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.
March 23, 2017 | National Law Journal
Fourth Circuit Expedites Travel Ban Case, Sets May 8 HearingThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed Thursday to expedite a challenge to President Donald Trump's travel ban executive order, setting oral arguments in the case for May 8 at the court in Richmond.
By Cogan Schneier
5 minute read
March 21, 2017 | National Law Journal
Thapar Is First to Be Tapped by Trump for Circuit JudgeshipPresident Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he nominated his first circuit judge, tapping Judge Amul Thapar, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
By Cogan Schneier
10 minute read
March 20, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Trump Comments Highlight Need for a Plan When Clients Go RogueAttorneys said there's little they can do when it comes to controlling what a client says publicly, but they still have a plan to handle the ensuing controversy.
By Cogan Schneier
12 minute read
March 16, 2017 | Litigation Daily
The Hogan Associate (and Partner) Who Knocked Out the Travel BanColleen Roh Sinzdak only had a half a cup of coffee the morning before she argued against President Donald Trump's newest immigration executive order in the U.S. District Court of Hawaii. But the Hogan Lovells associate knows she talks too fast when she's had caffeine, and she's “never argued a case of this magnitude" she said. Little wonder.
By Cogan Schneier
13 minute read
March 15, 2017 | National Law Journal
The Three Big Issues at Trump Travel Ban HearingU.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang of Maryland honed in on standing, Trump's campaign statements, and the scope of any possible relief.
By Cogan Schneier
7 minute read
March 14, 2017 | National Law Journal
Here Are the Cases to Watch on Trump's Travel BanHearings will take place in states from Maryland to Hawaii in the hours prior to, and the days after the ban takes effect this Thursday.
By Cogan Schneier
13 minute read
March 14, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune
In Reversal, Deirdre Daly Stays on as US Attorney in ConnecticutDaly said the Trump administration is allowing her to stay on through October in order to complete 20 years with the Justice Department.
By Cogan Schneier
4 minute read
March 13, 2017 | National Law Journal
Ex-DOJ Insider on Trump's Prosecutor Purge and Life After GovernmentMatthew Axelrod joined Linklaters last week after serving as No. 2 to former Deputy AG Sally Yates. He said in an interview that the sudden removal of U.S. attorneys was "disruptive and unnecessary."
By Cogan Schneier
13 minute read
March 10, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
At Hogan, Trump Travel Ban Led to Dash Against the ClockA team of lawyers led by partner Neal Katyal spent nearly 36 hours working with the Hawaii attorney general to meet a filing deadline in preparation for a hearing on Trump's travel ban.
By Cogan Schneier
16 minute read
March 09, 2017 | National Law Journal
Suit Calls on Trump to Resign, Divest or Shutter DC HotelThe underlying suit claims Trump's administration has unfairly endorsed the hotel and its restaurants, and that the lease specifically prohibits any elected member of the government from benefiting from the agreement.
By Cogan Schneier
8 minute read