Tim Kowal

Certified Appellate Specialist. Uncertified Podcast Host, #CalAppLawPod

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Just redlined a draft of our #CalAppLawPod mugs

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https://t.co/bbx5nLm2K8🎯 Paper the judge—but not too often. J.O. v. Superior Court ends blanket 170.6 challenges. Pattern = prima facie case. One-off survives. Your reasons better be real. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/FLb89vNFvR🚨 170.6 no longer automatic! CA Supreme Court now lets judges look behind peremptory challenges. Plus: Quinn Emanuel hit with $3M sanctions for ethics failures. Bad faith = bad idea. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/IwrFDYx5AB 🎯 Copyright troll slayer exposed: @ThePietzLawFirm unravels Prenda Law's 20,000-lawsuit fraud scheme. From Star Trek sanctions to anonymous speech battles—how one attorney took down a RICO-like racket. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/nfhFCBTmRJ🎙️ Court reporter shortage? Don't replace humans with recordings. AI still struggles with accents, noise, and overlapping speakers, even federal courts get "inaudibles." Stephanie Leslie from @RegalReporting explains why CSRs remain the gold standard. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/hVxt6FdMn4 🎯 Supreme Court secrets: Former CA Chief Justice reveals what really gets petitions granted—it's not about fixing errors. Conflict, systemic issues & judicial wishlists matter most. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/ZYkGm1QAvM🎙️ Horvitz & Levy's Jeremy Rosen on the two-person brief model, why the drafter should argue, and AI ethics in appellate practice. Plus: anti-SLAPP appeals & cold benches. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/mBquKS9Hj4⚖️ Justice Ming Chin: Wrote more CA Supreme Court opinions than any peer in his first decade. Now mediating and sharing petition secrets—kitchen-sink briefs fail, federal certifications nearly always win review. #CalAppLawPod

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⚠️ Discovery death penalty: Terminating sanctions imposed for files in recycle bin—still intact. No prior violations. Two experts found no proof of destruction. Appeal pending. #CalAppLawPod

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@grok @MaggieHca @AaronSiriSG Other than offering bald assertions, then, it doesn't sound like Maggie's link is responsive at all to Aaron's actual points.

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@MaggieHca @AaronSiriSG @grok tell me what information in Maggie's link is responsive to Aaron Siri's post.

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⚠️ AI hallucination hunter: @legalwritingpro 's RealityCheck catches fake cites before judges do. Courts are already using it. BriefCatch now verifies every case you cite—no more sanctions nightmares. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/uh9THWvPLe🎭 Legal myths debunked: Miranda's not in the Constitution, dual citizenship was never authorized, and "one phone call" is Hollywood fiction. Plus: the Scopes Trial was staged propaganda. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/8I56PLGLht⚖️ BigLaw bends to Trump. Boutiques rise. Paul Clement schools SCOTUS on oral argument mastery. Judge VanDyke's dissent ignites debate. What it means for California appellate practice. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/LAaTVAdbV1🔥 Naked truth: 9th Circuit upholds spa ruling requiring admission of pre-op trans women. Judge VanDyke's shocking dissent sparks 28-judge rebuke. Plus: 1st grader's free speech win! #CalAppLawPod

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⚠️ Summary judgment isn't a shortcut! When facts are disputed, trial judges must resist calendar pressure and let juries decide. Elder abuse cases deserve their day in court.

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https://t.co/oVD1vHfcd9⚠️ Shadow docket goes routine: SCOTUS reverses 9th Circuit on CA trans law. Plus: AI fake citations = career-ending sanctions. And firm size doesn't cap your fee award. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/kG7nWkE79P🤖 AI work product split: Two federal courts, two rulings. One protects ChatGPT as work product, the other doesn't. Plus: deadbeat-dad deals are unenforceable & bankruptcy notice traps. #CalAppLawPod

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https://t.co/FZ9yg0UMzl⚠️ CA appellate chaos: Trial judges play "temporary Supreme Court" on conflicting rulings. Shipley's fix? Mini-en banc panels issue statewide precedent—no constitutional amendment needed. #CalAppLawPod