Avalon Zoppo

December 19, 2023 | National Law Journal

The dissenting judges fell a vote short of reconsidering the Communication Decency Act's immunity provision.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

December 19, 2023 | National Law Journal

If confirmed, the judges would fill seats in Texas, Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

December 14, 2023 | National Law Journal

In the lawsuit, Erma Wilson alleges that Midland County violated her due process rights by employing Ralph Petty as a prosecutor at the same time that, unbeknownst to her, he worked as a law clerk for the county judge who handled Wilson's drug-possession case.

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3 minute read

December 14, 2023 | National Law Journal

Former President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen urged a federal appeals court Thursday to allow his retaliation lawsuit against the ex-president to move forward under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, which permits civil claims for damages for constitutional violations by federal officers.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

December 13, 2023 | National Law Journal

Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday grilled federal appellate court nominee and longtime labor lawyer Nicole Berner over a past comment she made calling the "right-to-work" movement racist.

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5 minute read

December 12, 2023 | National Law Journal

The Senate on Monday confirmed federal public defender Richard Federico to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that has been vacant for more than two years.

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2 minute read

December 11, 2023 | National Law Journal

Trial began Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in former federal public defender Caryn Strickland's closely watched sexual harassment case against the judiciary, with the government arguing that discrimination alleged by Strickland was, in reality, an "ordinary work dispute."

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5 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Law.com

"It was a time when it was still pretty lonely out there for women," recalled Seventh Circuit Judge Diane Wood.

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6 minute read

December 07, 2023 | National Law Journal

"To decide whether a state drug offense is a categorical match with the CSA, courts must embark on a needlessly convoluted journey," Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit wrote.

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3 minute read

December 06, 2023 | National Law Journal

Appeals court also reviews the Federal Trade Commission's concerns with the merger.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read