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Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
December 14, 2023 | National Law Journal
In the lawsuit, Erma Wilson alleges that Midland County violated her due process rights by employing Ralph Petty as a prosecutor at the same time that, unbeknownst to her, he worked as a law clerk for the county judge who handled Wilson's drug-possession case.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
December 14, 2023 | National Law Journal
Former President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen urged a federal appeals court Thursday to allow his retaliation lawsuit against the ex-president to move forward under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, which permits civil claims for damages for constitutional violations by federal officers.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
December 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
The GOP senators also directed intense questioning toward Third Circuit pick Adeel Mangi over his role on an advisory board to the Rutgers' Center for Security, Race and Rights.
By Avalon Zoppo
5 minute read
December 13, 2023 | National Law Journal
Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday grilled federal appellate court nominee and longtime labor lawyer Nicole Berner over a past comment she made calling the "right-to-work" movement racist.
By Avalon Zoppo
5 minute read
December 12, 2023 | National Law Journal
The Senate on Monday confirmed federal public defender Richard Federico to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that has been vacant for more than two years.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
December 11, 2023 | National Law Journal
Trial began Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in former federal public defender Caryn Strickland's closely watched sexual harassment case against the judiciary, with the government arguing that discrimination alleged by Strickland was, in reality, an "ordinary work dispute."
By Avalon Zoppo
5 minute read
December 8, 2023 | Law.com
"It was a time when it was still pretty lonely out there for women," recalled Seventh Circuit Judge Diane Wood.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
December 7, 2023 | National Law Journal
"To decide whether a state drug offense is a categorical match with the CSA, courts must embark on a needlessly convoluted journey," Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit wrote.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
December 6, 2023 | National Law Journal
Appeals court also reviews the Federal Trade Commission's concerns with the merger.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
December 5, 2023 | National Law Journal
Republican opposition centered on nominee's advocacy for a ban on outdoor religious services during pandemic and her support for left-leaning American Constitution Society
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
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