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.
May 08, 2017 | National Law Journal
5 Hypotheticals That Show How Complicated the Travel Ban Case IsThe judges and lawyers repeatedly turned to hypothetical situations throughout the roughly two-hour en banc hearing to formulate their points on President Donald Trump's second version of the order.
By Cogan Schneier
10 minute read
May 08, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Fourth Circuit Targets Trump's Comments in Travel Ban HearingThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is hearing the case en banc, skipping the traditional three-judge panel in a move meant to speed up the case.
By Cogan Schneier
10 minute read
May 08, 2017 | National Law Journal
Fourth Circuit Targets Trump's Comments in Travel Ban HearingThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is hearing the case en banc, skipping the traditional three-judge panel in a move meant to speed up the case.
By Cogan Schneier
10 minute read
May 05, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland White-Collar Partner Floated for DOJ Criminal DivisionIf confirmed, Kirkland & Ellis' Brian Benczkowski will lead a DOJ division he spent the last few years defending companies from.
By Cogan Schneier
10 minute read
May 05, 2017 | National Law Journal
Kirkland White-Collar Partner Floated for DOJ Criminal DivisionIf confirmed, Kirkland & Ellis' Brian Benczkowski will lead a DOJ division he spent the last few years defending companies from.
By Cogan Schneier
10 minute read
May 04, 2017 | National Law Journal
Five Judges to Watch in Fourth Circuit Travel Ban HearingJ. Harvie Wilkinson III may have to recuse himself, but he's not considered the most vocal of the court's conservative judges.
By Cogan Schneier
12 minute read
May 04, 2017 | National Law Journal
Five Judges to Watch in Fourth Circuit Travel Ban HearingJ. Harvie Wilkinson III may have to recuse himself, but he's not considered the most vocal of the court's conservative judges.
By Cogan Schneier
6 minute read
May 03, 2017 | National Law Journal
Dechert Partnership Worth $1.8M for DOJ 'President's Law Firm' NomineeThat's according to an ethics disclosure form Steven Engel filed in March, which, along with an ethics pledge, outlines Engel's possible conflicts of interest if confirmed as assistant attorney general at the Office of Legal Counsel.
By Cogan Schneier
12 minute read
May 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Dechert Partnership Worth $1.8M for DOJ 'President's Law Firm' NomineeThat's according to an ethics disclosure form Steven Engel filed in March, which, along with an ethics pledge, outlines Engel's possible conflicts of interest if confirmed as assistant attorney general at the Office of Legal Counsel.
By Cogan Schneier
12 minute read
April 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Law Firm Recruiters Blast Headhunter's 'Sexist' Job Hunt ColumnThe founder of BCG Attorney Search wrote that law firms fill recruiting jobs with women who are “quite attractive and fit,” but also sometimes “ditzy” and “more focused on themselves than their jobs.”
By Cogan Schneier and Katelyn Polantz
53 minute read