Avalon Zoppo

July 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

The judiciary may be undercounting the number of incidents or not fully understanding the problem, the nonpartisan agency stated in a 72-page report.

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7 minute read

July 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The officers' alleged conduct amounts to a clear-cut constitutional violation that would easily withstand a motion to dismiss in a § 1983 case," Judge Roger Gregory wrote for the court.

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July 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Because the [Supreme] Court wasn't more expressive in providing guidance, we're going to continue to see turmoil and confusion in the lower courts," said SMU Dedman School of Law professor Eric Ruben.

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4 minute read

July 26, 2024 | Law.com

"I didn't think there would be this kind of battle to the death to get rid of me," said Judge Pauline Newman, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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5 minute read

July 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

"As attorney general, Kamala Harris was a change agent to law enforcement in the state; as president, she will do the same in my opinion," said Jeff Tsai, who was a California special assistant attorney general from 2013 to mid-2015.

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July 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Division I student-athletes could fall under the Fair Labor Standards Act if they perform services for a university, under the university's control and in return for implied compensation or benefits.

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5 minute read

July 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Within this 50% affirmance rate, which is itself surprising to most people, you have individual cases that depart from the pattern one has come to expect in Ninth Circuit cases in the Supreme Court," said professor Arthur Hellman. "[But] I think it may be simply happenstance."

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7 minute read

July 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

Raymond Kethledge seemed doubtful of the Biden administration's argument that a 1991 U.S. Supreme Court decision that relied on Chevron remains binding precedent.

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July 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

The three-judge panel rejected David Lesh's argument that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, citing Supreme Court decisions that the right is limited to "serious" infractions defined as those punishable by six or more months of imprisonment.

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3 minute read

July 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

Some court watchers say Senate Democratic leaders could schedule a vote around possible Republican absences to achieve Adeel Mangi's confirmation.

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