Avalon Zoppo

June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

Appellate judges questioned whether they have the authority to become involved in U.S. foreign affairs.

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June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

In Nicole Berner, "you have somebody who's really familiar with the way the law directly affects workers and their unions," said Matthew Ginsburg, general counsel of the AFL-CIO.

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June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

Judge Ryan Nelson stated that "out of an abundance of caution, the best course in this specific case (which may not apply in other cases) is to recuse."

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June 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I have conversations with students and potential clerks about clerking and why they haven't thought about clerking … and one thing that I learned is that for many of them, it's no surprise, they have a very heavy loan burden," said judicial nominee Embry Kidd.

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June 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

"At bottom, American Alliance and its members have shown nothing more than flopping on the field when it comes to establishing an injury in fact," Eleventh Circuit Judge Robin Rosenbaum wrote in dissent.

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June 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I thought he [the trial judge] listened to the experts that the defendants [airlines] put forward and assessed their testimony and expressly found they were biased and largely not credible," said First Circuit Judge William Kayatta Jr.

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May 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I think the odds are against getting the conviction reversed," said Richard Schoenstein, vice chair of Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin. "But there are genuine issues."

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May 31, 2024 | Law.com

"I know I missed many excellent applicants," wrote David Tatel, who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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May 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

The appeals court weighed whether to allow New York to enforce its statute barring the practice of law by nonlawyers.

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May 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

The law had bipartisan support amid lawmakers' concerns about national security posed by TikTok. But TikTok contends Congress provided no proof that the video app is or could be misused by the Chinese government.

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