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By Brad Kutner | December 8, 2022
With Warnock's win, the Biden administration appeared to enjoy greater leeway to fill the courts.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 1, 2022
When Aliza Shatzman was applying to clerkships, she said she wishes, looking back, that there were resources for her to research the judges she was considering working for.
By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo | November 22, 2022
Happy Wednesday from Avalon and Brad, and welcome to another round-up of the week's news about the judiciary. We are a few days early because of Thanksgiving.…
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner | November 17, 2022
The judiciary was forced to undergo changes during the pandemic to keep its doors open, and now courts across the country are having serious discussions about what new rules should stick around. We take a look.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner | November 10, 2022
Judge William Pryor kicked off the Federalist Society's annual convention this week by mocking the group's critics.
By Avalon Zoppo | November 3, 2022
"When you put a partisan label on a judicial candidate, it creates a hope, perhaps with people who share that judge's party or a fear for people who aren't in that judge's party, that the judge is going to be toeing a partisan line," a candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court said.
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By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner | October 27, 2022
A Ninth Circuit judge questioned whether the LSAT harms diversity in law schools.
By Brad Kutner | October 20, 2022
To keep you informed we've got the first bit of a feature on the The Electronic Public Access (EPA) Public User Group, made up of legal and media industry members who met with the goal of improving PACER. It worked in some cases, but often fell short of their goals due to the autonomy of local courts.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner | October 13, 2022
Senate aides believe President Joe Biden should be able to say he's confirmed at least 109 federal judges by the end of his second year in office, but losing the Senate after the midterm elections could end his breakneck pace of appointments.
By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo | October 6, 2022
A meeting of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules is set to take place in the coming week, and two groups have recently brought a disclosure issue to their attention.
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