Avalon Zoppo
Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
December 10, 2021 | National Law Journal
7th Circuit Judge Diane Wood to Take Senior StatusJudge Diane Wood, nominated to the court in 1995 by former President Bill Clinton, was chief judge from 2013 until last July and is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
December 08, 2021 | National Law Journal
Gender Gap Among Arguing Attorneys at 7th Circuit Has Barely Improved in Last Decade, Study Says"If the rate of change remains constant, it will be another four decades before half of all attorneys arguing before the court are women," according to the report.
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3 minute read
December 07, 2021 | National Law Journal
Attorney Disbarred After Espionage-Related Conviction Seeks Reinstatement to DC BarTheresa Squillacote, a former government attorney, must show she has the "moral qualifications, competency, and learning in the law required for readmission," the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel said.
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5 minute read
December 06, 2021 | National Law Journal
First Circuit Questions Intent of Judge Accused of Blocking ICE ArrestThe judge's attorney argued Joseph is protected from criminal prosecution by judicial immunity, but Circuit Judge William Kayatta noted that immunity wouldn't apply if Joseph acted corruptly.
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6 minute read
December 03, 2021 | Daily Business Review
DOJ Accuses Judges of Not Following Science in Blocking Vaccine Rule for Health Care WorkersThe claim came in an Eleventh Circuit filing as Florida seeks an injunction blocking the Biden administration rule already halted by judges in Louisiana and Missouri.
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4 minute read
December 02, 2021 | National Law Journal
Judiciary Committee Deadlocks on 9th Circuit Pick Holly Thomas, 2 District Court NomineesOnly one other Biden nominee has failed to be advanced favorable out of committee, Ninth Circuit pick Jennifer Sung.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
December 02, 2021 | National Law Journal
7th Circuit Judge David Hamilton to Take Senior StatusHamilton's decision to take senior status gives President Joe Biden his second opportunity to appoint someone to the Seventh Circuit.
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2 minute read
December 01, 2021 | National Law Journal
US District Judge Nominee Defends Temperament as Past Tweets Draw Ire From RepublicansDuring a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Republican senators asked the Southern District of New York nominee about a 2013 interview in which Ho said he is a "wild-eyed sort of leftist" who is "accused of sometimes seeing racial discrimination everywhere I look."
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5 minute read
November 23, 2021 | National Law Journal
Government Asks 6th Circuit to Lift Stay on OSHA Vaccine-or-Test MandateIf the Sixth Circuit keeps the stay in place, the government is asking that it be modified so the rule's masking-and-testing requirement remain in effect.
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4 minute read
November 18, 2021 | National Law Journal
Groups Seeking Initial En Banc Review of OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate Face ChallengesConsovoy McCarthy attorneys and the conservative organization Buckeye Institute argued that OSHA's mandate should be reviewed by the full court first because it raises questions of "exceptional importance" and violates precedent.
By Avalon Zoppo
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