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Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is part of the National Law Journal's D.C. Litigation team. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @BradKutner.

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November 09, 2022 | National Law Journal

New Tool Brings Greater Transparency to Federal Judges' Financial Disclosure Reports

A new database, called the Judiciary Electronic Filing System, or JEFS, went live Monday. launched by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, for the first time judges' financial disclosure reports will be centralized in a searchable format for the public—and lawyers—to access.

By Brad Kutner

5 minute read

November 08, 2022 | National Law Journal

Senate Judiciary Schedules First Post-Midterms Nominations Hearing a Day Early

Court watchers noticed the new date and said it could reflect a desire held by most committee chairs to hold hearings on the day Congress returns.

By Brad Kutner

3 minute read

November 04, 2022 | National Law Journal

Appeals Court Ruling Against Data Broker Raises Internet Speech Concerns

Comparing an inaccurate background check to a lamp sold by a third party Amazon retailer, the Fourth Circuit found the defendant data broker was not protected by the famous shield for interactive computer services.

By Brad Kutner

5 minute read

November 04, 2022 | National Law Journal

New SEC Proxy Vote Disclosure Rules Expected to Invite Scrutiny of Investment Funds

Making proxy votes more readable aims to inform investors, but it's yet to be seen if it will be another costly addition to information glut as SEC Chair Gary Gensler fine-tunes enforcement actions agencywide. 

By Brad Kutner

5 minute read

November 01, 2022 | National Law Journal

DOJ Response in Crypto Investor's Challenge to Labor Dept. Guidance Could Defuse Case

"[The agency's response to our suit] makes at least five key concessions, which provide the court with the opportunity to resolve this case right now," wrote investment group's attorney Edward J. Meehan with the Groom Law Group.

By Brad Kutner

2 minute read

November 01, 2022 | National Law Journal

Fox News Uses Anti-SLAPP Law in Fight Against Businessman's Defamation Claim

Kirkland & Ellis attorneys used the newly-strengthened New York law to take the offensive in a legal battle that stems from the network's reporting on the 2020 U.S. election.

By Brad Kutner

6 minute read

October 31, 2022 | National Law Journal

17 Ex-Defendants Including Hillary Clinton, DNC Seek Total of $1 Million in Fees, Costs Over Trump's Scuttled RICO Lawsuit

"Plaintiff's pleadings and theories were obviously and fatally defective from the very inception of this action," wrote an attorney in the request for sanctions filed in South Florida federal court.

By Brad Kutner

3 minute read

October 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Appellate Opinion Swaps Name of Sexual Assault Victim With Her Attacker

That order, written by a federal trial judge who sat by designation, swaps the names at the end of the opinion.

By Brad Kutner

2 minute read

October 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

DACA Recipient Tells Appeals Court His Rescinded ExxonMobil Internship Was Discrimination  

The DACA recipient's attorney argued workplace protections for those like his client should be viewed through the lens of a 2020 Supreme Court decision which extended similar protections to LGBTQ Americans.

By Brad Kutner

4 minute read

October 27, 2022 | Law.com

Bench Report: Why This Judge Says Law Schools Should Reassess Admissions + An Update on Judicial Security

A Ninth Circuit judge questioned whether the LSAT harms diversity in law schools.

By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner

12 minute read