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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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April 08, 2019 | Litigation Daily

5th Circuit Blocks Gibson Dunn from Filing Pro-Obamacare Brief

The Fifth Circuit didn't give a reason, and the court clerk declined to comment. But one new member of the court hails from Gibson Dunn: James Ho.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

April 08, 2019 | National Law Journal

Ex-Big Law Associate Kevin McAleenan Leads DHS After Nielsen Resignation

Kevin McAleenan was an associate at the Silicon Valley firm Gunderson Dettmer and at Sheppard Mullin in Los Angeles. He's a 1998 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

April 08, 2019 | The Recorder

Ex-Gunderson, Sheppard Mullin Associate Heads DHS After Nielsen Resignation

Kevin McAleenan, the acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was an early associate at the Silicon Valley firm Gunderson Dettmer, and then later at Sheppard Mullin in Los Angeles. He's a 1998 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

April 05, 2019 | National Law Journal

Judges Have No Inherent Power to Disclose Grand Jury Records: DC Circuit

The decision is a win for Justice Department lawyers who told the D.C. Circuit that "district courts have no authority to order the disclosure of grand jury materials outside of the terms of Rule 6(e)."

By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

3 minute read

April 04, 2019 | Law.com

Labor of Law: EEOC's 'Significant' Pay-Data Challenges | Gig Thoughts From a DOL Lawyer | What O'Scannlain Told US Chamber | Who Got the Work

The EEOC says it'll need to adjust pay-collection deadlines after a DC judge reinstated the revised Obama-era EEO-1 rules. Plus, check out some of the future-of-labor essays going up—including one from a US Labor Department lawyer. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

12 minute read

April 03, 2019 | National Law Journal

EEOC Raises 'Significant Practical Challenges' After Judge Reinstates Pay-Data Rule

"The EEOC will need to modify or adjust the deadlines for employers to collect retroactively 2018 Component 2 pay data," the Justice Department told a Washington federal district judge.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

April 03, 2019 | Law.com

EEOC Balks at Quick Revival of Pay-Data Rule

"The EEOC will need to modify or adjust the deadlines for employers to collect retroactively 2018 Component 2 pay data," the Justice Department told a Washington federal district judge.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

April 03, 2019 | National Law Journal

Document: Labor Solicitor Kate O'Scannlain's US Chamber Remarks

The U.S. Labor Department has released a copy of Solicitor Kate O'Scannlain's closed-door remarks at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce meeting last year.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

March 28, 2019 | National Law Journal

SG's Office Turns Against Joe Arpaio at US Supreme Court

The U.S. Justice Department, opposing Joe Arpaio, says the U.S. Supreme Court should not disturb the appointment of a Boies Schiller partner as a special prosecutor in the contempt case against the former Arizona sheriff.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

March 28, 2019 | The Recorder

Feds Back Boies Schiller Special Prosecutor in Arpaio Fight at SCOTUS

The U.S. Justice Department, opposing Joe Arpaio, says the U.S. Supreme Court should not disturb the appointment of a Boies Schiller partner as a special prosecutor in the contempt case against the former Arizona sheriff.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read