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Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
March 23, 2023 | National Law Journal
The Ninth Circuit weighed whether several teachers' negative comments about a student Christian club should be considered in deciding if the school district selectively enforced its non-discrimination policy and was motivated by anti-religious animus.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
March 22, 2023 | National Law Journal
Sen. John Kennedy asked U.S. District Court nominee S. Kato Crews what a "Brady" motion is and how to analyze one.
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March 21, 2023 | National Law Journal
Circuit courts are split on the issue. Six circuits have held that interlocutory appeals in this area trigger mandatory stays, while the Ninth, Second and Fifth have their own tests.
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March 21, 2023 | National Law Journal
The White House announced nominees to fill judicial vacancies in Maryland, Louisiana and Illinois.
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March 19, 2023 | National Law Journal
Five Obama-appointed judges nominated at or under the age of 47 have decided to leave the bench early.
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7 minute read
March 17, 2023 | National Law Journal
The doctrine—an exception to the principle that the government doesn't have an obligation to keep people safe from private harms—has been recognized by nine other federal appeals courts.
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4 minute read
March 16, 2023 | National Law Journal
"The idea that we could simplify this in a brief introductory paragraph and help that person understand the bottom line of the decision was really appealing to me," said Judge Charlotte Sweeney.
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4 minute read
March 15, 2023 | National Law Journal
The panel ordered the district court to lower the service award, but upheld the $5.6 billion settlement, which is believed to be the largest antitrust class action settlement in history.
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4 minute read
March 13, 2023 | National Law Journal
"[T]he First Amendment is not an all-access pass to any court proceeding or court record," wrote a Ninth Circuit panel.
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3 minute read
March 13, 2023 | National Law Journal
"The fear that most people have is that ChatGPT will be asked to provide either a line of argument or a resolution of an issue that is disputed by the parties that the judge accepts in making a decision without disclosing it before the decision is made and giving them an opportunity to object," said former federal Judge Paul Grimm.
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