Avalon Zoppo

December 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

“[Doe] frictionlessly downloaded the app while he was at school without needing to identify himself or age verify, and was immediately matched with a man who lives next door at the school because they were so geolocation proximate, and that day, the man raped him,” said Carrie Goldberg, the boy's attorney.

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December 02, 2024 | National Law Journal

Currently, seven district and appellate judges have conditioned their retirements on the confirmation of a successor. Those judges have the authority to reverse their decision.

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November 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

Frank Whitney, of the Western District of North Carolina, was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush in 2006.

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November 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

In its motion for publication, the federal government stated that giving the ruling precedential effect would help judges resolve other cases challenging the constitutionality of the federal ban on felon gun possession where the underlying predicate offenses are manslaughter and aggravated assault.

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November 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

The agreement sinks the nominations of Adeel Mangi for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Ryan Park for the Fourth Circuit, Julia Lipez for the First Circuit and Karla Campbell for the Sixth Circuit.

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November 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

Judges Amul Thapar and Karen Nelson Moore disagree on whether the ballot procedures merely impose "a threshold requirement that proponents must satisfy if they want their speech and signature collection to have legally operative effect.”

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4 minute read

November 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

The appeals court heard arguments on whether a company's physical presence in a state gives local federal courts personal jurisdiction over claims based on the business' website.

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November 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Senate also confirmed Rebecca L. Pennell to the Eastern District of Washington.

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November 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

Kidd, 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

The 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.

By Avalon Zoppo

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