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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By: Avalon Zoppo
In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said the Democratic-led states challenging the order have established they would be injured without an injunction pending appeal that halts the president's directives ahead of the November midterm election.
By: Avalon Zoppo
“If she was yelling and screaming and disrupting a court proceeding, I could understand," said Judge Ronald Gilman, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. "But she was just nodding off. I mean, if I were annoyed because someone here nodded off, could I pull out a gun and shoot him?"
“I think that it's pretty safe to say the Fourth Circuit's jurisprudence regarding transgender issues is pretty far to the left of where the Supreme Court is,” said Crowell & Moring senior counsel Elizabeth Hecker.
By: Avalon Zoppo
The U.S. Court of Appeals cited the U.S. Supreme Court's 1949 California v. Zook decision that the Federal Motor Carrier Act did not preempt a state law requiring an interstate commerce permit for transportation over public highways. The justices said the state law mirrored the federal statute.
By: Avalon Zoppo
The Second, Sixth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits—and now the Ninth and Seventh—have held that Section 1225(b)(2)(a) does not apply to those apprehended inside the United States. Meanwhile, the Fifth and Eighth Circuits have agreed with the government that the statute allows mandatory detention of all noncitizens.
By: Avalon Zoppo
“The introduction of this bipartisan bill takes a big step toward addressing the chronic problems that have afflicted federal courthouses and other mission critical facilities of the Judicial Branch,” said former U.S. District Judge Robert Conrad Jr., who directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
By: Avalon Zoppo
In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said a federal judge erroneously abstained from considering the arrestees' equal protection and due process claims under Younger v. Harris, a 1971 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established federal courts generally should not exercise jurisdiction over cases that interfere with ongoing state court proceedings.
By: Avalon Zoppo
“I continue to think that there can be benefits to arbitration in some instances,” Anna St. John told the Senate Judiciary Committee. “There can be benefits to litigation, and at no point do I think anyone should be forced to arbitrate their claims. Arbitration is only by consent of the parties.”
While various factors may help explain the high level of en banc activity, court watchers cautioned that this year's potential record may be a function of the Fifth Circuit's docket, not necessarily a sign that its judges have become more receptive to rehearing cases en banc.
“[T]he CFAA contemplates access by a person," the appeals court stated, referring to the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. "However advanced the [AI] Assistant currently is, it is a tool, not a person for statutory purposes.”
