Avalon Zoppo

October 26, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Wisconsin governor is asking the court to re-evaluate circuit precedent at issue in the appeal.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

October 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

Legendary Judge Thomas Griffith, who has worked tirelessly to strengthen the courts, is honored with this NLJ Lifetime Achieve Award. 

By Avalon Zoppo

9 minute read

October 13, 2022 | Law.com

Senate aides believe President Joe Biden should be able to say he's confirmed at least 109 federal judges by the end of his second year in office, but losing the Senate after the midterm elections could end his breakneck pace of appointments.

By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner

8 minute read

October 12, 2022 | National Law Journal

Sen. Dick Durbin was the only committee member present in the hearing room, while a handful of other senators appeared virtually to ask questions.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

October 11, 2022 | National Law Journal

The recruits argue that the policy violates the First Amendment.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

October 11, 2022 | National Law Journal

A dozen unnamed federal judges told a news outlet last week that they would join Ho in not hiring Yale Law students, but other jurists have been more critical of the boycott.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Law.com

A meeting of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules is set to take place in the coming week, and two groups have recently brought a disclosure issue to their attention.

By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo

9 minute read

October 05, 2022 | National Law Journal

A judiciary committee is weighing a suggestion that the midnight deadline for e-filing be made earlier to help improve attorney work-life balance.

By Avalon Zoppo

7 minute read

September 30, 2022 | National Law Journal

The majority said there's no evidence attendees in the judge's courtroom are coerced into participating in the prayer ceremonies. A dissenter accused the panel of "willful blindness."

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 29, 2022 | National Law Journal

"I very much doubt that any liberal-leaning students had any desire to clerk for him, so his decision ironically only adversely impacts conservative-leaning Federalist Society members who agree with him ideologically," one Yale law student said.

By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner | Christine Charnosky

6 minute read