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.
July 24, 2017 | National Law Journal
Privacy Group Wins Standing, Loses Bid to Block Trump Voter CommissionA privacy rights group is the latest plaintiff to lose a challenge to President Donald Trump's voter integrity commission.
By Cogan Schneier
5 minute read
July 24, 2017 | National Law Journal
Partisan Divide Among State AGs Has Intensified Under Obama, TrumpState attorneys general banding together to take on an administration of the opposite party is not a new phenomenon. But former AGs, academics and lawyers say partisanship appears to be on the rise among the states' chief lawyers.
By Cogan Schneier
5 minute read
July 21, 2017 | National Law Journal
Gibson Dunn Partner Takes SEC Challenge to SCOTUSThe case concerns whether the SEC's administrative law judges are unconstitutionally hired.
By Cogan Schneier
2 minute read
July 21, 2017 | National Law Journal
DC Court: 'Smoking' or Not, No E-Cigs on PlanesThe federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., upheld a regulation Friday grounding the use of e-cigarettes on aircraft.
By Cogan Schneier
10 minute read
July 20, 2017 | National Law Journal
Is Washington, DC, the Nation's Next 'Food Court'?A nonprofit group represented by a longtime plaintiffs lawyer is challenging Mott's applesauce in a case that could be a sign of things to come.
By Cogan Schneier
5 minute read
July 19, 2017 | National Law Journal
Accused 'El Chapo' Associate Fights Treasury Sanctions in DCJohn Zabaneh claims unfair U.S. blacklisting destroyed his banana farm.
By Cogan Schneier
2 minute read
July 18, 2017 | National Law Journal
Judge Declines to Open Up Trump Voting Commission MeetingThe commission will hold its first meeting, via livestream, Wednesday.
By Cogan Schneier
3 minute read
July 17, 2017 | National Law Journal
DOJ Civil Rights Nominee Earned $2.2M at Jones DayJones Day partner Eric Dreiband has agreed to step aside from any DOJ cases involving the firm's clients for one year once confirmed by the Senate.
By Cogan Schneier
20 minute read
July 16, 2017 | International Edition
Norton Rose partner takes Russia role for Jared Kushner as Hogan Lovells partner joins Trump teamWilmerHale partner steps back from representing Trump's son-in-law Kushner on Russia collusion inquiries
By Katelyn Polantz and Cogan Schneier
4 minute read
July 14, 2017 | National Law Journal
Ty Cobb Resigns from Hogan Lovells To Join Trump Legal TeamTy Cobb's appointment to represent the president comes as other Hogan Lovells' partners' work to oppose the administration.
By Katelyn Polantz and Cogan Schneier
4 minute read
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