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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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August 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

Washington Post Team Tackles New Territory

The Washington Post's small but strong legal team last year successfully handled legal challenges from executing licensing deals to bringing an imprisoned journalist home.

By Cogan Schneier

3 minute read

August 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

Trump's Work on Son's Press Statement Adds Yet Another Piece to His Legal Puzzle

Former prosecutors say Trump's involvement in crafting a statement for his son, Don Jr., isn't necessarily obstruction of justice.

By Cogan Schneier

13 minute read

August 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

State AGs Find Common Ground On Opioids, Telecom and Medicaid Issues

Despite a flurry of litigation against President Donald Trump — and against each other — state attorneys general still find themselves with a set of common problems to tackle on a bipartisan basis.

By Cogan Schneier

2 minute read

August 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Claims Fox News, Trump Conspired on DNC Staffer Murder Story

Rod Wheeler, a Fox News commentator and private investigator, alleges unpaid Fox News contributor Ed Butowsky and reporter Malia Zimmerman used fake quotations in the now retracted story "because that is the way the president wanted the article."

By Cogan Schneier and Colby Hamilton

7 minute read

July 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

In 'Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat,' DC Circuit Grounds FAA

The appeals court sided with a passengers' group that the FAA should reconsider a petition to regulate aircraft seat sizes.

By Cogan Schneier

3 minute read

July 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

Appeals Court Revives FCA Case Over Faulty Hip Implants

The court allowed allegations that DePuy Orthopaedics sold defective hip implants to doctors who sought government reimbursement for them.

By Cogan Schneier

9 minute read

July 26, 2017 | National Law Journal

LGBTQ Groups Threaten to Sue Trump Over Trans Military Ban

Lawyers are ready to take the president to court should Trump's tweets become reality.

By Cogan Schneier

13 minute read

July 25, 2017 | National Law Journal

Kirkland & Ellis Partner Faces Senate Spotlight for Work With Russian Bank

Partner Brian Benczkowski, the nominee for the DOJ's Criminal Division, said he wouldn't have taken Alfa-Bank as a client looking back.

By Cogan Schneier

12 minute read

July 24, 2017 | National Law Journal

Democratic AGs Unite to Counter Regulatory Rollbacks Pushed by Trump, Congress and Industry

President Donald Trump promised to re-create the government and diminish its regulations, but he faces an increasingly organized and determined opposition in Democratic state attorneys general.

By Cogan Schneier

30 minute read

July 24, 2017 | National Law Journal

Immigrant Bail Bond Company Sues Buzzfeed for $5M

The company, Libre by Nexus, accused Buzzfeed of defamation in a story published last year.

By Cogan Schneier

8 minute read