Mike Scarcella

April 01, 2016 | National Law Journal

D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh praises his colleague Merrick Garland as "supremely qualified" for the U.S. Supreme Court. George Mason Law will become the Antonin Scalia School of Law. And a former Maryland judge is sentenced for a civil rights violation. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

March 30, 2016 | National Law Journal

Hackers targeted major Am Law 100 firms in a cyber attack. One Republican Senator opens a door to Merrick Garland. And the Supreme Court's tie vote in the public-sector unions case highlights, in the most clear terms yet, the impact of the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

March 23, 2016 | National Law Journal

This is a roundup from ALM and other publications: A misconduct inquiry into former Chief Judge Richard Roberts in Washington is closed after his retirement from the bench. How the blasts in Brussels, which killed dozens, disrupted the legal profession. The Supreme Court's first 4-4 tie since Justice Scalia died. And FTC Commissioner Julie Brill joins Hogan Lovells.

By Mike Scarcella

10 minute read

March 16, 2016 | National Law Journal

President Barack Obama today at 11 a.m. in the Rose Garden will announce his pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, according to the White House. Reuters reports Obama is expected to nominate either Merrick Garland or Sri Srinivasan—both are judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit—as his pick for the Supreme Court. Srinivasan would become, if confirmed, the first Asian-American justice.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

January 05, 2016 | National Law Journal

President Obama is set today to roll out executive action on gun control. The Justice Department urges the Supreme Court to strike down Texas abortion regulations. And a public-records suit in Washington seeks any email correspondence between the solicitor general and the justices. This is a news roundup from NLJ and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

January 05, 2016 | National Law Journal

President Obama is set today to roll out executive action on gun control. The Justice Department urges the Supreme Court to strike down Texas abortion regulations. And a public-records suit in Washington seeks any email correspondence between the solicitor general and the justices. This is a news roundup from NLJ and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

A suit in California accuses the music streaming service Spotify of copyright infringement. A former federal prosecutor wins reinstatement and hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay. And colleagues of the former Mayer Brown partner who wrote The Revenant—now a major motion picture—open up. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

A suit in California accuses the music streaming service Spotify of copyright infringement. A former federal prosecutor wins reinstatement and hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay. And colleagues of the former Mayer Brown partner who wrote The Revenant—now a major motion picture—open up. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 28, 2015 | National Law Journal

Reflections on 2015: U.S. Supreme Court, Big Law, Judicial Misconduct, Congress. Also: Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit looks back at his career. And Justice Stephen Breyer, in a rare Sunday TV appearance, talks shop. This is a roundup from NLJ and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

December 28, 2015 | National Law Journal

Reflections on 2015: U.S. Supreme Court, Big Law, Judicial Misconduct, Congress. Also: Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit looks back at his career. And Justice Stephen Breyer, in a rare Sunday TV appearance, talks shop. This is a roundup from NLJ and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read