Mike Scarcella

March 07, 2019 | Daily Report Online

In rare public hearing, Kagan and Alito talk law clerks, cameras and ethics. Roberts is considering the creation of a SCOTUS code of conduct.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

March 07, 2019 | The Recorder

“I remind the government particularly that, 'counsel for the government has an interest only in the law being observed, not in victory or defeat in any particular litigation,'” a U.S. Labor Department judge wrote in a new ruling in the agency's long-running case against Oracle.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

March 07, 2019 | Law.com

Employers and management-side lawyers are scrambling to assess the next steps following a federal judge's reinstatement of an Obama-era pay-data rule. Plus: We're closely tracking developments in an EEOC-related case at the Supreme Court. Thanks for reading Labor of Law!

By Erin Mulvaney

9 minute read

March 06, 2019 | Law.com

"I imagine there are a lot of questions being posted and everyone is trying to figure out what this means,” one labor and employment lawyer says.

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

March 06, 2019 | National Law Journal

Jessie Liu, a former partner at Morrison & Foerster and Jenner & Block, is the Trump administration's pick for associate attorney general. Here are six things to know.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read

March 05, 2019 | National Law Journal

Rushing, who was confirmed in a vote of 53-44, is one of the youngest judges President Donald Trump has gotten on the bench.

By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

4 minute read

March 05, 2019 | National Law Journal

A ruling from D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland is the latest entry in the category "appeals judges who have cited 'My Cousin Vinny'" in an opinion.

By Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

March 05, 2019 | Daily Report Online

The 1992 film shot in Georgia (depicting Alabama) is a favorite for judges.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

March 04, 2019 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's ruling Monday was the latest blow to the Trump administration's maneuvering to block Obama-era rules.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

March 04, 2019 | National Law Journal

Career ethics officials at the US Labor Department determined Michael Avakian, the associate deputy secretary, had "not knowingly violated a criminal statute or particular ethics rule" in filing papers on behalf of a private client while serving in the government.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read