Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
August 11, 2021 | National Law Journal
3rd Circuit Tosses Challenge to Pa.'s Expired COVID-19 Restrictions, Calling Case MootIn 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.
By Avalon Zoppo
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August 09, 2021 | National Law Journal
Federal Court in Texas Requiring Staff to Get Vaccinations—or Weekly COVID-19 TestsUnvaccinated individuals will not be permitted to work with juries and will be prohibited from work-related travel.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
August 06, 2021 | National Law Journal
Google Hires O'Melveny and Morgan Lewis to Fight Antitrust LitigationThe 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 JudgesIf confirmed, Beth Robinson, an associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court, would be the first openly LGBT woman on a federal appeals court.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
August 05, 2021 | National Law Journal
Judge Theodore McKee Taking Senior Status, Giving Biden His First Vacancy on 3rd CircuitMcKee 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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July 30, 2021 | National Law Journal
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Circuit Court CaseloadsThe Third and First Circuits saw the biggest drops in number of appeals filed during the pandemic, by 27.2% and 16.7% respectively.
By Avalon Zoppo
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July 29, 2021 | National Law Journal
Federal Circuit Courts Reinstate Mask Mandates Amid Surge in Delta Variant CasesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits released the new orders.
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July 28, 2021 | National Law Journal
Rakim Brooks, ACLU Campaign Manager, Named President of Alliance for JusticeNan Aron, the current president and founder of the group, is stepping down from her position after 42 years.
By Avalon Zoppo
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