Christine Schiffner

September 27, 2021 | National Law Journal

Constitutional rights for millions of Americans should not be stripped away in the dark of night. But that is exactly what the architects of Texas's abortion ban law have done, and the Supreme Court is letting them do it. This is a five-alarm fire for due process, and for the future of civil rights in this country, says Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue scheduled for Wednesday.

By Dick Durbin

5 minute read

September 20, 2021 | National Law Journal

Texas lawmakers have brought nearly all abortion in the state to a halt for the first time since 1973. This fall the Supreme Court might either overturn Roe v. Wade outright or significantly reduce abortion rights. Our other branches of government should step up decisively to provide the checks and balances needed to defend reproductive freedom.

By Julie F. Kay and Kathryn Kolbert

5 minute read

September 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

Since the fall of Kabul, Hogan Lovells' attorneys have been working on getting the Afghan women cyclist team and other at-risk groups out of the country. It has been a tremendous global evacuation effort with ever growing legal and logistical challenges.

By Christine Schiffner

3 minute read

September 10, 2021 | National Law Journal

Since 2002, Motley Rice has been fighting in court for the families of the victims of the 9-11 terror attacks. President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order to declassify FBI documents of the attack investigation. The release could be a "game changer" for the case.

By Christine Schiffner

3 minute read