Avalon Zoppo

Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.

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August 12, 2021 | National Law Journal

4th Circuit to Suspend Upcoming In-Person Arguments in September

The announcement comes as other federal appeals courts update reopening plans amid the increased spread of the delta variant of COVID-19.

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August 11, 2021 | National Law Journal

3rd Circuit Tosses Challenge to Pa.'s Expired COVID-19 Restrictions, Calling Case Moot

In a concurrence, Judge Kent Jordan said the question of mootness was "not a simple or easy one," pointing to the increased spread of the delta variant of COVID-19.

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August 09, 2021 | National Law Journal

Federal Court in Texas Requiring Staff to Get Vaccinations—or Weekly COVID-19 Tests

Unvaccinated individuals will not be permitted to work with juries and will be prohibited from work-related travel.

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August 06, 2021 | National Law Journal

Google Hires O'Melveny and Morgan Lewis to Fight Antitrust Litigation

The lawsuit claims Google made it hard for app developers to distribute Android apps anywhere other than the Google Play store.

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August 05, 2021 | National Law Journal

Federal Appeals Court Upholds 48-Hour Waiting Period for Abortions

"None of the plaintiffs' witnesses could name specific women who could not get an abortion because the waiting period pushed them past the cutoff date," the majority wrote.

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August 05, 2021 | National Law Journal

Biden's Latest Nominees Include Two Firsts for LGBT Judges

If confirmed, Beth Robinson, an associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court, would be the first openly LGBT woman on a federal appeals court.

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August 05, 2021 | National Law Journal

Judge Theodore McKee Taking Senior Status, Giving Biden His First Vacancy on 3rd Circuit

McKee was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1994 by former President Bill Clinton.

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August 03, 2021 | National Law Journal

In Dissent, Judge Accuses Seventh Circuit of 'Extensive Tinkering' in Abortion Law

"My colleagues take refuge in their conclusion that there is some discernable core to the Indiana statute before us. ... But they cannot do this without rewriting the statute," wrote Judge Diane Wood.

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