Mike Sacks

December 15, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court's ideological blocs split on Monday in an arbitration decision. The justices also temporarily blocked an Alabama Supreme Court ruling denying a lesbian woman's parental rights. And a federal judge in Texas is reprimanded. This is a news roundup from NLJ and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

December 15, 2015 | National Law Journal

Alissa Starzak was confirmed Monday as general counsel to the Army a year and a half after President Barack Obama first nominated her to the position. Starzak, who until Monday night served as deputy general counsel for legislative affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense, had been waiting for a U.S. Senate vote since July 2014.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

December 15, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court's ideological blocs split on Monday in an arbitration decision. The justices also temporarily blocked an Alabama Supreme Court ruling denying a lesbian woman's parental rights. And a federal judge in Texas is reprimanded. This is a news roundup from NLJ and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

December 10, 2015 | National Law Journal

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, on Thursday condemned as "deeply disturbing" a question that Justice Antonin Scalia asked from the bench yesterday in arguments over the University of Texas at Austin's race-conscious admissions program.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

December 10, 2015 | National Law Journal

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, on Thursday condemned as "deeply disturbing" a question that Justice Antonin Scalia asked from the bench yesterday in arguments over the University of Texas at Austin's race-conscious admissions program.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

December 09, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the second installment of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a challenge to the school's race-conscious admissions policy. We highlight key moments from the oral argument.

By Mike Sacks

11 minute read

December 09, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the second installment of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a challenge to the school's race-conscious admissions policy. We highlight key moments from the oral argument.

By Mike Sacks

11 minute read

December 08, 2015 | National Law Journal

The lawyers representing the House of Representatives in its suit against the Obama administration over the health care law oppose House Democrats from jumping into the case as a friend-of-the-court in support of the government. The House Democrats' proposed amicus brief, filed Tuesday in Washington federal district court, urges the judiciary to stay out of a dispute between the political branches.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

December 08, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court, over objections from Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia, declines to take up a Chicago suburb's assault-weapon ban. The nomination of Luis Restrepo for a seat on the Third Circuit languishes. And General Electric, late in the game, pulls the plug on a deal to sell its appliance business to Electrolux. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

December 08, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court, over objections from Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia, declines to take up a Chicago suburb's assault-weapon ban. The nomination of Luis Restrepo for a seat on the Third Circuit languishes. And General Electric, late in the game, pulls the plug on a deal to sell its appliance business to Electrolux. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read