Avalon Zoppo

June 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I thought he [the trial judge] listened to the experts that the defendants [airlines] put forward and assessed their testimony and expressly found they were biased and largely not credible," said First Circuit Judge William Kayatta Jr.

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May 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I think the odds are against getting the conviction reversed," said Richard Schoenstein, vice chair of Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin. "But there are genuine issues."

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5 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Law.com

"I know I missed many excellent applicants," wrote David Tatel, who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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5 minute read

May 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

The appeals court weighed whether to allow New York to enforce its statute barring the practice of law by nonlawyers.

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4 minute read

May 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

The law had bipartisan support amid lawmakers' concerns about national security posed by TikTok. But TikTok contends Congress provided no proof that the video app is or could be misused by the Chinese government.

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3 minute read

May 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Over the years and the decades of practice, there will still be things to learn," Lara Montecalvo told the law school graduates. "And it will be important to know that and to acknowledge it and to see those lessons when they present themselves."

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May 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I think there'll be more (design patent rejections), but I don't think this is going to be some sort of sea change," said Finnegan Henderson partner Elizabeth Ferrill.

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6 minute read

May 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

Professor Arthur Hellman said if Julia Lipez is confirmed, the First Circuit clerk's office will likely avoid putting the father-daughter duo on the same panel. "Just think about the position that the third member of that panel is in," Hellman said.

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May 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I just want to commend this nominee for her comportment because what her comportment says to me is that she is going to be a damn good judge," Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said of Sarah Netburn, a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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May 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

"[W]e cannot plausibly interpret statutory silence to subject manufacturers to whatever delivery conditions any covered entity might find most convenient," Judge Gregory Katsas wrote for the appeals court.

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