Avalon Zoppo

July 02, 2024 | National Law Journal

Typically found at the trial level, high-low agreements set a maximum and minimum amount that can be awarded after a verdict. For plaintiffs, they guarantee a base amount will be received; for defendants, they can prevent nuclear verdicts.

By Avalon Zoppo

10 minute read

June 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I think we have a bit of uncertainty as to what happens as to prior adjudication that rested on Chevron," said Paul Hughes, of McDermott Will & Emery.

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6 minute read

June 28, 2024 | Law.com

"It looks like the more conservative you are, the more likely you were to have retired under Trump. And the more moderate you are, the more likely you were to have retired under Biden as a Republican," study author Maya Sen said.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

The Ninth and Fifth circuits are divided on whether the 1866 Civil Rights Act's prohibition on racial bias also bars citizenship discrimination.

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3 minute read

June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

Congress should require states to produce records digitally if they are already maintained through computerized voter registration databases, unless they give good reason not to, wrote Nancy Abudu of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

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5 minute read

June 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

The state argues its new law easing the weapons ban eliminates the constitutional challenge.

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5 minute read

June 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Though this case concerns federal law and necessarily implicates concerns of nationwide uniformity, it does not fall into one of the narrow categories that we have previously identified as particularly appropriate for universal injunctive relief," the appeals court held.

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4 minute read

June 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

"No one would doubt the burden on protected speech if Congress ordered the Sulzberger family to sell The New York Times," TikTok's attorneys wrote. "The same is true of the government dictating the sale of TikTok, one of the country's largest media platforms."

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4 minute read

June 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I served for a couple of years on an advisory board for an organization that was at that time getting off the ground," Karla Campbell said, adding that one of the group's goals was to tell low-wage workers about their legal rights.

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5 minute read

June 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

If the selective prosecution argument is accepted, it would become "almost impossible" for the government to bring prosecutions in politically charged times, suggested Judge Milan Smith.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read