Avalon Zoppo

November 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

Kidd, confirmed on a 49-45 vote, will be President Joe Biden’s second appointee to the federal appeals court that covers Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

November 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

The oral arguments represented the latest legal attack from corporations against the 89-year-old National Labor Relations Board, buoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this year in SEC v. Jarkesy.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

November 15, 2024 | National Law Journal

“I urge any of you who are defenders of the First Amendment," said Edith Jones. "It's a case called NAACP v. Alabama, which says that that violates the First Amendment—that kind of compelled disclosure.”

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

November 15, 2024 | Law.com

The rule allows panels to treat “well-reasoned” dicta as precedential.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

November 14, 2024 | National Law Journal

Park, North Carolina's solicitor general, was moved out of the committee in a 11-10 vote along party lines.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

McGinley was assistant to the president and White House cabinet secretary during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

November 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

Lawyers challenging Trump’s second-term policies might eye the First Circuit, in addition to the Ninth, said University of Pittsburgh law professor Arthur Hellman.

By Avalon Zoppo

6 minute read

November 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

The president also renominates district court judge in Guam.

By Avalon Zoppo

2 minute read

November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

"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

"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