Avalon Zoppo

September 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

Wynn outlined why he believes the majority's decision in Rucho v. Common Cause falls under judicial activism, which he defined as judges avoiding certain decisional tools normally used to adjudicate the case at hand.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

September 28, 2021 | National Law Journal

With courts slowly reopening for in-person hearings, judges are weighing calls for greater public access to proceedings to continue.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

September 27, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The judges found that the Anti-Terrorism Act claims brought by several survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting, and estates of those who died, should be dismissed because they failed to sufficiently allege the shooting was "international terrorism."

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 22, 2021 | National Law Journal

A unanimous decision to vacate the opinion as moot split over whether that opinion still has any value for the legal community.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 20, 2021 | National Law Journal

The rule limits what judicial branch employees, who often don't handle cases, can say and do outside of work.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

September 17, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Judges Stephanos Bibas, Cheryl Ann Krause and Marjorie Rendell stressed during a National Constitution Center event Friday that political beliefs don't steer decision-making on the bench.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

September 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

One expert said he personally didn't think "it's a good idea to be involved in a program with someone who definitely was untruthful with what he said at the rally, and also someone who brought forth complaints of fictitious fraud in the election."

By Avalon Zoppo | Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read

September 15, 2021 | National Law Journal

The panel found a reporter's retweet of the story with additional commentary, once the defamation lawsuit was served, could establish actual malice.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

September 14, 2021 | Law.com

"If there's a way to get her what we need to get her on testing, she is not a good test taker, and it's $75,000, you're telling me you can get that done. Consider that a done deal with us," Caplan said in the recording presented to a jury.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

September 14, 2021 | National Law Journal

Critics say "equitable mootness" is constitutionally questionable because it denies appellants the right to an appeal on the merits.

By Avalon Zoppo

8 minute read