Avalon Zoppo

March 31, 2022 | National Law Journal

"If not vacated en banc, the panel majority's opinion here will deepen the circuit split," Judge Carlos Bea wrote in a dissent joined by 10 other judges.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

March 30, 2022 | National Law Journal

"I remain quite skeptical of the value of this and its utility at an appellate level," said a Ninth Circuit judge and member of a judiciary rules panel considering expanding disclosure requirements for amicus briefs.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

March 29, 2022 | National Law Journal

The rule would have given officials sued in their individual capacities more time to answer lawsuits after a judge denies a motion to dismiss.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

March 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

John Baker, who retired in December 2021 as a brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps, replaces Anthony Martinez as federal public defender for the Western District of North Carolina.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

March 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The D.C. Circuit is the only federal appeals court to rule on the tuition reimbursement issue so far, but appeals are pending in other parts of the country.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

March 25, 2022 | National Law Journal

Thomas' lone dissent in a Jan. 6 records-related case came after his wife exchanged 29 texts with a former Trump official about overturning the 2020 election.

By Avalon Zoppo

7 minute read

March 23, 2022 | National Law Journal

Nathan is the second openly gay woman to sit on a federal appeals court.

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2 minute read

March 23, 2022 | Law.com

The court also found the judge provided "inconsistent and knowingly false statements" during an investigation into the groping.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

March 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

Court watchers say the circumstances that led to an alleged conflict in Caryn Strickland's case are incredibly uncommon, but it could be beneficial for lawmakers and the judiciary to reconsider protocols surrounding intercircuit assignments when the judiciary is named in litigation.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

March 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

A court-appointed amicus with the firm Vinson & Elkins previously told the panel that the lower court's decision is not appealable.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read