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Avalon Zoppo

Avalon Zoppo

Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.

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October 09, 2023 | National Law Journal

'Gray Area': Courts Grapple With Justices' Religious Accommodation Rule

U.S. Supreme Court's "Groff" decision raises more questions than it answers, employment attorneys say.

By Avalon Zoppo

7 minute read

October 06, 2023 | National Law Journal

Split 6th Circuit Rejects 1st Amendment Challenge to Restriction on Ballot Distributors

Tennessee law says only election officials may distribute absentee-ballot applications.

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2 minute read

October 04, 2023 | National Law Journal

5th Circuit Reviews Precedent in Case of Prosecutor Who Allegedly Clerked for Judge

Appeals court considers if convict can bring due process claim after sentence has been served.

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3 minute read

October 04, 2023 | National Law Journal

Biden Names Federal Prosecutor for 1st Circuit Vacancy

The president also nominates a U.S. magistrate judge and a law professor for district court seats in New Jersey and Connecticut.

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3 minute read

October 02, 2023 | National Law Journal

Judges Disagree on Venue for Challenges to EPA Renewable Fuel Exemption Denials

Fifth Circuit judges grapple with whether a challenge to the EPA belongs in the D.C. Circuit.

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4 minute read

September 29, 2023 | National Law Journal

Circuit Court Clerks Brace for 'Significant Impact' If Government Shuts Down

Oral arguments could proceed, but U.S. agency lawyers might need to request postponements, clerks say.

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3 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Law.com

AI in Arbitration? + Judicial Nominations Roundup

An arbitrator discusses the feasibility and desirability of artificial intelligence in arbitration, and the Senate Judiciary Committee approves of three judicial nominees.

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4 minute read

September 27, 2023 | National Law Journal

10th Circuit: Expert Wrongly Admitted Under Lay Witness Rule Undermines Jury Award

Company's witness based his damages projections on expertise derived as a certified public accountant, appeals court says.

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4 minute read

September 26, 2023 | National Law Journal

Retired Judge Posner Must Face Wage Lawsuit, Trial Court Says

Executive director of the now-defunct Posner Center of Justice for Pro Se's alleges breach of contract and unjust enrichment.

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3 minute read

September 26, 2023 | National Law Journal

Judiciary OKs Limited Remote Public Access—But Should the Policy Go Further?

"The overarching sense that I have is that the public should hear what's taking place in court," said former federal Judge John E. Jones III, now president of Dickinson College.

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4 minute read