Avalon Zoppo

September 12, 2022 | The Recorder

Mendoza is the first Hispanic judge from Washington to sit on the country's largest federal appeals court.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

September 12, 2022 | National Law Journal

Powell is fighting $175,000 in sanctions imposed against her and other lawyers involved in the failed election lawsuit.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 09, 2022 | The Recorder

The majority said readers might find the word "alien" to be offensive and opted for the term "noncitizen" instead.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 09, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Third Circuit panel said the lower court should have taken up an offer by the three plaintiffs firms to provide more detailed billing records and time sheets.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

September 08, 2022 | Law.com

This week, we took a closer look at a memorable dissent from a federal appeals court judge, and why one court watcher called it an example of "why diversity on the bench is so critical."

By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo

11 minute read

September 07, 2022 | National Law Journal

Chief justices from all 50 state supreme courts argued against the "independent state legislature theory."

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

September 07, 2022 | National Law Journal

The settlement would be divided among 9,650 students who were enrolled at Brown University in the 2020 spring semester.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 06, 2022 | National Law Journal

Nearly 30 states are holding local Supreme Court elections this year. Several are in states where the partisan leaning of the court is on the line in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent abortion ruling.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

September 02, 2022 | National Law Journal

The judges said there's no evidence the attorneys for an aide to former Congressman Devin Nunes acted in bad faith when they filed an amended complaint.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

September 01, 2022 | Law.com

President Joe Biden is quick to brag about his successes in appointing 76 judges in his first 200-plus days in office, the most compared to any other POTUS by this point in their term. But he'll need to pick up the pace to fill as many of the remaining 75 district and circuit court vacancies, especially if Democrats lose their Senate majority after the midterm elections.

By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo

7 minute read