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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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August 01, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Judge Calls 1st Amendment Doctrine 'Increasingly Made Up' in Ruling On Strip Club Ordinance

As part of its review, the panel grappled with which intermediate scrutiny test to apply.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

July 29, 2022 | National Law Journal

Lawyer Who Argued for Abortion Clinic in SCOTUS Case Nominated for 1st Circuit Vacancy

President Biden picked Julie Rikelman for a First Circuit vacancy. Rikelman is U.S. litigation director for the Center for Reproductive Rights, and argued the Dobbs case at the Supreme Court.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

July 29, 2022 | National Law Journal

Harvard & Yale Still Dominate as Biden Focuses on Diversifying the Judiciary

Altogether, 232 judges have Ivy League law degrees, representing 18% of the U.S. judiciary, according to a new American Bar Association report.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

July 28, 2022 | Law.com

Bench Report: Harvard & Yale Still Dominate as Biden Diversifies the Judiciary + The Political Questions Doctrine in Lower Courts

This week, we're taking a look at the increasing diversity of the bench under President Biden, thanks to a new report from the American Bar Association.

By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner

9 minute read

July 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

DOJ Investigating Cybersecurity Breach of Judiciary's Court Management System

Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for the National Security Division , said there's an ongoing investigation into "the effort to compromise the public judicial dockets."

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

July 27, 2022 | National Law Journal

DC Circuit Nominee's Young Age and Experience Fuel GOP Criticism

Bradley Garcia, who recently departed O'Melveny & Myers, defended his experience, saying he has litigated more than 50 appeals at federal courts across the country.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

July 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

Appeals Court Upholds $40M Arbitration Award After Attorneys Accused of 'Side Switching'

A Peruvian construction company argued the award should be vacated because one of its PPU Legal attorneys defected to Cuatrecasas, the firm it was facing off against in the arbitration.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

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