July 16, 2018 | National Law Journal
Russian National Charged With Infiltrating Groups With Political Sway in Conspiracy Against USThe U.S. Department of Justice unveiled on Monday the arrest and criminal complaint against a Russian woman charged with conspiring against the United States as an undisclosed agent of the Russian Federation.
By Ellis Kim
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July 13, 2018 | National Law Journal
Read the Document: 12 Russians Indicted Over 2016 Hacks of DNC, Clinton EmailsAll 12 are members of the Russian military intelligence service GRU, the DOJ said.
By Colby Hamilton | Ellis Kim
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July 12, 2018 | National Law Journal
Brett on the Bench: Lawyers Describe What It's Like Arguing Before KavanaughWhat should a lawyer approaching the U.S. Supreme Court's lectern expect from an “Associate Justice” Kavanaugh during oral argument, if he's confirmed?
By Ellis Kim
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July 10, 2018 | National Law Journal
The Scene Inside the East Room for Trump's Big Kavanaugh RevealBig Law partners. Current and former U.S. Justice Department lawyers. Judges and ex-law clerks. Washington's legal elite gathered Monday night in the East Room for President Trump's unveiling of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's what it was like inside the White House.
By Ellis Kim
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July 10, 2018 | National Law Journal
No Sentencing Date (Yet) for Michael Flynn, Charged in Mueller CaseMichael Flynn and his lawyer, Robert Kelner, a Covington & Burling election-law partner in Washington, appeared before U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Tuesday.
By Ellis Kim
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July 06, 2018 | National Law Journal
Raymond Kethledge Has a Few Thoughts on Agency DeferenceThe elevation of Raymond Kethledge—and his views on Chevron deference—could come at a time when conservative criticism of the decades-old doctrine on court deference to agencies has reached a new pitch.
By Ellis Kim
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July 03, 2018 | National Law Journal
Want to Help Shepherd Trump's SCOTUS Nominee? Here's Your Chance.The Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking a special counsel to help confirm the Trump administration's Supreme Court pick. The DOJ's point person on judicial nominees, Beth Williams, formerly a Kirkland & Ellis partner, helped guide the John Roberts and Samuel Alito confirmations as special counsel.
By Ellis Kim
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July 03, 2018 | National Law Journal
Brett Kavanaugh on Good Judging: 'Don't Be a Jerk'Brett Kavanaugh's spoken regularly to law students and at various law-themed events over the years, telling audiences about his experience working in the George W. Bush White House and about his time on the D.C. Circuit. Here are some video clips.
By C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim
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July 01, 2018 | Law.com
Trump Watch: Trump Reigns Supreme + Manafort's Last StandExcerpt: The president promises to nominate Justice Anthony Kennedy's replacement on July 9. Here's a look at what (and who) is influencing his decision. Plus, a look at Paul Manafort's pre-trial playbook.
By Ellis Kim
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June 28, 2018 | National Law Journal
What Brett Kavanaugh Says About Indicting a Sitting President"A serious constitutional question exists regarding whether a president can be criminally indicted and tried while in office," D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh wrote in an article in 2009. What's one check against a "bad-behaving or law-breaking" president? Impeachment, Kavanaugh wrote.
By Ellis Kim
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