Avalon Zoppo
Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
May 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Republican-Led Law Prohibiting Political Social Media Bans Is Likely Unconstitutional, 11th Circuit RulesPaul Clement and Kirkland & Ellis came away with an early win after the 11th Circuit found most provisions in the Florida law likely violates the 1st Amendment.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
May 18, 2022 | National Law Journal
The DC Circuit's Term Is Over. Here Are the Cases to Watch for This Summer.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit wrapped up oral arguments last Friday for the summer.
By Avalon Zoppo
9 minute read
May 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Senate Confirms Jennifer Rochon to Southern District of New York's BenchRochon was was general counsel of the Girl Scouts of the USA before her nomination.
By Avalon Zoppo
1 minute read
May 17, 2022 | The Recorder
'Is That Serious?': Judge Dubious of Anti-Vax Group's Free Speech Claim Over Facebook CensorshipThe Children's Health Defense sued Facebook in 2020, alleging the company censored the group's posts at the behest of the federal government.
By Avalon Zoppo
5 minute read
May 16, 2022 | National Law Journal
Audio Streamed-Only Access To Trial Violated 6th Amendment, Court SaysThe panel said only allowing audio access to the trial for the public violated the defendant's public trial right under the Sixth Amendment.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
May 13, 2022 | National Law Journal
A Former Clerk on How Law Schools Can Help Stop Harassment in the Judiciary"It is law schools who are not warning students about misbehaving judges, not collecting and reporting data on students' negative clerkship experiences, and not supporting mistreated clerks when they circle back with the law school to report on their negative experiences," Shatzman said.
By Avalon Zoppo
9 minute read
May 12, 2022 | Law.com
Bench Report: A Former Clerk on How To Stop Harassment in the Judiciary + Nominations Galore + Judicial SafetyAliza Shatzman was an aspiring assistant United States attorney and excited to start a clerkship in the D.C. Superior Court in August 2019, but it wasn't long after she started that she began facing harassment and discrimination from the (now former) judge she clerked for.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner
14 minute read
May 11, 2022 | National Law Journal
7th Circuit Nominee's Ruling Upholding Stay-At-Home COVID-19 Order Fuels Republican CriticismU.S. District Judge John Lee in May 2020 upheld Governor J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order that limited religious gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
May 10, 2022 | National Law Journal
Dominion Voting, Facebook Urge Court to Uphold Sanctions for Frivolous Election ClaimsA judge ordered two lawyers to pay $187,000 for filing a frivolous challenge to the 2020 election results.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
May 09, 2022 | National Law Journal
Court Orders Do-Over After Tech Troubles Plague Zoom TrialAn appeals court granted a re-trial after a woman missed nearly an entire day of testimony because of tech issues.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
