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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November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

11th Circuit Revives Project Veritas' Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN

"Veritas committed one infraction—it violated a policy regarding the publishing of private information, but CNN falsely accused it of violating a completely different policy—spreading misinformation," the appeals court stated. "This distinction is not an inconsequential detail."

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Rapidly Closing Window': Progressive Groups Urge Senate Votes on Biden's Judicial Nominees

"We have always been adamant that the Senate must confirm all of President Biden's nominees and fill every possible vacancy, regardless of who wins the election," said Jake Faleschini, of Alliance for Justice.

By Avalon Zoppo | Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

5 minute read

November 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

Where May Vacancies for Trump Arise? These GOP-Appointed Circuit Judges Qualify for Senior Status

Recent research supports the idea that ideology plays a role in judges' "strategically retiring," meaning leaving the bench when the party of the president who appointed them controls the White House.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

November 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

End of an (Chevron) Era: DC Circuit Tackles Challenge to Fishing Monitor Rule, Again

Judges said the court could turn to the statute's legislative history and other avenues to uphold the regulation even with Chevron deference gone.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

October 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Major Change'? 6th Circuit Steps Into Fight Over NLRB's Expanded Money Remedies

Starbucks is targeting the board's 2022 decision in Thryv Inc. v. NLRB that the agency can order "make-whole relief" for those who suffered an unfair labor practice, including compensation for "all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms," including credit-card fees, mortgage charges, child-care bills and medical expenses.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

October 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

3rd Circuit Judges Zero In on Constitutional Challenges to Medicare Drug Pricing Program

Part of the drugmakers' argument is that the federal scheme violates the First Amendment by compelling speech.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

October 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

Will 9th Circuit Uphold NLRB's New Pro-Union Bargaining Orders Rule?

The National Labor Relations Board says its Cemex decision aims to strengthen the NLRB's ability to address unfair labor practices during organizing campaigns and prevent recurrences.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

October 30, 2024 | Law.com

A Conversation with NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Jeh Johnson

"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 30, 2024 | Law.com

A Conversation with NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Jeh Johnson

"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

'Opaque and Unfair': 9th Circuit Rejects Live Nation's Rules for Mass Arbitrations

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