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Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
December 30, 2024 | National Law Journal
These four major issues percolating in the federal appeals courts could work their way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Avalon Zoppo
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December 27, 2024 | National Law Journal
Starbucks targeted the board’s 2022 decision in Thryv v. NLRB, which permitted monetary remedies beyond backpay. In Thryv, the board said it can order "make-whole relief” beyond backpay, including compensation for credit-card fees, mortgage charges, child care bills and medical expenses.
By Avalon Zoppo
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December 9, 2024 | National Law Journal
Texas appellate attorney Raffi Melkonian, who has been called the Dean of Appellate Twitter, said he began seeing more ads, bots and hateful content on X in recent years, to the point that he said he has blocked dozens of accounts a day.
By Avalon Zoppo
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November 21, 2024 | National Law Journal
The agreement sinks the nominations of Adeel Mangi for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Ryan Park for the Fourth Circuit, Julia Lipez for the First Circuit and Karla Campbell for the Sixth Circuit.
By Avalon Zoppo
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October 30, 2024 | National Law Journal
Part of the drugmakers' argument is that the federal scheme violates the First Amendment by compelling speech.
By Avalon Zoppo
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October 15, 2024 | National Law Journal
The name comes from the Latin word meaning "doubtful" and is typically used to express reservations with a majority decision's rationale without declaring it wrong.
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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.
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August 15, 2024 | National Law Journal
"People view the courts as this establishment, but when you listen to oral histories … it's really about individual people coming together to make this happen," said Third Circuit librarian Melissa Bernstein. "The character of the court changes every time there's a new judge who comes on."
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July 22, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Division I student athletes could fall under under the Fair Labor Standards Act if they perform services for a university, under the university's control and in return for implied compensation or benefits.
By Avalon Zoppo
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July 16, 2024 | National Law Journal
Some court watchers say Senate Democratic leaders could schedule a vote around possible Republican absences to achieve Adeel Mangi's confirmation.
By Avalon Zoppo
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