Mike Sacks

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

November 17, 2015 | Law.com

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, making her first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee for a wide-ranging oversight hearing, distanced the U.S. Justice Department from comments made last month by FBI Director James Comey on the country's ability to adequately vet Syrians who seek refuge in the United States.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 17, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, making her first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee for a wide-ranging oversight hearing, distanced the U.S. Justice Department from comments made last month by FBI Director James Comey on the country's ability to adequately vet Syrians who seek refuge in the United States.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 17, 2015 | National Law Journal

Congress must cooperate with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission subpoena, a Manhattan judge rules. The D.C. Circuit refuses to stop the NSA's bulk collection of phone records, a program that's set to expire at the end of the month. And House Speaker Paul Ryan picks a veteran Capitol Hill lawyer as his next general counsel. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

November 17, 2015 | National Law Journal

Congress must cooperate with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission subpoena, a Manhattan judge rules. The D.C. Circuit refuses to stop the NSA's bulk collection of phone records, a program that's set to expire at the end of the month. And House Speaker Paul Ryan picks a veteran Capitol Hill lawyer as his next general counsel. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

November 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, has selected the Ways and Means Committee's top lawyer to become general counsel of the speaker's office. Mark Epley has spent the last 3 1/2 years as general counsel and oversight staff director at Ways and Means. Epley's legal career included stints at the U.S. Justice Department and as an associate at Hunton & Williams.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

November 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

Over the past year, Mayer Brown's U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice racked up wins in state and federal courts for longtime clients while empowering an associate's debut argument before the justices in Washington.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

November 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, has selected the Ways and Means Committee's top lawyer to become general counsel of the speaker's office. Mark Epley has spent the last 3 1/2 years as general counsel and oversight staff director at Ways and Means. Epley's legal career included stints at the U.S. Justice Department and as an associate at Hunton & Williams.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

November 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

Over the past year, Mayer Brown's U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice racked up wins in state and federal courts for longtime clients while empowering an associate's debut argument before the justices in Washington.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

November 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

Jenner & Block's powerhouse appellate practice left its mark in courts across the country — and on some of the biggest U.S. Supreme Court decisions last year.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read