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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March 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

DOJ's Rod Rosenstein: 'You Definitely Won't Hear This on Cable TV'

Rod Rosenstein, the deputy U.S. attorney general, spoke Friday at the 32nd Annual ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime.

By Mike Scarcella |

3 minute read

February 28, 2018 | National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle on Breyer's Big Immigration Dissent, Microsoft Arguments

Catch Marcia Coyle's latest appearance on PBS NewsHour.

By Mike Scarcella |

2 minute read

February 28, 2018 | National Law Journal

How Skadden's Michael Scudder Got Trump's Nod for Seventh Circuit Seat

Three things to know from Skadden partner Michael Scudder's U.S. Senate questionnaire.

By Mike Scarcella |

6 minute read

February 23, 2018 | National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle Reports: Union Fees Get Fresh Look at High Court

Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent at The National Law Journal, walks through some of the issues in Monday's big arguments in the union-fee case.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

February 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

Video: Tony Mauro's Conversation With Gabe Roth of 'Fix the Court'

NLJ Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro sits down with Gabe Roth of the transparency advocate Fix the Court for a conversation about a new project focusing on financial disclosure reports.

By Mike Scarcella |

2 minute read

February 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

Russia Case: Read Ex-Skadden Associate's Plea Agreement, Statement of Offense

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team just filed the plea agreement and statement of offense in the case against former Skadden associate Alex van der Zwaan, accused of lying to investigators.

By Mike Scarcella |

2 minute read

February 14, 2018 | National Law Journal

Suspending Obama-Era Pay Data Rule Was Lawful, DOJ Tells Court

The U.S. Justice Department contends the advocacy groups who sued over the suspension of the pay-collection rule do not have standing to bring the claims and that there is no statutory provision mandating the disclosure of the requested data.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

February 13, 2018 | National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle's Cases to Watch at Next Supreme Court Conference

Catch up with Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent for The National Law Journal, on what to watch at Friday's U.S. Supreme Court conference.

By Mike Scarcella |

2 minute read

February 06, 2018 | National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle: It's Winter Break at the Supreme Court, But There's a Lot Still Going On

Catch up with Marcia Coyle on goings on at the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Mike Scarcella |

1 minute read

February 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

Joseph Simons of Paul Weiss, Trump's FTC Chair Pick, Reports $1.9M in Partner Share

Joseph Simons, a former Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison antitrust co-chair in Washington, reported earning $1.9 million in partnership share from the firm. The disclosure was among others published Friday from Trump's FTC nominees, including Christine Wilson, a top in-house lawyer at Delta Air Lines.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

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