Our Mission
Circuit Breaker is dedicated to providing hard-hitting, analytical news coverage of America’s second-most important court: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. We are the only news outlet focused on covering everything the court is doing on a daily basis. Our mission is to produce nonpartisan, explanatory journalism that illuminates the court’s activities for lawyers and non-lawyers alike.
For more about the D.C. Circuit and how we see the role of Circuit Breaker, read our first post. To get in touch, email us at info@dccircuitbreaker.org.
About the Editors
Circuit Breaker was founded in 2018 by Katie Barlow and James Romoser. Katie and James met in 2011 at a rooftop party during their first week in law school. Both have experience practicing law, but their passion is journalism.
Katie is a former journalist and current lawyer at a large international law firm in Washington, DC. As a journalist, she has covered Capitol Hill with WTOP, including Justice Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearing, as well as the Supreme Court with NPR’s Nina Totenberg. As a lawyer, her practice includes civil litigation and white-collar defense with a focus on the Anti-Terrorism Act. She received dual degrees in political science and broadcast journalism from the University of Georgia and a J.D. from Georgetown Law. Katie is a longtime lover of Washington, DC. If she is not solo traveling around the globe, you can often find her running down the mall with her 90-pound black standard poodle, Beau.
James is a former lawyer, a current journalist, and a lifelong news junkie. In his day job, he writes about federal health care policy. He previously covered North Carolina politics for the Winston-Salem Journal. During a brief stint as a lawyer, he practiced First Amendment law for a firm in D.C. He has a B.A. from Columbia and a J.D. from Georgetown Law, and he spends his free time playing chess, devouring podcasts, and searching for good Szechuan food.
About the Design
Kevin Romoser designed and developed Circuit Breaker. The design provides a clean, concise presentation of content, and the color palette reflects the site’s editorial philosophy: purple signifies Circuit Breaker‘s lack of political affiliation, and yellow represents its mission of bringing sunlight to the court.
Find Kevin: kevinromoser.com | Github | Instagram
Other Sites We’re Reading
Our Main List
Above the Law
Balkinization
Concurring Opinions
Cert Pool
D.C. Circuit Review—Reviewed
Empirical SCOTUS
FindLaw D.C. Circuit Blog
How Appealing
Jost on Justice
Law360
Lawfare
National Law Journal
National Law Review
SCOTUSblog
The Volokh Conspiracy
Blogs From Other Circuits
First Circuit
FindLaw First Circuit Blog
Second Circuit
Federal Defenders of New York Blog
FindLaw Second Circuit Blog
Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog
Third Circuit
CA3blog
Federal Defender Third Circuit Blog
FindLaw Third Circuit Blog
Fourth Circuit
FindLaw Fourth Circuit Blog
Fourth Circuit Blog
Wake Forest Law Review Fourth Circuit Blog
Fifth Circuit
600 Camp
FindLaw Fifth Circuit Blog
Sixth Circuit
FindLaw Sixth Circuit Blog
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Blog
Seventh Circuit
FindLaw Seventh Circuit Blog
Eighth Circuit
FindLaw Eighth Circuit Blog
Ninth Circuit
FindLaw Ninth Circuit Blog
Ninth Circuit Blog
10th Circuit
FindLaw Tenth Circuit Blog
Tenth Circuit Blog
11th Circuit
11th Circuit Business Blog
Defense Newsletter Blog
FindLaw 11th Circuit Blog
Federal Circuit
CAFC Blog
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Federal Circuit Summaries Tracker
FindLaw Federal Circuit Blog
Patently-O
Miscellany
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