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Avalon Zoppo

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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December 03, 2021 | Daily Business Review

DOJ Accuses Judges of Not Following Science in Blocking Vaccine Rule for Health Care Workers

The claim came in an Eleventh Circuit filing as Florida seeks an injunction blocking the Biden administration rule already halted by judges in Louisiana and Missouri.

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4 minute read

December 02, 2021 | National Law Journal

Judiciary Committee Deadlocks on 9th Circuit Pick Holly Thomas, 2 District Court Nominees

Only one other Biden nominee has failed to be advanced favorable out of committee, Ninth Circuit pick Jennifer Sung.

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3 minute read

December 02, 2021 | National Law Journal

7th Circuit Judge David Hamilton to Take Senior Status

Hamilton's decision to take senior status gives President Joe Biden his second opportunity to appoint someone to the Seventh Circuit.

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2 minute read

December 01, 2021 | National Law Journal

US District Judge Nominee Defends Temperament as Past Tweets Draw Ire From Republicans

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Republican senators asked the Southern District of New York nominee about a 2013 interview in which Ho said he is a "wild-eyed sort of leftist" who is "accused of sometimes seeing racial discrimination everywhere I look."

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5 minute read

November 23, 2021 | National Law Journal

Government Asks 6th Circuit to Lift Stay on OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

If the Sixth Circuit keeps the stay in place, the government is asking that it be modified so the rule's masking-and-testing requirement remain in effect.

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4 minute read

November 18, 2021 | National Law Journal

Groups Seeking Initial En Banc Review of OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate Face Challenges

Consovoy McCarthy attorneys and the conservative organization Buckeye Institute argued that OSHA's mandate should be reviewed by the full court first because it raises questions of "exceptional importance" and violates precedent.

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November 17, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Biden Nominates US District Judge Alison Nathan to 2nd Circuit

Nathan is currently presiding over the trial for Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of grooming underage victims for Jeffrey Epstein.

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3 minute read

November 17, 2021 | National Law Journal

Public Defender Experience at Center of US District Judge Pick's Nomination Hearing

"I would like to note the many times that we have sat here listening to my Republican colleagues talk about how lawyers represent their clients, not necessarily sharing the views or the behavior of their clients," Sen. Mazie Hirono said.

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5 minute read

November 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

In 10th Circuit Start, Veronica Rossman Focuses on Public Safety Claims in Fight Over Homeless Camp Injunction

"Where in the record has Denver provided any example of this sort of public health crisis that would require the city to take this sort of area restriction and large-scale encumbrance removal action with no notice?" Rossman asked Denver's attorney.

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4 minute read

November 16, 2021 | Law.com

6th Circuit to Hear Challenges to OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

The Sixth Circuit will now have the ability to lift or keep in place a Fifth Circuit stay of the agency's rule issued earlier this month.

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