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Mike Scarcella

Mike Scarcella

Mike Scarcella is a senior editor in Washington on ALM Media's regulatory desk. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MikeScarcella. Mike works on a slate of newsletters: Supreme Court Brief | Higher Law | Compliance Hot Spots | Labor of Law.

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October 29, 2019 | National Law Journal

Big Law Government Contracts Lawyers Prep After Microsoft Snags $10B Pentagon Order

Oracle is represented in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Craig Holman, who leads the government contracts and national security practices at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

October 28, 2019 | National Law Journal

House Faces First Court Test Over Witness Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon was assigned Monday afternoon to preside over a case filed by Charles Cooper on behalf of a former Trump administration official set to testify at the House impeachment inquiry.

By Mike Scarcella

7 minute read

October 28, 2019 | National Law Journal

'Unquestionably Private': DOJ Contends FBI's Kavanaugh File Must Remain Confidential

The character of the information in the FBI supplemental background investigation "is highly personal and could subject Judge Kavanaugh and others to harassment or embarrassment in their private lives," Justice Department lawyers said in responding to a FOIA lawsuit.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

October 24, 2019 | National Law Journal

Trump DOJ's Switched Stance Complicates Bias Case at US Supreme Court

The advocates for the employee argue in their court filings at the Supreme Court that the EEOC didn't confess any misgivings about its win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—only the Trump-era Justice Department did.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

October 24, 2019 | Law.com

Labor of Law: KPMG Settles Whistleblower, OFCCP Claims | McDermott Boosts Global Employment Team | DLA Piper Dustup | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Labor of Law. We've got the latest on a KPMG whistleblower settlement, and scroll down for Who Got the Work and more. McDermott's boosting its global employment team, and Ogletree is defending a major real estate company in a new age-bias case. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

10 minute read

October 22, 2019 | National Law Journal

US Appeals Court Stops Judge's Contempt 'Inquest' of CFTC Leaders

"If the commission has done wrong, that is because of what the commission itself said and did, not because of what any of its members or employees thought or planned," the Seventh Circuit panel said.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

October 17, 2019 | National Law Journal

'Moral Clarity and Political Courage': How Elijah Cummings Is Being Remembered

Cummings has been a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump, and was a key figure in the House's push to impeach the president.

By Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

October 17, 2019 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Pam Karlan's Bias Petition Catches SCOTUS Attention | L&E Names on 'Demand Justice' High-Court Wish List | New DOL Whistleblower Ruling | Who Got the Work

The U.S. Supreme Court is calling for the views of the solicitor general in a race bias case brought by Stanford's Pam Karlan. Plus: several Obama-era L&E agency leaders are being pitched by the progressive group Demand Justice as would-be Democratic nominees to SCOTUS. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, headlines and more!

By Mike Scarcella

8 minute read

October 15, 2019 | National Law Journal

Liberal Group, Shunning Big Law, Pitches 32 SCOTUS Shortlisters

The progressive group Demand Justice is pitching a list of 32 civil rights leaders, academics, litigators and state and federal judges as would-be U.S. Supreme Court justices for any next Democratic president.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

October 11, 2019 | National Law Journal

Trump Picks Ex-Mayer Brown Partner, Souter Clerk for Russia Ambassador

John J. Sullivan, formerly co-chairman of Mayer Brown's national security practice, has been serving as the U.S. Senate-confirmed second-in-command at the U.S. State Department since mid-2017.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read