Avalon Zoppo is an Appellate Courts Reporter at The National Law Journal. She specializes in law and legal affairs, covering a wide range of topics including litigation, civil and family law, and criminal law, with a particular focus on lawsuits, drug laws, and public security issues. Avalon has been featured in various publications such as NJ Cannabis Insider, PropertyCasualty360.com, and Above the Law.
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Avalon Zoppo's coverage largely focuses on legal policy, regulation, and government announcements within the United States. She extensively covers topics related to federal appeals courts, judicial rulings, and legal issues. Therefore, she is likely to be most responsive to pitches providing expert commentary or analysis on recent court decisions or legislative developments at the national level.
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By: Avalon Zoppo
“What I will do is commit to you that, if I'm confirmed and take the oath of office, to be impartial and to rule without fear or favor,” Matthew Schwartz told the Senate Judiciary Committee. “That will be an oath that I will take extraordinarily seriously and will not violate if I'm put on the Second Circuit.”
By: Avalon Zoppo
Benjamin Flowers pointed to a statement Jackson made during her 2022 confirmation hearing to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice when asked if she had ever commented on the results of the election. Jackson said, “It would be inappropriate for me to publicly weigh in on any subject of political debate.”
By: Avalon Zoppo
U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai's comments came as the Trump administration has cracked down on diversity, equity and inclusion policies within government agencies.
We've rounded up highlights from some remarks delivered by U.S. appellate and district judges about navigating the legal profession, before the graduates walked across stages to grab their diplomas.
By: Avalon Zoppo
The judges asked if Roblox forfeited arbitration by making a motion in court to dismiss the case on the merits. Roblox, which denies the allegations of wrongdoing, has argued that the parents who purchased the platform in 2023 and 2024 agreed to arbitration when they accepted the company's terms of service.
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"The best advice that I have gotten is to advance from thinking of an argument as an opportunity to tell the court why you are right to instead think of it as an opportunity to listen to the court and hear where the court has questions and try to be in more of a listener mode."
By: Avalon Zoppo
A three-judge panel said the researchers are likely to succeed on their claim that the government discriminated based on viewpoint in terminating the grants, in violation of the First Amendment right to free speech.
By: Avalon Zoppo
Amit Vora, arguing for the plaintiffs, responded the students must show that the university knew of the harassment and responded inadequately. They need not show that Penn itself harbored discriminatory animus in how it responded to antisemitic incidents, he added.
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University of Indiana Maurer School of Law professor Charles Geyh expressed reservations about whether the judge's conduct rises to an impeachable offense but said a public—rather than private—reprimand was warranted.
By: Avalon Zoppo
“What makes something a regulatory payment as opposed to a tax?” asked U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of the District of Massachusetts.
