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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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July 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

Judge Accuses Panel of Not Applying SCOTUS Ruling Overturning Abortion Rights

"I trust that the district court will reexamine the permanent injunction expeditiously. But the duty of the district court to apply Dobbs to this case does not excuse us from doing so as well," the judge said.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

July 21, 2022 | Law.com

Bench Report: Biden's Focus on DC Circuit Nominations + Fixing Judicial Succession 

President Joe Biden is on his way to appointing three judges to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo

12 minute read

July 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

Showing Off or Making a Point? Spate of Self-Concurrences Catch Eye of Legal Community

Aspirations for elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court could drive judges to go beyond the assignment, experts said.

By Avalon Zoppo

9 minute read

July 20, 2022 | National Law Journal

Ethics Complaints Claim DOJ Lawyer & Trump Attorney Tried to Undermine 2020 Election

The complaints were filed against Kenneth Chesebro and Kenneth Klukowski, who is now at Schaerr Jaffe.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

July 18, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta Prosecutor Must Face Lawsuit Over Witness' Arrest

Antoinette Stephenson, an assistant district attorney in Fulton County, didn't tell a judge to cancel a warrant for a witness who voluntarily testified at a trial.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

July 18, 2022 | National Law Journal

Arnold & Porter Attorney Reflects on His First Supreme Court Win

Tutt, a Yale Law School graduate, spoke about his first U.S. Supreme Court win, how he prepared for the oral arguments and the implications of the ruling.

By Avalon Zoppo

7 minute read

July 18, 2022 | National Law Journal

9th Circuit Nominee Reports $1.4 Million Partnership Pay

Desai also made $784 from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law so far this year as a limited-term, adjunct professor.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

July 14, 2022 | Law.com

Bench Report: Are Biden's Purple State Nominations Fleeting? Plus, Finding a Middle Ground on SCOTUS Reforms.

We take a look at this week's rush of judicial nominations, as well as finding a middle ground on reforming the Supreme Court.

By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner

12 minute read

July 13, 2022 | National Law Journal

Circuit Court Nominees Questioned on 'Living Constitution,' Election Law Cases

Seventh Circuit nominee Doris Pryor was asked about a speech she gave a few years ago.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

July 12, 2022 | National Law Journal

'Much Is at Stake': Deeper Inquiry Into Hiring of Clerk Accused of Racism Needed, Ethics Experts Say

"One of the things about the federal system is that we have judges policing judges. Right off the bat, that doesn't look good to the media and the public," South Texas College of Law professor James Alfini said.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read