Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
July 21, 2022 | National Law Journal
Judge Accuses Panel of Not Applying SCOTUS Ruling Overturning Abortion Rights"I trust that the district court will reexamine the permanent injunction expeditiously. But the duty of the district court to apply Dobbs to this case does not excuse us from doing so as well," the judge said.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
July 21, 2022 | Law.com
Bench Report: Biden's Focus on DC Circuit Nominations + Fixing Judicial SuccessionPresident Joe Biden is on his way to appointing three judges to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo
12 minute read
July 21, 2022 | National Law Journal
Showing Off or Making a Point? Spate of Self-Concurrences Catch Eye of Legal CommunityAspirations for elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court could drive judges to go beyond the assignment, experts said.
By Avalon Zoppo
9 minute read
July 20, 2022 | National Law Journal
Ethics Complaints Claim DOJ Lawyer & Trump Attorney Tried to Undermine 2020 ElectionThe complaints were filed against Kenneth Chesebro and Kenneth Klukowski, who is now at Schaerr Jaffe.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
July 18, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Prosecutor Must Face Lawsuit Over Witness' ArrestAntoinette Stephenson, an assistant district attorney in Fulton County, didn't tell a judge to cancel a warrant for a witness who voluntarily testified at a trial.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
July 18, 2022 | National Law Journal
Arnold & Porter Attorney Reflects on His First Supreme Court WinTutt, a Yale Law School graduate, spoke about his first U.S. Supreme Court win, how he prepared for the oral arguments and the implications of the ruling.
By Avalon Zoppo
7 minute read
July 18, 2022 | National Law Journal
9th Circuit Nominee Reports $1.4 Million Partnership PayDesai also made $784 from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law so far this year as a limited-term, adjunct professor.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
July 14, 2022 | Law.com
Bench Report: Are Biden's Purple State Nominations Fleeting? Plus, Finding a Middle Ground on SCOTUS Reforms.We take a look at this week's rush of judicial nominations, as well as finding a middle ground on reforming the Supreme Court.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner
12 minute read
July 13, 2022 | National Law Journal
Circuit Court Nominees Questioned on 'Living Constitution,' Election Law CasesSeventh Circuit nominee Doris Pryor was asked about a speech she gave a few years ago.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
July 12, 2022 | National Law Journal
'Much Is at Stake': Deeper Inquiry Into Hiring of Clerk Accused of Racism Needed, Ethics Experts Say"One of the things about the federal system is that we have judges policing judges. Right off the bat, that doesn't look good to the media and the public," South Texas College of Law professor James Alfini said.
By Avalon Zoppo
5 minute read
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