Avalon Zoppo

April 27, 2022 | National Law Journal

The bill would require the judiciary to create an searchable database for the public to view judges' financial disclosures online.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

April 27, 2022 | National Law Journal

Abudu has worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center as interim director for strategic litigation since 2019.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

April 26, 2022 | National Law Journal

Former public defender Caryn Strickland's lawsuit can go forward against judiciary officials, the panel ruled.

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6 minute read

April 25, 2022 | National Law Journal

Francisco is asking the court to overturn private equity investor John Wilson's convictions or order him a new trial.

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4 minute read

April 22, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"As it relates to the state defendants and Wasserman, McLaughlin's amended complaint—clocking in at 115 pages and 1,064 paragraphs—is a shotgun pleading," the panel wrote.

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3 minute read

April 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

The William & Mary Law School professors say "circuit personalities," or a court's local customs, like the Fourth Circuit tradition of judges shaking hands with attorneys after oral arguments, are great for bridging divides within a court.

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4 minute read

April 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

"The idea basically grew organically out of not wanting to do things the analog way," said appellate attorney Athul Acharya.

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4 minute read

April 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

Some court watchers worry the practice could harm public perception of the integrity in the judicial selection process.

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7 minute read

April 18, 2022 | National Law Journal

In one dissent earlier this year, Reagan-appointed Judge Jerry Smith accused his colleagues, including a Trump appointee, of "inventing and distorting facts."

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6 minute read

April 14, 2022 | National Law Journal

Second Circuit Judge Steven Menashi dissented from the majority's ruling.

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3 minute read