Avalon Zoppo

September 29, 2022 | Law.com

Lawmakers are looking to avert a government shutdown, but what happens with the federal courts if those efforts fail? Plus, it was a big week for Third Circuit nominations.

By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

September 29, 2022 | National Law Journal

Arianna Freeman will be the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

September 29, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two Third Circuit nominees and four nominees to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

September 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

An amendment is valid under the constitution after three-fourths of the states ratify it, and Virginia claimed to be the 38th to do so two years ago.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 26, 2022 | National Law Journal

Judge Robert Katzmann, the Second Circuit's former chief judge who led the court through the COVID-19 pandemic, died two months after the case was heard.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 23, 2022 | National Law Journal

"There were many prosecutors who did actually look at the information, not one of whom said it was exculpatory," the former prosecutor's lawyer said.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

The special master said to efficiently review the records seized by the FBI last month, he needs assistance from a former federal magistrate judge who he proposed be paid $500 an hour for his work.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 22, 2022 | Law.com

This week's issue starts with a push to add more judges, and drama at the most recent judicial nomination hearings.

By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner

7 minute read

September 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha said Judge Shelley Joseph, as part of the agreement, made factual admissions that the Massachusetts commission can use in its review into judicial misconduct.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

"[Jurists] are trying to make sure we balance the rights of the defendant, but we have to look at the victims," one former appeals court judge said.

By Avalon Zoppo

7 minute read