Avalon Zoppo
Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
November 16, 2021 | National Law Journal
In 10th Circuit Start, Veronica Rossman Focuses on Public Safety Claims in Fight Over Homeless Camp Injunction"Where in the record has Denver provided any example of this sort of public health crisis that would require the city to take this sort of area restriction and large-scale encumbrance removal action with no notice?" Rossman asked Denver's attorney.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
November 16, 2021 | Law.com
6th Circuit to Hear Challenges to OSHA Vaccine-or-Test MandateThe Sixth Circuit will now have the ability to lift or keep in place a Fifth Circuit stay of the agency's rule issued earlier this month.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
November 15, 2021 | National Law Journal
Appeals Court Rejects Qualified Immunity for Cop Who Shot DogsIt's the third recent ruling from the court rejecting qualified immunity for police officers.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
November 12, 2021 | National Law Journal
Q&A: Inside a Law Professor's Push to Expand Federal Appellate CourtsIn a recent paper, a University of Florida law professor looked at why, where and how to add judges to the nation's federal appeals courts.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
November 09, 2021 | National Law Journal
'We Must Look at Things Afresh,' 5 More Judges Say of Deference to Sentencing Guidelines CommentaryJudge Stephanos Bibas wrote a concurrence last year saying courts shouldn't automatically defer to U.S. Sentencing Commission commentary when sentencing guidelines are ambiguous and that the "rule of lenity" should be applied. On Monday, after the case took a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, five more judges joined Bibas' opinion.
By Avalon Zoppo
5 minute read
November 05, 2021 | Law.com
Former USC Athletic Official Pleads Guilty in 'Varsity Blues' ScandalDonna Heinel's guilty plea avoids the second trial in the college admissions scandal.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
November 04, 2021 | National Law Journal
Court Approves More Flexibility for DC Disciplinary Board to Negotiate Attorney Misconduct SanctionsThe court held that suspension instead of disbarment is appropriate in some misconduct cases where attorneys are accused of "reckless misappropriation."
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
November 03, 2021 | National Law Journal
9th Circuit Nominee Faces Heat From GOP Over Involvement in Criminal Justice ReformGabriel Sanchez served for former California Gov. Edmund Brown, where he oversaw the adoption of that state's Proposition 57.
By Avalon Zoppo
6 minute read
November 02, 2021 | National Law Journal
After Botched Search for Buried Treasure in Yellowstone, Appeals Court Upholds Man's Disorderly Conduct ConvictionThe man planned to search for the "Forrest Fenn treasure," a chest of gold coins hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains that was reportedly found in Wyoming in June 2020, according to the Tenth Circuit opinion.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
November 02, 2021 | Law.com
Legal Fight Over Nursing Home Liability for COVID-19 Deaths Heats Up in Appellate CourtsThe D.C., Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and 11th circuits are all considering whether the cases must be handled in state or federal courts.
By Avalon Zoppo
7 minute read
