Brad Kutner is part of the National Law Journal's D.C. Litigation team. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @BradKutner.
July 13, 2022 | National Law Journal
Disbarred Oath Keepers Attorney Released from Civil Jan. 6 Lawsuit"[Jonathon] Moseley has asked anyone who will listen if they would be willing to cover this civil lawsuit but so far has found no one," the attorney wrote in a filing Wednesday night.
By Brad Kutner
3 minute read
July 13, 2022 | National Law Journal
'Kraken' Lawyer Drops From Sidney Powell's Defamation Defense TeamOnce part of the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the courts, Howard Kleinhendler left Powell's defense team Wednesday.
By Brad Kutner
3 minute read
July 13, 2022 | National Law Journal
Biden Nominates More Judges, Picks First Openly LGBTQ Nominee for Virginia's Trial CourtsWednesday's offering adds to this week's total of nine judges for open seats across circuit and district court benches.
By Brad Kutner
3 minute read
July 13, 2022 | National Law Journal
Circuit Judge Fires Warning Shot at SEC's Consent Decrees"Given the agency's current activism, I think it will not be long before the courts are called on to fully consider this policy," said Judge Edith Jones
By Brad Kutner
4 minute read
July 12, 2022 | National Law Journal
Berkeley Law Prof Criticizes Justice Alito's Reliance on History in Nixing Abortion RightsThe hearing broadly discussed the impacts of the Supreme Court's decision on abortion but honed in on the use of history in future civil rights issues.
By Brad Kutner
5 minute read
July 11, 2022 | National Law Journal
McGuireWoods Asks En Banc 4th Circuit to Nix Attorney Fees LimitationA coalition of law firms called the precedent on when lawyers can collect fees as the prevailing party "an outlier with which almost all other circuits disagree."
By Brad Kutner
4 minute read
July 08, 2022 | National Law Journal
Sidney Powell Hires Kennedys Litigator to Fight Dominion Voting Defamation ClaimsCasarino's addition to the defense follows Michael J. Tricarico, another Kennedys partner, who was added to the election conspiracy-linked defamation dispute earlier this month.
By Brad Kutner
2 minute read
July 08, 2022 | Law.com
Bench Report: Progressive Groups Press Democrats to Move Faster on Judicial VacanciesOne way to get nominees confirmed more quickly: the Senate Judiciary Committee could hear more judicial picks per hearing and schedule more hearings than normal.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner
7 minute read
July 06, 2022 | National Law Journal
Senate Republican's Fundraising Arm Hires Dickinson Wright for Jan. 6 Amicus BriefThe brief filed late Tuesday suggests the data being requested is protected by the First Amendment and amounts to an overreach from the Select Committee.
By Brad Kutner
4 minute read
July 01, 2022 | National Law Journal
'A Very Very Thin Claim': US Judge Weary of Additions in Jones Day Parental Leave Dispute"You're on warning today," said U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss of the two former Jones Day employees' effort to add other senior employees to the suit.
By Brad Kutner
4 minute read