Mike Sacks

February 23, 2016 | Law.com

The Senate Judiciary Committee's Republican members have closed ranks against holding hearings or a vote on any nominee President Barack Obama puts forward for Justice Antonin Scalia's seat until after the November election. Emerging from a committee meeting on Tuesday, GOP members told reporters the "consensus view" was to take no action at all on Obama's upcoming pick. They formalized their position in a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, signed by every Republican on the committee.

By Mike Sacks

8 minute read

February 23, 2016 | National Law Journal

A roundup of the Supreme Court's first day back since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Republicans are using Joe Biden's remarks from 1992 to argue against holding confirmation hearings for the president's pick to replace Scalia. And the Justice Department's fight with Apple Inc. goes beyond unlocking the San Bernardino killer's phone. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

February 22, 2016 | Law.com

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, breaking from party leadership on Monday, said the Senate should give a hearing to President Barack Obama's upcoming pick to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. Kirk joins a handful of Senate Republicans who have resisted calls to hold no hearings at all for a nominee.

By Mike Sacks

9 minute read

February 16, 2016 | National Law Journal

President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Republican zenators to "rise above day-to-day politics" and not delay his U.S. Supreme Court pick to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. "The Constitution is pretty clear about what is supposed to happen now," said Obama, speaking at a press conference in Rancho Mirage, California. Obama was responding to GOP leadership threats to delay any hearing on the president's nominee. He said there is "more than enough time" to hold a vote.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

February 16, 2016 | Law.com

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans are starting to walk back the GOP leadership's threats to delay consideration of a successor to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia until after the presidential election.

By Mike Sacks

11 minute read

February 15, 2016 | National Law Journal

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

February 14, 2016 | National Law Journal

The Republican Presidential Debate on Saturday night opened with a moment of silence for Justice Antonin Scalia followed by the candidates' appreciations of the late jurist and assessments of his death's political ramifications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

February 10, 2016 | National Law Journal

A Senate committee approved a resolution on Wednesday to hold Backpage.com and its CEO in contempt of Congress and to take him to court to force him to comply with a subpoena related to the classified advertising website's alleged role in online sex trafficking. The resolution seeks to overcome the First Amendment defense the CEO's lawyer has argued justifies the company's refusal to hand over requested documents.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

February 09, 2016 | National Law Journal

The top lawyer for Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-West Virginia, is heading to the American Bankers Association to lobby Senate Democrats on behalf of the trade association. Kirtan Mehta starts his new job as the ABA's senior vice president for congressional relations on Feb. 22.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

February 09, 2016 | National Law Journal

Lawsuits from victims of the Flint water crisis continue to rise. Justice Sonia Sotomayor at NYU talks juries, post-SCOTUS plans. A federal judge throws out a Texas suit that attempted to block the Obama administration's resettlement of Syrian refugees. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read