A federal appeals court has reversed sanctions against Steven Biss, a Virginia attorney best known for representing former Republican congressman Devin Nunes in several defamation lawsuits against media outlets. 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit tossed nearly $34,000 in sanctions that a district court judge imposed on Biss and his client, Russian-born academic Svetlana Lokhova. 

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