Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
October 09, 2023 | National Law Journal
'Gray Area': Courts Grapple With Justices' Religious Accommodation RuleU.S. Supreme Court's "Groff" decision raises more questions than it answers, employment attorneys say.
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7 minute read
October 06, 2023 | National Law Journal
Split 6th Circuit Rejects 1st Amendment Challenge to Restriction on Ballot DistributorsTennessee law says only election officials may distribute absentee-ballot applications.
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October 04, 2023 | National Law Journal
5th Circuit Reviews Precedent in Case of Prosecutor Who Allegedly Clerked for JudgeAppeals court considers if convict can bring due process claim after sentence has been served.
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3 minute read
October 04, 2023 | National Law Journal
Biden Names Federal Prosecutor for 1st Circuit VacancyThe president also nominates a U.S. magistrate judge and a law professor for district court seats in New Jersey and Connecticut.
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3 minute read
October 02, 2023 | National Law Journal
Judges Disagree on Venue for Challenges to EPA Renewable Fuel Exemption DenialsFifth Circuit judges grapple with whether a challenge to the EPA belongs in the D.C. Circuit.
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4 minute read
September 29, 2023 | National Law Journal
Circuit Court Clerks Brace for 'Significant Impact' If Government Shuts DownOral arguments could proceed, but U.S. agency lawyers might need to request postponements, clerks say.
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3 minute read
September 29, 2023 | Law.com
AI in Arbitration? + Judicial Nominations RoundupAn arbitrator discusses the feasibility and desirability of artificial intelligence in arbitration, and the Senate Judiciary Committee approves of three judicial nominees.
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4 minute read
September 27, 2023 | National Law Journal
10th Circuit: Expert Wrongly Admitted Under Lay Witness Rule Undermines Jury AwardCompany's witness based his damages projections on expertise derived as a certified public accountant, appeals court says.
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4 minute read
September 26, 2023 | National Law Journal
Retired Judge Posner Must Face Wage Lawsuit, Trial Court SaysExecutive director of the now-defunct Posner Center of Justice for Pro Se's alleges breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
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3 minute read
September 26, 2023 | National Law Journal
Judiciary OKs Limited Remote Public Access—But Should the Policy Go Further?"The overarching sense that I have is that the public should hear what's taking place in court," said former federal Judge John E. Jones III, now president of Dickinson College.
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