Avalon Zoppo

August 23, 2022 | National Law Journal

Trump's latest filing asks for a special master to oversee the documents taken from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI, among other requests, which those familiar with such investigations say is unheard of.

By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo | Andrew Goudsward

5 minute read

August 23, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Several students have appealed orders from district judges dismissing COVID-19 tuition refund lawsuits, but the results at the circuit court level have been mixed.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

August 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

"What might be a compelling argument in Arizona may not be a compelling argument in Florida, so it's not that a firm could go in and do a one-size-fits-all approach for all of the cases winding their way through state courts," said one law professor.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

August 19, 2022 | The Recorder

Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain accused the court not not taking Second Amendment claims seriously.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

August 19, 2022 | National Law Journal

"Because the department did not tie the memorandum to deliberations about the relevant decision, the department failed to justify its reliance on the deliberative-process privilege," Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan wrote.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

August 19, 2022 | National Law Journal

Illinois Appellate Court Justice David Ellis, who has written 18 crime fiction novels, talks about how judges can use storytelling techniques to enhance their opinion writing.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

August 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"The last-ditch defense of such a conviction by the Attorney General is disreputable," Judge Dennis Jacobs said.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

August 18, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Judge Jerry Smith, who sat on the original panel, said the majority panel's opinion "mutilates Title VII" and should be vacated by the full court.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

August 18, 2022 | Law.com

Illinois Appellate Court Justice David Ellis, who has authored 18 crime fiction books, talks about how judges can use storytelling techniques to write more accessible judicial opinions.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

August 17, 2022 | National Law Journal

Court watchers say clerkships are considered one indicator of the ideological leanings of a judge, and something Republican presidents have paid more attention to than Democrats.

By Avalon Zoppo

7 minute read