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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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February 22, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Michael Wildes, Lawyer for Melania Trump and Her Parents, Has a Lot to Say

"Family reunification was a hallmark of the 1965 act. It's now been given a derogatory term of 'chain migration,'" New York immigration lawyer Michael Wildes, former mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, said in one TV appearance. Wildes is counsel to first lady Melania Trump and her parents, who were in the news this week amid questions about their U.S. residency status.

By C. Ryan Barber | Cogan Schneier |

5 minute read

February 22, 2018 | National Law Journal

Grand Jury Returns New 32-Count Indictment Against Manafort, Gates

The superseding indictment came from a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, separate from the Washington, D.C., grand jury that indicted the two men in Washington, D.C., last year.

By Cogan Schneier |

4 minute read

February 22, 2018 | National Law Journal

Trump Picks Judges 'He Can Relate To,' McGahn Tells CPAC

McGahn spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.

By Cogan Schneier |

2 minute read

February 21, 2018 | Law.com

Trump Watch: Mueller's New Charges Scar Skadden

Alex Van der Zwaan, who worked in Skadden's London office, is the first lawyer charged in Mueller's investigation, and his involvement raises questions about Skadden's work.

By Cogan Schneier |

6 minute read

February 21, 2018 | National Law Journal

DOJ Urges Judge to Reject $10.8M Class Action Settlement as Unfair

Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand hinted last week that DOJ may become more involved in reviewing settlements.

By Cogan Schneier |

4 minute read

February 21, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

DOJ Urges Judge to Reject $10.8M NJ Class Settlement As 'Windfall' to Lawyers

"A suit attacking such insignificant harms does not warrant [$1.7 million] in compensation to class counsel," the DOJ contends.

By Cogan Schneier |

4 minute read

February 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

Former Skadden Associate Pleads Guilty in Mueller Probe

Alex van der Zwaan, the son-in-law of a Russian oligarch, admitted he lied to investigators.

By Cogan Schneier |

4 minute read

February 16, 2018 | National Law Journal

Trump's CNN Beef Isn't a 'Get Out of Jail Free Card' for AT&T, DOJ Tells Judge

"Look, the president is unhappy with CNN. We don't dispute that. But AT&T wants to turn that into a get out of jail free card," a U.S. Justice Department lawyer told a Washington judge Friday in court.

By Cogan Schneier |

4 minute read

February 16, 2018 | Law.com

Trump Watch: The Latest on Judge Picks. Plus, a New Mueller Plea Deal?

The White House set a record in 2017 for the most circuit court nominees confirmed in the first year of a presidency and there's no sign of a slowdown.

By Cogan Schneier |

6 minute read

February 16, 2018 | National Law Journal

Mueller's Team Charges Russian Nationals in US Election Interference

A grand jury in Washington on Friday indicted the Russian organization Internet Research Agency, along with several other associated companies and individuals, on eight charges related to unlawful interference in the 2016 presidential election.

By Cogan Schneier | C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read