Avalon Zoppo

April 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and his GOP colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee raised a case Kevin Gafford Ritz handled in which a public defender accused the then-assistant U.S. attorney of making misrepresentations to a defense attorney to elicit a guilty plea.

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4 minute read

April 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

"It seems to us that, as an investor in Akorn whose shares' value was affected by the merger and the mootness fees, Frank has a claim in common with the main action; how could it be otherwise?" Judge Frank Easterbrook wrote for the court.

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5 minute read

April 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Denney was more than prepared to commit violence at the Capitol on January 6th, even if he did not specifically plan to assault Sgt. K.K. with the PVC pipe," Judge J. Michelle Childs wrote for the court.

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3 minute read

April 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

It's not like it's a Disney one-pass ticket [where] you get on any ride you want," said U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor. "There are unique things about practicing in our court."

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4 minute read

April 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

The panel will also examine how U.S. district courts respond to the suggestion that they randomly assign among all judges in a district any lawsuit where a plaintiff seeks national relief.

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3 minute read

April 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Generally speaking, the practitioners will tell you that the rule needs to change. How the rule needs to change remains somewhat of a debate," said U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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3 minute read

April 08, 2024 | National Law Journal

The litigation was brought by victims of a Fourth of July mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, that killed seven people and wounded 48 in 2022.

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4 minute read

April 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

"[S]houldn't the output stand on its own—whether it was drafted by a robot, a first year associate, or an experienced partner?" said John Nalbandian.

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4 minute read

April 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

While it's likely too early to see major swings in the law, the president's appointees' individual opinions on criminal law and qualified immunity show the impact the judges' diverse professional backgrounds have on their jurisprudence.

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9 minute read

April 05, 2024 | Law.com

Patrick Bumatay endorses "vigorous dissent," while 20 organizations urge Congress to limit judge shopping.

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5 minute read