September 13, 2018 | The Recorder
Bill Reshaping 9th Circuit Passes House CommitteeThe bill passed 16-5. Previous efforts to reshape the nation's largest circuit have failed.
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read
September 13, 2018 | National Law Journal
Lawyers Spar Over Trump Tax Return FOIA Suit at DC CircuitAt least one D.C. Circuit judge appeared skeptical of the DOJ argument that EPIC, the advocacy group seeking Trump's tax returns, hadn't completed its Freedom of Information Act request.
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read
September 12, 2018 | The Recorder
Ninth Circuit Rejects DNC's Push to Block Arizona Ballot RulesThe DNC argued the state's practice of tossing votes cast in the wrong precinct, and a law limiting third-party collection of early ballots, placed unconstitutional burdens on Arizona voters.
By Ellis Kim
4 minute read
September 11, 2018 | The Recorder
Ninth Circuit Deals Blow to Koch Brothers' NonprofitA conservative nonprofit organization must hand over the names of its top contributors to the California attorney general, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a legal blow for the group's founders, brothers Charles and David Koch.
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read
September 10, 2018 | National Law Journal
Liberal Law Prof. Akhil Amar: If Not Brett Kavanaugh, Then Who?Amar: “If you torpedo Kavanaugh, you'll likely end up with someone worse—less brilliant, less constitutionally knowledgeable, less studious, less open-minded, less good for America.”
By Ellis Kim
4 minute read
September 07, 2018 | Law.com
Trump Watch: How Kavanaugh Avoided the T-Word | Papadopoulos SentenceKavanaugh hewed closely to one philosophy throughout this confirmation hearing: Only trouble awaits the judge who wades too far into political territory.
By Ellis Kim
7 minute read
September 07, 2018 | National Law Journal
Parkland Survivor 'Very Concerned' Kavanaugh 'Would Strike Down Any Assault Weapons Ban'The survivor said in Friday's confirmation hearings that "our lives are just as important as any American's freedom to own a gun.”
By Ellis Kim
3 minute read
September 07, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Liberal Law Prof. Akhil Amar: If Not Brett Kavanaugh, Then Who?The Yale law professor reminded Democrats, who control neither the Senate nor White House, that Trump's next U.S. Supreme Court pick could be a worse pick than Kavanaugh.
By Ellis Kim
4 minute read
September 06, 2018 | National Law Journal
Read the Documents: Kavanaugh Emails on Racial Profiling and Affirmative ActionU.S. Sen. Cory Booker said in a press release that the exchanges showed Kavanaugh's “concerning views on racial profiling and affirmative action.”
By Ellis Kim
2 minute read
September 05, 2018 | National Law Journal
Inside the Kavanaugh Hearing Room, Legal Luminaries and Protests Grab AttentionThe nominee continued to avoid acknowledging most of the protests on Wednesday, looking ahead to directly address the senators.
By Ellis Kim
6 minute read
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