Mike Sacks

October 14, 2015 | Law.com

A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday threw out a Utah national guardsman's religious-liberty lawsuit that arose from his objections to a same-sex marriage held in West Point's Cadet Chapel. The plaintiff, Layne Wilson, a member of Utah Air National Guard and the Federal Air Force Reserves, called such a use of the chapel a "mockery to God and our military core values."

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

October 12, 2015 | National Law Journal

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert faces a Tuesday deadline for pretrial motions in the criminal case against him in Chicago. Time Magazine publishes the best and worst Supreme Court decisions. The Supreme Court is set to review a dispute over life without parole sentences for juvenile offenders. This is a roundup from ALM and other news sites.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

October 12, 2015 | National Law Journal

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert faces a Tuesday deadline for pretrial motions in the criminal case against him in Chicago. Time Magazine publishes the best and worst Supreme Court decisions. The Supreme Court is set to review a dispute over life without parole sentences for juvenile offenders. This is a roundup from ALM and other news sites.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

October 08, 2015 | National Law Journal

An apologetic Volkswagen executive on Thursday tried to assure members of Congress that the German automaker will take full responsibility for its effort to cheat U.S. emissions standards for diesel cars. Jones Day will manage "all the investigations in terms of who did what, when how and why and what we need to do,” Michael Horn, president and chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America, said.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

October 08, 2015 | National Law Journal

An apologetic Volkswagen executive on Thursday tried to assure members of Congress that the German automaker will take full responsibility for its effort to cheat U.S. emissions standards for diesel cars. Jones Day will manage "all the investigations in terms of who did what, when how and why and what we need to do,” Michael Horn, president and chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America, said.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

October 07, 2015 | National Law Journal

Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez on Wednesday pushed back against a Senate bill that would harmonize the U.S. Justice Department's and FTC's overlapping antitrust authority. "In my view the bill is unnecessary and would remove authority the commission has used successfully for over 100 years to promote competition and advance consumer welfare," Ramirez told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

October 07, 2015 | National Law Journal

Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez on Wednesday pushed back against a Senate bill that would harmonize the U.S. Justice Department's and FTC's overlapping antitrust authority. "In my view the bill is unnecessary and would remove authority the commission has used successfully for over 100 years to promote competition and advance consumer welfare," Ramirez told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

October 06, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court will highlight revisions in already-published opinions, and the court confronts complaints about line-standing. The feds ink a record $20 billion settlement with BP over the April 2010 oil disaster. And Pillsbury's chairman-elect talks about the firm's plans. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

October 06, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court will highlight revisions in already-published opinions, and the court confronts complaints about line-standing. The feds ink a record $20 billion settlement with BP over the April 2010 oil disaster. And Pillsbury's chairman-elect talks about the firm's plans. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

October 05, 2015 | Law.com

BP PLC has agreed to pay $20 billion in fines—the largest in U.S. history—for the Deepwater Horizon disaster spill and cleanup of 3.1 million barrels of oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and onto the shores of coastal states, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.

By Mike Sacks and Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read