Mike Sacks

November 04, 2015 | National Law Journal

Senate Republicans on Wednesday grilled Stuart Delery, the Obama administration's pick for associate attorney general at Main Justice, over a federal law enforcement operation that they say inappropriately targeted law-abiding gun retailers. Delery defended the department's actions. If confirmed, Delery would replace Tony West as the department's third in command.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 03, 2015 | National Law Journal

Ohio will pay $1.3 million in legal fees to the lawyers who represented James Obergefell in landmark same-sex marriage litigation. Bill Cosby will give a new deposition in the defamation case. And the justices throw a curveball to the lawyers in a Georgia death penalty case. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 03, 2015 | National Law Journal

Ohio will pay $1.3 million in legal fees to the lawyers who represented James Obergefell in landmark same-sex marriage litigation. Bill Cosby will give a new deposition in the defamation case. And the justices throw a curveball to the lawyers in a Georgia death penalty case. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

November 02, 2015 | National Law Journal

A new bill in Congress seeks to curb securities regulators' purported in-house advantage over defendants who are brought before the agency's administrative law judges. But law scholars who have crunched the numbers say the legislation is inspired by incomplete data.

By Mike Sacks

6 minute read

November 01, 2015 | National Law Journal

A new bill in Congress seeks to curb securities regulators' purported in-house advantage over defendants who are brought before the agency's administrative law judges. But law scholars who have crunched the numbers say the legislation is inspired by incomplete data.

By Mike Sacks

6 minute read

October 27, 2015 | National Law Journal

The NFL, with its new defense team from Bancroft in Washington, files its opening brief in the Tom Brady "Deflategate" scandal now in the Second Circuit. A federal judge mulls whether to force Apple Inc. to unlock a phone for the feds. And it's Pro Bono Week. Read highlights from the NLJ's coverage here. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

October 27, 2015 | National Law Journal

The NFL, with its new defense team from Bancroft in Washington, files its opening brief in the Tom Brady "Deflategate" scandal now in the Second Circuit. A federal judge mulls whether to force Apple Inc. to unlock a phone for the feds. And it's Pro Bono Week. Read highlights from the NLJ's coverage here. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

October 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law has received a $22 million anonymous donation to go toward student scholarships and faculty awards, the University announced on Thursday.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

October 20, 2015 | National Law Journal

A mistrial in the case of three former leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf. A judge denies an immediate government appeal in the House's health care spending lawsuit. And a federal appeals court upholds New York gun regulations. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

October 19, 2015 | National Law Journal

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates and former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey threw their weight behind a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Monday.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read