Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
November 03, 2022 | Law.com
Bench Report: Are Politics Tainting Judicial Elections + Judges Judging History"When you put a partisan label on a judicial candidate, it creates a hope, perhaps with people who share that judge's party or a fear for people who aren't in that judge's party, that the judge is going to be toeing a partisan line," a candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court said.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
November 02, 2022 | National Law Journal
Missed Deadline Means Insurer Won't Have to Cover Harvard's Litigation Costs in Admissions Challenge"Massachusetts law is clear that the unambiguous terms of an insurance policy must be strictly enforced and an insured's failure to comply with the notice provision of a claims made policy bars coverage," the judge wrote.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
November 02, 2022 | National Law Journal
DC Circuit Leery of Challenge to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal EmployeesThe oral arguments centered around jurisdictional questions.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
November 02, 2022 | The Recorder
Court Can't Grant Request to Return John Eastman's Emails, Jan. 6 Committee SaysThe committee said constitutional provisions, and Eastman's own late filing, should end his appeal.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
November 01, 2022 | National Law Journal
Judge May Appoint a Historian After Justices' Turn to New Test in Gun Rights CasesThe underlying case challenges a federal statute prohibiting felons from possessing firearms.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
October 31, 2022 | The Recorder
Sanctions Recommended for Lawyer Accused of Filing Fake News Story With Appeals Court"These are expenses that would not have been incurred, but for [the lawyer's] deceitful, obstructive, and contumacious conduct," the special master wrote.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
October 31, 2022 | National Law Journal
Why This Judge Says Law Schools Should Reassess Their Admissions ProcessNinth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson questioned whether the LSAT makes law school less accessible to diverse applicants.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
October 28, 2022 | National Law Journal
Ethics Complaint Accusing Judge Reinhart of Conflict of Interest in OK'ing Trump's Mar-a-Lago Search Is DismissedChief Judge William Pryor of the Eleventh Circuit dismissed the complaint.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
October 27, 2022 | Law.com
Bench Report: Why This Judge Says Law Schools Should Reassess Admissions + An Update on Judicial SecurityA Ninth Circuit judge questioned whether the LSAT harms diversity in law schools.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner
12 minute read
October 26, 2022 | The Recorder
'Unsupported and Revisionist': Judges Poke at Dissent in Ruling on Tire ChalkingThe ruling creates a circuit split over the issue.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
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