Avalon Zoppo

November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

McGinley was assistant to the president and White House cabinet secretary during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

November 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

Lawyers challenging Trump’s second-term policies might eye the First Circuit, in addition to the Ninth, said University of Pittsburgh law professor Arthur Hellman.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

November 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

The president also renominates district court judge in Guam.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Veritas committed one infraction—it violated a policy regarding the publishing of private information, but CNN falsely accused it of violating a completely different policy—spreading misinformation," the appeals court stated. "This distinction is not an inconsequential detail."

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We have always been adamant that the Senate must confirm all of President Biden's nominees and fill every possible vacancy, regardless of who wins the election," said Jake Faleschini, of Alliance for Justice.

By Avalon Zoppo | Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

5 minute read

November 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

Recent research supports the idea that ideology plays a role in judges' "strategically retiring," meaning leaving the bench when the party of the president who appointed them controls the White House.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

November 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

Judges said the court could turn to the statute's legislative history and other avenues to uphold the regulation even with Chevron deference gone.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

October 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

Starbucks is targeting the board's 2022 decision in Thryv Inc. v. NLRB that the agency can order "make-whole relief" for those who suffered an unfair labor practice, including compensation for "all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms," including credit-card fees, mortgage charges, child-care bills and medical expenses.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

October 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

Part of the drugmakers' argument is that the federal scheme violates the First Amendment by compelling speech.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

October 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

The National Labor Relations Board says its Cemex decision aims to strengthen the NLRB's ability to address unfair labor practices during organizing campaigns and prevent recurrences.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read