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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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November 03, 2022 | Law.com

Bench Report: Are Politics Tainting Judicial Elections + Judges Judging History

"When you put a partisan label on a judicial candidate, it creates a hope, perhaps with people who share that judge's party or a fear for people who aren't in that judge's party, that the judge is going to be toeing a partisan line," a candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court said.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

November 02, 2022 | National Law Journal

Missed Deadline Means Insurer Won't Have to Cover Harvard's Litigation Costs in Admissions Challenge

"Massachusetts law is clear that the unambiguous terms of an insurance policy must be strictly enforced and an insured's failure to comply with the notice provision of a claims made policy bars coverage," the judge wrote.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

November 02, 2022 | National Law Journal

DC Circuit Leery of Challenge to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees

The oral arguments centered around jurisdictional questions.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

November 02, 2022 | The Recorder

Court Can't Grant Request to Return John Eastman's Emails, Jan. 6 Committee Says

The committee said constitutional provisions, and Eastman's own late filing, should end his appeal.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

November 01, 2022 | National Law Journal

Judge May Appoint a Historian After Justices' Turn to New Test in Gun Rights Cases

The underlying case challenges a federal statute prohibiting felons from possessing firearms.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

October 31, 2022 | The Recorder

Sanctions Recommended for Lawyer Accused of Filing Fake News Story With Appeals Court

"These are expenses that would not have been incurred, but for [the lawyer's] deceitful, obstructive, and contumacious conduct," the special master wrote.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

October 31, 2022 | National Law Journal

Why This Judge Says Law Schools Should Reassess Their Admissions Process

Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson questioned whether the LSAT makes law school less accessible to diverse applicants.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

October 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

Ethics Complaint Accusing Judge Reinhart of Conflict of Interest in OK'ing Trump's Mar-a-Lago Search Is Dismissed

Chief Judge William Pryor of the Eleventh Circuit dismissed the complaint.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

October 27, 2022 | Law.com

Bench Report: Why This Judge Says Law Schools Should Reassess Admissions + An Update on Judicial Security

A Ninth Circuit judge questioned whether the LSAT harms diversity in law schools.

By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner

12 minute read

October 26, 2022 | The Recorder

'Unsupported and Revisionist': Judges Poke at Dissent in Ruling on Tire Chalking

The ruling creates a circuit split over the issue.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read