Mike Scarcella

July 19, 2019 | National Law Journal

Labor Department calendars show the outgoing secretary grabbed a bite with the Gibson Dunn regulatory veteran a few months ago. Scalia is preparing to take over the leadership of the agency, where he had served as the top lawyer in the George W. Bush administration.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

July 18, 2019 | Law.com

Putting Trump's racist tweets in context: The EEOC's national-origin guidance warns against using the language "go back to your country." Plus: JPMorgan loses a bid to dismiss DOL's pay discrimination case. And scroll down for all the latest moves. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

9 minute read

July 15, 2019 | National Law Journal

"We refuse to share the silence of most of the Republican caucus in Congress, whose timidity in the face of this abhorrent behavior reflects the debased politics of the day," the group Checks and Balances said in a statement.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

July 15, 2019 | National Law Journal

"Why is the Justice Department not participating to protect the office of the president, if that's the primary basis of your argument?" Judge Neomi Rao asked a private lawyer for Trump last week.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

July 12, 2019 | National Law Journal

The panel—Judges Patricia Millett, David Tatel and Neomi Rao—spent more than two hours grilling the House's top lawyer and a private attorney representing Trump. The court appeared, at times, divided.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Law.com

All three judges—in California, Maryland and New York—are now weighing issues tied to the Justice Department's attempt to swap in new attorneys.

By Dan M. Clark | Alaina Lancaster | Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

7 minute read

July 10, 2019 | National Law Journal

Lawyers from Gibson Dunn, Kirkland & Ellis, Williams & Connolly and other firms have taken posts inside the Trump White House counsel's office.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

July 10, 2019 | National Law Journal

A panel of Fourth Circuit judges, ruling for Trump, said the "prosecution of this case readily provokes the question of whether this action against the President is an appropriate use of the courts."

By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

4 minute read

July 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"If the First Amendment means anything, it means that the best response to disfavored speech on matters of public concern is more speech, not less," the Second Circuit said Tuesday.

By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

3 minute read

July 08, 2019 | National Law Journal

David Morrell, a former Jones Day associate and Clarence Thomas clerk, is leading the new team. He joined the Justice Department in May from the Trump White House.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read