Mike Sacks

March 02, 2016 | National Law Journal

Lawyers and representatives from both sides of Wednesday's abortion clinic case took to the U.S. Supreme Court's plaza after oral arguments to claim success as protesters chanted and shouted in the background.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

March 01, 2016 | National Law Journal

With Super Tuesday voting under way, Senate Democrats enlisted the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency as yet another way to pressure Republican counterparts to hold hearings and a vote on a U.S. Supreme Court nominee before President Barack Obama leaves office next year. GOP leaders on Tuesday reiterated their position that they would not hold any hearing or a vote on the upcoming pick to fill Antonin Scalia's seat.

By Mike Sacks

8 minute read

March 01, 2016 | National Law Journal

A Brooklyn federal magistrate judge rules for Apple in the company's encryption with with the feds. Justice Clarence Thomas asks his first questions from the bench in more than a decade. And the Obama administration names its point person on the president's upcoming Supreme Court nomination. This is a roundup of legal news from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

February 29, 2016 | National Law Journal

The head of the Hispanic National Bar Association on Monday condemned Donald Trump for alleging that the federal judge presiding over a class action involving Trump University is biased against the Republican presidential candidate.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

February 29, 2016 | National Law Journal

Talk about a strong finish. In December, the labor, employment and benefits group in Morgan, Lewis & Bockius' Chicago office took home two major wins in federal court for clients facing class action challenges in the banking and education ­sectors.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

February 29, 2016 | National Law Journal

As the U.S. Supreme Court resumed business last week with only eight justices, the feud over filling Antonin Scalia's seat intensified between the White House and Senate Republicans.

By Marcia Coyle, Tony Mauro and Mike Sacks

24 minute read

February 25, 2016 | National Law Journal

By Mike Sacks

1 minute read

February 25, 2016 | National Law Journal

Senate Democrats on Thursday denied any partisan motivation behind their campaign to shame Republican leaders into reversing their pledge to prohibit any hearings on President Barack Obama's upcoming U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

By Mike Sacks

7 minute read

February 24, 2016 | Law.com

Senate Democrats hit back on Wednesday against Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans' declaration a day earlier that they would not hold hearings or a vote on a nominee for Justice Antonin Scalia's seat until after Inauguration Day.

By Mike Sacks

5 minute read

February 24, 2016 | National Law Journal

Justice Samuel Alito Jr. says the court "will deal" with being short-handed. The scope of Justice Antonin Scalia's poor health, kept from the public, is revealed. And a federal judge says Hillary Clinton's aides can be deposed about the former Secretary of State's use of a private email server. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read