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Cogan Schneier

Cogan Schneier

Cogan Schneier is a Washington, D.C.-based litigation reporter covering D.C. courts, national litigation trends, the Justice Department and the federal judiciary. She is the author of Trump Watch, an email briefing that covers the Trump administration and its imprint on the law.

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October 12, 2017 | National Law Journal

Cooley, Boies Schiller, Kaplan Sue White Supremacists Over Charlottesville

Lawyers including Roberta Kaplan and Karen Dunn sued white supremacy groups for conspiracy in connection with the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 11 and 12.

By Cogan Schneier | National Law Journal |

3 minute read

October 11, 2017 | National Law Journal

In Latest Round of Travel Ban Litigation, New Path Seen In D.C. Circuit

New rounds of litigation challenging President Donald Trump's latest travel ban restrictions have already begun in the Fourth and Ninth circuits, but another case has been waiting in the wings in Washington, D.C.

By Cogan Schneier | National Law Journal |

5 minute read

October 10, 2017 | National Law Journal

EPA Moves to Kill Clean Power Plan as Lawsuit Languishes in DC Circuit

The EPA issued a proposal Tuesday to roll back President Barack Obama's signature climate policy, immediately prompting threats of lawsuits from environmental groups and Democratic attorneys general. Meanwhile, the landmark legal battle over the rule may die a quiet death in the D.C. Circuit.

By Cogan Schneier | National Law Journal |

6 minute read

September 29, 2017 | National Law Journal

ACLU Tees Up New Fight Over Travel Ban 3.0

The ACLU sent a letter to District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland seeking to file an amended complaint that addresses the Trump administration's newly revised travel restrictions.

By Cogan Schneier

3 minute read

September 29, 2017 | National Law Journal

DC Circuit Vacates Brokers SEC Punishments, But Not Liability

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the SEC's finding that a broker violated securities laws, but remanded the case to the agency for reconsideration of the penalties.

By Cogan Schneier

5 minute read

September 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

ACLU Moves to Block Facebook Search Warrants for Anti-Trump Protesters

The motion asks the court to either quash the warrants or appoint a "special master" to review the information on the accounts before it's handed over to federal prosecutors.

By Cogan Schneier

3 minute read

September 27, 2017 | The Recorder

Court of Appeal Lets Pepper Hamilton Stay on Case Pending Appeal of Disqualification

The Fourth District Court of Appeal's opinion addressed an unanswered question in California law: Whether an appeal of an order disqualifying an attorney automatically stays enforcement of that order.

By Cogan Schneier

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September 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

Indie Movie Theaters Smack Mark Cuban's Landmark Theatres With Antitrust Suit

Represented by plaintiffs lawyer Michael Hausfeld, the independent theaters allege Cuban's Landmark Theatres is engaged in an antitrust scheme.

By Cogan Schneier

3 minute read

September 27, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Law Prof to Senators: Trump Can't Pardon Himself

President Donald Trump cannot use his presidential authority to pardon himself, a Yale law professor told lawmakers Tuesday.

By Cogan Schneier | Texas Lawyer |

8 minute read

September 26, 2017 | National Law Journal

Law Prof to Senators: Trump Can't Pardon Himself

A group of law professors testified before Congress on Tuesday on how to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from removal and separation of powers issues.

By Cogan Schneier

3 minute read