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Here are more of the questions and searches that have led people to De Novo, and our feeble attempts to address them:

Cufflinks at oral argument?

No.

Noting objections on a final judgment order in Virginia.

Generally a good idea, espcially if the trial court is still in a position to take corrective action.…

It’s time for another round of the increasingly bizarre searches that lead people to this blog, and our responses:

  • can appellee attend argument on petition in virginia? Yes, appellees can and often do attend writ arguments. They just don’t get to argue themselves. See Va. Sup. Ct. R. 5:17(j)(i).
  • Supreme Court of Virginia did not

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Another round of our answers to the imponderable questions that lead people to this blog:

  • chances of supreme court of virginia providing a petition rehearing: Not good. For example, in 2007, the Court decided 358 petitions for rehearing. It granted 13. In 2008, it decided 367 petitions for rehearing and granted 23. I suspect that 

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It’s time for another trip to the virtual mailbag. Here are some recent searches that led to this site, and my best shot at answering the questions they raise:

  • elena kagan appellate opinions. You won’t find any. I love Solicitor General Kagan as a SCOTUS pick for a lot of reasons, and that is one

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