10 years ago today, I learned what appellate waiver was. I woke up that morning to find out the case I had been following for 8 months was lost. Needless to say, it kind of felt like 1995 all over again, but that was my first one, and I was only 12 back then. Reading the 41 page ruling is never fun, but it still exists, for anyone who wants to go do so. https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Published/134625.P.pdf #Lavabit