Avalon Zoppo

October 30, 2024 | Law.com

"Being privy to the [Bin Laden] operation and being at the Pentagon in the basement, watching and listening to it unfold that day, was one of my proudest achievements, particularly because I'm a New Yorker, and I was present in Manhattan on September 11, 2001," Jeh Johnson said.

By Avalon Zoppo

10 minute read

October 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

The federal appellate panel said Live Nation's arbitration agreement requiring claims to go through provider New Era ADR Inc. is "unconscionable" under California law.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

October 25, 2024 | Law.com

"Everyone here knows doing originalism is no easy task, and leaving district judges to do it alone would be impossible," Amul Thapar said.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

October 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

Hardee's is urging the court to reject a test that permits Americans with Disabilities Act claims to go to a jury if the firing of a disabled employee for having violated workplace policy is "inextricably linked" to the worker's disability.

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6 minute read

October 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

The law prohibits a person from knowingly entering restricted areas that are posted, cordoned off or "otherwise restricted," the latter of which is defined as places where people protected by the Secret Service will be visiting.

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3 minute read

October 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit pressed contract attorney Junius J. Joyner III to highlight how he was treated differently from similarly situated white counterparts at the firm.

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4 minute read

October 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

"There is no reason for Judge Brailsford to subject herself to the very human pressures that arise out of sitting in judgment in cases involving people we know and value as friends," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

October 15, 2024 | National Law Journal

The name comes from the Latin word meaning "doubtful" and is typically used to express reservations with a majority decision's rationale without declaring it wrong.

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6 minute read

October 11, 2024 | Law.com

"Judge shopping sounds very sinister... but lawyers often look for venues and places they think will be favorable," said Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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5 minute read

October 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

Judge Sidney Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said allowing an amicus brief to be filed based only on consent of the parties leads to recusal problems if the brief presents an ethical conflict for a judge.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read