Avalon Zoppo

September 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

An amendment is valid under the constitution after three-fourths of the states ratify it, and Virginia claimed to be the 38th to do so two years ago.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 26, 2022 | National Law Journal

Judge Robert Katzmann, the Second Circuit's former chief judge who led the court through the COVID-19 pandemic, died two months after the case was heard.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 23, 2022 | National Law Journal

"There were many prosecutors who did actually look at the information, not one of whom said it was exculpatory," the former prosecutor's lawyer said.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

The special master said to efficiently review the records seized by the FBI last month, he needs assistance from a former federal magistrate judge who he proposed be paid $500 an hour for his work.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 22, 2022 | Law.com

This week's issue starts with a push to add more judges, and drama at the most recent judicial nomination hearings.

By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner

7 minute read

September 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha said Judge Shelley Joseph, as part of the agreement, made factual admissions that the Massachusetts commission can use in its review into judicial misconduct.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

"[Jurists] are trying to make sure we balance the rights of the defendant, but we have to look at the victims," one former appeals court judge said.

By Avalon Zoppo

7 minute read

September 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

The complaints took issue with state attorneys general signing onto an amicus brief in support of Texas' petition to the Supreme Court contesting the 2020 election results.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

September 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Palin contends Judge Jed Rakoff shouldn't have applied the actual malice standard in her case.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 19, 2022 | National Law Journal

Both attorneys have been tapped for seats on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read