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Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
January 23, 2025 | National Law Journal
"He pardoned people because they were doing his bidding, which was to break the law," said former federal appeals court Judge Thomas Vanaskie. "That's an abuse of the pardon power in my judgment. I think it really undermines the rule of law.”
By Avalon Zoppo
1 minute read
December 20, 2024 | National Law Journal
In a decision last September, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle ruled that the FCA’s qui tam provision—which allows citizens, referred to as “relators,” to file suits on the United States' behalf against those who have allegedly defrauded the government—violates Article II of the U.S. Constitution.
By Avalon Zoppo
1 minute read
November 7, 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 6, 2024 | National Law Journal
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
October 7, 2024 | New York Law Journal
The types of candidates a President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump put forward will depend largely on which party controls the Senate, observers say.
By Avalon Zoppo
8 minute read
September 13, 2024 | National Law Journal
The rule, established in the Supreme Court's 1994 decision 'Heck v. Humphrey,' bars people from bringing civil rights suits without first showing their conviction has been reversed, set aside or expunged. Circuits are divided over whether that rule applies to plaintiffs no longer in prison.
By Avalon Zoppo
5 minute read
September 4, 2024 | National Law Journal
"A reasonable member of the public could conclude, as many have, that the dismissal was the culmination of Judge [Aileen] Cannon's many efforts to undermine and derail the prosecution of this case" against former President Donald Trump, the amicus brief stated.
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
August 5, 2024 | National Law Journal
"The subject judges have chosen to boycott the hiring of future graduates of the university as a means to implement their hiring discretion," wrote Priscilla Richman, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. "While reasonable jurists may disagree about the effectiveness of their method and whether it is justified, the judges have not engaged in misconduct."
By Avalon Zoppo
4 minute read
July 24, 2024 | National Law Journal
"As attorney general, Kamala Harris was a change agent to law enforcement in the state; as president, she will do the same in my opinion," said Jeff Tsai, who was a California special assistant attorney general from 2013 to mid-2015.
By Avalon Zoppo
7 minute read
May 8, 2024 | National Law Journal
The president also makes picks for district court judgeships in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York.
By Avalon Zoppo
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