Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
November 17, 2022 | Law.com
Bench Report: Post-Pandemic Lessons From the Bench + Courthouse AccessibilityThe judiciary was forced to undergo changes during the pandemic to keep its doors open, and now courts across the country are having serious discussions about what new rules should stick around. We take a look.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner
8 minute read
November 17, 2022 | National Law Journal
Law Professor Warns of States Weaponizing Attorney Fee ProvisionsA University of Denver law professor looks at how some states are mirroring a Texas provision meant to fend off challenges to the state's anti-abortion law.
By Avalon Zoppo
7 minute read
November 16, 2022 | National Law Journal
GAO Urges Judiciary to Strengthen Integrity of Fraud, Waste & Abuse InvestigationsThe agency's report said the judiciary's policy for investigating alleged mismanagement of public resources fails to ensure independence.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
November 15, 2022 | National Law Journal
'Common Sense': Censured Judge Doesn't Have Immunity for Leading Illegal Search, Litigant Says"[N]othing about the circumstances of the search resembled a hearing. Goldston was not presiding in a courtroom or wearing a robe during the search," the brief reads.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
November 14, 2022 | National Law Journal
'Crackpot Ideas Sometimes Turn Out to Be True': Trump Challenges Twitter Ban at 9th CircuitThe president's appeal said it's "correct or at least debatable" that the 2020 election was stolen and that Covid-19 leaked from a laboratory.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
November 10, 2022 | Law.com
Bench Report: Judge Derides FedSoc Critics + Judicial Nominees Hang in the Balance After MidtermsJudge William Pryor kicked off the Federalist Society's annual convention this week by mocking the group's critics.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner
6 minute read
November 10, 2022 | National Law Journal
Teaching, Pensions & Publishing: Where Judges' Nonstock Income Came From in 2021Based on a review of 211 available reports for circuit and district court judges from last year, more than $600,000 was reported from law school teaching.
By Avalon Zoppo
5 minute read
November 10, 2022 | National Law Journal
Judge William Pryor Mocks Federalist Society CriticsPryor's comments during FedSoc's annual convention made fun of a sitting senator, a law professor and the media.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
November 09, 2022 | National Law Journal
With Senate Control Unknown, Biden's Judicial Nominations Hang in the BalanceIf Democrats lose control of the Senate, there's still hope for the 21 nominated judges who could receive floor votes before the end of this Congress.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner
5 minute read
November 08, 2022 | National Law Journal
DC Circuit Panel Picked to Hear Trump's Challenge to Lawsuit Alleging Jan. 6 ConspiracyTwo judges appointed by Democratic presidents and one by Trump will consider the former president's bid to have the lawsuits dismissed.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read