Avalon Zoppo

July 12, 2024 | Law.com

"AI can facilitate client communications, analyze problems, propose solutions and who knows what else," Nathan Hecht told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.

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4 minute read

July 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

Republicans opposed Netburn over her recommendation to allow a prison transfer for a transgender inmate to a women's detention facility.

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July 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

The council is charged with creating fishery management plans for regulating fisheries, which the U.S. commerce secretary reviews for legality and then decides whether to adopt a regulation to implement the plan.

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July 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

Pauline Newman failed to show the statute is unconstitutional "in all of its applications" since it gives committees investigatory powers that fall outside the Fourth Amendment, such as interviewing court employees, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled.

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July 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

Maldonado, who was confirmed in a 53-45 vote, will be the first Hispanic judge to sit on the Chicago-based appeals court.

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July 08, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The decision should put a significant dent in the current mass arbitration model, at least as it has been addressed in the reported decisions," said Allen Garrett Jr., a Kilpatrick Townsend partner.

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5 minute read

July 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

"[I]t is reasonable to infer that a supervisor is more likely to retaliate against an employee that they know has previously complained about their own behavior than against an employee who has complained only about others," the appellate court held.

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5 minute read

July 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

Ryan Park argued in vain that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's use of race as a factor in admissions passes constitutional muster.

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3 minute read

July 02, 2024 | National Law Journal

The three-judge panel found insufficient evidence that each of the thousands of claimants are existing Samsung customers with valid arbitration agreements.

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4 minute read

July 02, 2024 | National Law Journal

Typically found at the trial level, high-low agreements set a maximum and minimum amount that can be awarded after a verdict. For plaintiffs, they guarantee a base amount will be received; for defendants, they can prevent nuclear verdicts.

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