Howard J Bashman

December 11, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Article III of the U.S. Constitution limits the jurisdiction of federal courts to cases and controversies. Over the years, federal courts have construed the "case or controversy" requirement to encompass a number of subsidiary requirements.

By Howard J. Bashman

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January 15, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A handful of Pennsylvania state trial court judges have recently filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the commonwealth's current judicial retirement age of 70.

By Howard J. Bashman

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July 23, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Where the statutory requirements for diversity of citizenship are satisfied, a federal district court possesses subject matter jurisdiction to decide a lawsuit governed by state law. The goal of the federal court system when adjudicating such a lawsuit is

By Howard J. Bashman

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January 29, 2007 | National Law Journal

Howard Bashman is not outraged over the 9th Circuit's recent experiment in judging without judges.

By Howard J. Bashman

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December 13, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Each December, changes to the Federal Rules of Procedure take effect. Some years those changes are major, while other years those changes tend to be relatively minor.

By Howard J. Bashman

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May 10, 2002 | Law.com

Depending on how deep you delve into the impact technology has had on appellate litigation over the past 15 years, nothing has changed, and yet everything has changed.

By Howard J. Bashman

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February 08, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Instead of devoting an entire column to just one of the many appellate-related topics that I currently have in mind, this month I am going to try and address as many of them as possible in summary fashion.

By Howard J. Bashman

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January 10, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

There's a saying in Pennsylvania state appellate jurisprudence that if the record on appeal does not reflect that something happened in the trial court, then that thing — even if it actually did happen in the trial court — will officially be deemed not to have happened. It is thus not too great of a stretch to observe that the record on appeal may represent, in essence, an alternate form of reality — and the only "reality" that is capable of controlling the outcome of an appeal.

By Howard J. Bashman

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March 13, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

I recently noticed that my local cable television provider has a channel devoted to broadcasting highway traffic camera feeds from throughout the area. When I watch the channel during the morning or evening rush hours, I am reminded just how fortunate I am to have an office that is only a short drive from my home.

By Howard J. Bashman

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September 13, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Jim Thorpe became famous for his athletic prowess, and now the town in Northeastern Pennsylvania that bears his name is embroiled in litigation with Thorpe's son over whether the town may continue to serve as custodian of the athlete's remains.

By Howard J. Bashman

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