Mike Sacks

December 01, 2015 | National Law Journal

Virgin America airlines prohibited prominent Dallas lawyer Robert "Bobby" Abtahi from boarding a flight home yesterday from New York. (The airline has apologized for a "misunderstanding.") The target of a a FBI national security letter is now allowed to speak about the secret demand from the feds. And a look at the lawyers in the VW emissions litigation. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

November 24, 2015 | National Law Journal

The Seventh Circuit finds Wisconsin abortion law unconstitutional. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association releases its annual general counsel survey of Fortune 500 companies. A federal appeals court says various Justice Department memos about the lawfulness of drone strikes against Americans can remain secret. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 24, 2015 | National Law Journal

The Seventh Circuit finds Wisconsin abortion law unconstitutional. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association releases its annual general counsel survey of Fortune 500 companies. A federal appeals court says various Justice Department memos about the lawfulness of drone strikes against Americans can remain secret. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

University of Virginia School of Law has named legal historian Risa Goluboff as its new dean to succeed Paul Mahoney, who will be returning to the law school's faculty this summer. She will be the first woman to hold the position.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

University of Virginia School of Law has named legal historian Risa Goluboff as its new dean to succeed Paul Mahoney, who will be returning to the law school's faculty this summer. She will be the first woman to hold the position.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 19, 2015 | National Law Journal

Justice Stephen Breyer spoke Thursday about the centrality of the rule of law to guarantee human rights, and its fragility even in the countries where it is most established. Breyer made his remarks at the 32nd annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony honoring Russian lawyer Natalia Taubina for her work on behalf of police abuse victims in her country. Forty-seven activists from 29 countries have received the award since 1984.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 19, 2015 | National Law Journal

Justice Stephen Breyer spoke Thursday about the centrality of the rule of law to guarantee human rights, and its fragility even in the countries where it is most established. Breyer made his remarks at the 32nd annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony honoring Russian lawyer Natalia Taubina for her work on behalf of police abuse victims in her country. Forty-seven activists from 29 countries have received the award since 1984.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 18, 2015 | National Law Journal

A sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit in Washington that a former congressional staffer filed against the office of Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, ended Wednesday. Farenthold's office and Lauren Greene, the plaintiff, agreed to dismiss the case after several months of court-facilitated mediation, according to papers filed jointly in Washington's federal trial court.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 18, 2015 | National Law Journal

A sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit in Washington that a former congressional staffer filed against the office of Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, ended Wednesday. Farenthold's office and Lauren Greene, the plaintiff, agreed to dismiss the case after several months of court-facilitated mediation, according to papers filed jointly in Washington's federal trial court.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 17, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division leadership came under attack during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Tuesday about the DOJ's relationship with state and local law enforcement.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read