August 29, 2018 | National Law Journal
Manafort Wants to Move His DC Trial to Roanoke, VirginiaManafort's defense pointed to the intense media coverage of the former Trump campaign chairman's case in asking for a new venue outside of Washington, D.C.
By Ellis Kim
4 minute read
August 28, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
Senate Confirms Trump's Judicial Pick for Western District of Pa.The U.S. Senate voted on seven federal district court nominees Tuesday, including President Donald Trump's choice for a district court seat in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read
August 28, 2018 | National Law Journal
Senate Confirms Jody Hunt to Head DOJ Civil DivisionSenators voted 72-23 to approve Joseph “Jody” Hunt on Tuesday as the assistant attorney general of the Civil Division, the DOJ's largest litigating division.
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read
August 28, 2018 | The Recorder
What Does Regulating Google Search Even Mean? We Asked 4 Lawyers: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯“It's almost unfathomable to figure out how to regulate search. We're not prescriptive. We allow the marketplace to allow people to self-regulate and we police their self-regulation," one veteran antitrust lawyer says.
By C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim
5 minute read
August 28, 2018 | National Law Journal
Manafort's Lawyers Want Venue Change as DC Trial Moves CloserManafort's defense lawyers said Tuesday they would file a motion for change of venue, citing the publicity of the Virginia trial. “Where do you want to go?” the trial judge asked.
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read
August 27, 2018 | National Law Journal
Williams & Connolly Partner Among Trump's Latest Circuit Court PicksAllison Jones Rushing, a former Justice Thomas clerk, is slated for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read
August 27, 2018 | National Law Journal
Proposed Evidence List Spotlights Manafort's Skadden Ties, Ukraine Work for D.C. TrialA proposed list submitted by special counsel prosecutors over the weekend indicates Skadden and Greg Craig, former of counsel at the firm, will be featured in the Washington, D.C., trial.
By Ellis Kim
4 minute read
August 24, 2018 | National Law Journal
How Lawyers Made Trump's Horrible Week Even WorseIt was the attorneys in the president's orbit who ultimately caused the most trouble for him, and deepened his legal and political woes in the wake of Paul Manafort's conviction in Virginia.
By Ellis Kim
5 minute read
August 24, 2018 | Law.com
Trump Watch: The Lawyers Who Made Trump's Bad Week Even Worse + More Ahead for Manafort?The lawyers surrounding the president did little this week to alleviate the bad news surrounding the administration after former campaign chairman Paul Manafort's trial ended in a conviction.
By Ellis Kim
8 minute read
August 23, 2018 | National Law Journal
Prosecutors Accuse Lawyer for Alleged Russian Spy of Blabbing to the PressProsecutors claim Maria Butina's attorney has repeatedly spoken to the press about the case despite a warning from the court during last month's hearing.
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read