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Christine Schiffner

Christine Schiffner

Bureau Chief for the National Law Journal in Washington, D.C. Former newsroom manager for The Associated Press as well as for various international media organizations. Contact her at: [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @CSchiffnerNLJ .

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May 05, 2022 | National Law Journal

Why Some Billion-Dollar Jury Verdicts Are Wrong as a Matter of Law

The Federal Circuit's use of the reasonable royalty provision as a disgorgement-like remedy is contrary to 35 U.S.C. Section 284.

By Grant Kinsel

5 minute read

May 04, 2022 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Leak Shows Our Government Institutions Are Broken

The leaked draft opinion shows that "the nation's highest court has become a dysfunctional hornet's nest of partisan politics."

By Scott Douglas Gerber

4 minute read

May 02, 2022 | National Law Journal

Trump-Appointed Judge's New Decision Adds Weight to House Select Committee Investigation

Judge Kelly's ruling siding with the House Select Committee investigating January 6 was another judicial victory for the search for truth.

By Dennis Aftergut

5 minute read

May 02, 2022 | National Law Journal

Are Settlement Claims Rates a Problem? The Plaintiffs Bar Is Divided

While everything from rap videos to detailed reports are claiming a problem with low claims rates, other plaintiffs lawyers say the issue isn't that simple.

By Christine Schiffner

4 minute read

April 25, 2022 | National Law Journal

May/June Editor's Note: Transforming the Face of SCOTUS

NLJ Bureau Chief Christine Schiffner shares highlights of the NLJ's May/June magazine issue, including Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS confirmation, a Covington team that is putting Russia on trial, and an interview with former D.C. Circuit Judge Thomas Griffith.

By Christine Schiffner

2 minute read

April 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

Courts Continue to Debate the Legal Status of Reposted Social Media Content

When Does Embedding and Displaying Create Liability under the Copyright Act?

By Howard S. Hogan and Connor S. Sullivan

5 minute read

April 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

Judge Mizelle's Nationwide Injunction Invalidating the Biden Administration's Mask Mandate Should Be Reversed on Appeal

I'm not a medical doctor so I don't know whether masks remain necessary for public health. However, I am a lawyer and a constitutional law professor, and I'm certain that Judge Mizelle's nationwide injunction is unconstitutional.

By Scott Douglas Gerber

5 minute read

April 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

Litigants Should Strategically Draft Applications to Confirm Arbitration Awards

After SCOTUS' latest opinion narrowing path to federal court, it will be crucial to draft applications to establish subject-matter jurisdiction.

By Angela Zambrano, Margaret Allen and Tayler Bragg

5 minute read

April 20, 2022 | National Law Journal

With 70 Years In Law and Counting, This Trailblazer Has No Plans to Slow Down

Pat Hatry is looking back at her seven-decade career in Davis & Gilbert's advertising, intellectual property and litigation practices—and the ways things have changed for women lawyers in that time.

By Christine Schiffner

5 minute read

April 15, 2022 | National Law Journal

Amid Concerns About Prosecuting Trump, Garland Keeps Collecting Wins Against Insurrectionists

Let's put aside for the moment the serious debate among DOJ observers about whether AG Garland has proceeded quickly enough to focus the Jan. 6 investigation on former President Trump.

By Dennis Aftergut

4 minute read