on the facts and law and expressing that knowledge in a brief all culminating in hitting that “submit” button!
July 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Days like today are the reason I love working on appeals. Days and weeks obsessing on the facts and law and expressing that knowledge in a brief all culminating in hitting that “submit” button!
Trying to get back into social media is hard
July 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Trying to get back into social media is hard
The hump of writing appellate briefs is real
April 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The hump of writing appellate briefs is real
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Mark Cuban is joining the pod on Friday!
April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Mark Cuban is joining the pod on Friday!
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Trump news at a glance: no end in sight to tariff pain; wrongly deported man wins US return
Trump news at a glance: no end in sight to tariff pain; wrongly deported man wins US return
Trump told he’s causing US economy ‘worst self-inflicted wound’; supreme court orders Salvadorian man’s return – key US politics stories from 10 April at a glance
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Trump news at a glance: no end in sight to tariff pain; wrongly deported man wins US return
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A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
www.npr.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
So true! Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind talking to opposing appellate counsel. But appellate attorneys are a different breed.
One of the strongest points in favor of a 100% appellate practice
April 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So true! Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind talking to opposing appellate counsel. But appellate attorneys are a different breed.
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One of the strongest points in favor of a 100% appellate practice
April 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
One of the strongest points in favor of a 100% appellate practice
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#BREAKING: 5-4 Court, with Barrett joining the three Dem. appointees in dissent *vacates* Chief Judge Boasberg’s temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act cases. Judicial review must be available, Court holds, but has to come through habeas petitions:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
April 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#BREAKING: 5-4 Court, with Barrett joining the three Dem. appointees in dissent *vacates* Chief Judge Boasberg’s temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act cases. Judicial review must be available, Court holds, but has to come through habeas petitions:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65, NYT reports
Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65, NYT reports
Known for his roles in Batman Forever, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Tombstone, the prolific actor’s cause of death was pneumonia
Val Kilmer, the actor best known for his roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, has died at the age of 65.
His daughter Mercedes told the New York Times that the cause of death was pneumonia. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and later recovered, after treatment with chemotherapy and trachea surgery that had reduced his vocal capability. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65, NYT reports
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New Jersey Judge Michael Farbiarz has DENIED the government’s motion to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas corpus case and ruled that he has jurisdiction over it. It’s not going to Louisiana.
April 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
New Jersey Judge Michael Farbiarz has DENIED the government’s motion to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas corpus case and ruled that he has jurisdiction over it. It’s not going to Louisiana.
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Friendly reminder:
Due process is how we can be sure the people Miller and his henchmen are removing are legally subject to removal in the first place.
Due process is how we can be sure the people Miller and his henchmen are removing are legally subject to removal in the first place.
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Friendly reminder:
Due process is how we can be sure the people Miller and his henchmen are removing are legally subject to removal in the first place.
Due process is how we can be sure the people Miller and his henchmen are removing are legally subject to removal in the first place.
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In a Dec. report, the NIH listed numerous climate change and health projects it was funding, including research to examine the health impacts of the Maui wildfires and to develop models to predict dengue virus transmission by mosquitos.
The Trump administration has since pulled the report offline.
The Trump administration has since pulled the report offline.
NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on…
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In a Dec. report, the NIH listed numerous climate change and health projects it was funding, including research to examine the health impacts of the Maui wildfires and to develop models to predict dengue virus transmission by mosquitos.
The Trump administration has since pulled the report offline.
The Trump administration has since pulled the report offline.
Finally got a profile picture
March 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Finally got a profile picture
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bring woke back www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
Collision warning sounds in cockpit of Delta plane due to close call with Air Force jet near Reagan National Airport | CNN
A close call between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a US Air Force T-38 jet, often used by the military for training, sounded alarms in the...
www.cnn.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
bring woke back www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
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Hundreds of protests at Tesla showrooms are planned across the US and internationally on Saturday.
Organizers have dubbed it Tesla Takedown’s Global Day of Action, the latest and largest in a series of demonstrations that began shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated.
Organizers have dubbed it Tesla Takedown’s Global Day of Action, the latest and largest in a series of demonstrations that began shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated.
Global anti-Elon Musk protests planned at nearly 200 Tesla showroom locations
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hundreds of protests at Tesla showrooms are planned across the US and internationally on Saturday.
Organizers have dubbed it Tesla Takedown’s Global Day of Action, the latest and largest in a series of demonstrations that began shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated.
Organizers have dubbed it Tesla Takedown’s Global Day of Action, the latest and largest in a series of demonstrations that began shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated.
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With *six* emergency applications now pending before #SCOTUS, covering four different (but all major) policy disputes, I thought it might be helpful to break down what each case is about, the timing, and the stakes.
The latest (unscheduled) "One First" is here:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/135-the-tr...
The latest (unscheduled) "One First" is here:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/135-the-tr...
135. The Trump Reckoning Reaches the Court
How the justices navigate the six pending emergency applications from the Trump administration will tell us a lot about how much (or how little) the Court will be a bulwark against the President.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
With *six* emergency applications now pending before #SCOTUS, covering four different (but all major) policy disputes, I thought it might be helpful to break down what each case is about, the timing, and the stakes.
The latest (unscheduled) "One First" is here:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/135-the-tr...
The latest (unscheduled) "One First" is here:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/135-the-tr...
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The earthquake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city and injured at least 732 people, according to Myanmar’s military junta. Buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed, leaving at least 8 people dead and dozens trapped, according to Thai officials land.
More updates here: wapo.st/4l61NRJ
More updates here: wapo.st/4l61NRJ
Live updates: 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; at least 144 dead, Myanmar junta says
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar’s second-largest city. Buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.
wapo.st
March 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The earthquake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city and injured at least 732 people, according to Myanmar’s military junta. Buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed, leaving at least 8 people dead and dozens trapped, according to Thai officials land.
More updates here: wapo.st/4l61NRJ
More updates here: wapo.st/4l61NRJ
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NEW: Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others — including providers of medical credit cards.
Fend for Yourself: Under Trump, Consumer Protection Bureau’s Probes of Big Tech and Finance Firms Freeze Up
Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others —...
propub.li
March 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NEW: Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others — including providers of medical credit cards.
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The supreme court upheld a federal regulation targeting largely untraceable “ghost guns” imposed by Biden’s administration in a crackdown on firearms whose use has proliferated in crimes nationwide.
US supreme court upholds Biden regulation on untraceable ‘ghost guns’
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The supreme court upheld a federal regulation targeting largely untraceable “ghost guns” imposed by Biden’s administration in a crackdown on firearms whose use has proliferated in crimes nationwide.
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Full episode of today’s @ragingmoderates.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/2dZN...
March 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Full episode of today’s @ragingmoderates.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/2dZN...
I love working nights. I just wish LEXIS did as well! Can someone explain to me why it just randomly breaks.
March 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I love working nights. I just wish LEXIS did as well! Can someone explain to me why it just randomly breaks.
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President Donald Trump awarded Boeing the contract to build the US Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet, known as Next Generation Air Dominance, two sources familiar with the situation said reut.rs/4iqmxCa
Trump awards Boeing much-needed win with fighter jet contract, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet, known as Next Generation Air Dominance, two sources familiar with the situation said.
reut.rs
March 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
President Donald Trump awarded Boeing the contract to build the US Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet, known as Next Generation Air Dominance, two sources familiar with the situation said reut.rs/4iqmxCa