Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
November 20, 2024 | National Law Journal
Amir Ali, MacArthur Justice Center Director, Confirmed to DC District CourtThe U.S. Senate also confirmed Rebecca L. Pennell to the Eastern District of Washington.
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November 18, 2024 | National Law Journal
US Magistrate Judge Embry Kidd Confirmed to 11th CircuitKidd, confirmed on a 49-45 vote, will be President Joe Biden’s second appointee to the federal appeals court that covers Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
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November 18, 2024 | National Law Journal
Amazon, SpaceX Press Constitutional Challenges to NLRB at 5th CircuitThe oral arguments represented the latest legal attack from corporations against the 89-year-old National Labor Relations Board, buoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this year in SEC v. Jarkesy.
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November 15, 2024 | National Law Journal
5th Circuit Judge Jones Slams Proposal for Greater Amicus Brief Funding Disclosure“I urge any of you who are defenders of the First Amendment," said Edith Jones. "It's a case called NAACP v. Alabama, which says that that violates the First Amendment—that kind of compelled disclosure.”
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November 15, 2024 | Law.com
Judges Question 9th Circuit’s Unique Binding Dicta Rule. The Criticism Isn't New.The rule allows panels to treat “well-reasoned” dicta as precedential.
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November 14, 2024 | National Law Journal
Senate Democrats Advance 4th Circuit Pick Ryan Park’s NominationPark, North Carolina's solicitor general, was moved out of the committee in a 11-10 vote along party lines.
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November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal
Trump Picks William McGinley as White House CounselMcGinley was assistant to the president and White House cabinet secretary during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term.
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November 12, 2024 | National Law Journal
Will the 9th Circuit Still be Center Stage in Trump Policy Challenges?Lawyers challenging Trump’s second-term policies might eye the First Circuit, in addition to the Ninth, said University of Pittsburgh law professor Arthur Hellman.
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November 11, 2024 | National Law Journal
Biden Squeezes in U.S. District Court Nominee for New York Before Term EndsThe president also renominates district court judge in Guam.
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November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal
11th Circuit Revives Project Veritas' Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN"Veritas committed one infraction—it violated a policy regarding the publishing of private information, but CNN falsely accused it of violating a completely different policy—spreading misinformation," the appeals court stated. "This distinction is not an inconsequential detail."
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