Mike Scarcella

October 14, 2015 | National Law Journal

An appeals court revives a civil rights suit against the NYPD over a surveillance program that targeted Muslims. The jury in the Dewey trial in Manhattan delivers another partial verdict. And Covington's Timothy Hester will continue to serve as the firm's chairman. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

October 09, 2015 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court says yoga can't be copyrighted. Michigan agrees to pay nearly $2 million in legal fees to the challengers of the state's same-sex marriage ban. And a court says the company that holds the rights "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" will lose ownership next year. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

October 09, 2015 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court says yoga can't be copyrighted. Michigan agrees to pay nearly $2 million in legal fees to the challengers of the state's same-sex marriage ban. And a court says the company that holds the rights "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" will lose ownership next year. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

October 07, 2015 | National Law Journal

Reflections from a King & Spalding associate on his first argument in the Supreme Court. The D.C. Circuit clears a path for U.S. District Judge Richard Leon to again rule against the feds in a suit over NSA surveillance. The jury in the Dewey & LeBouef trial is struggling to reach a verdict. And a consumer agency wants to make it easier to bring class actions against financial firms. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

October 07, 2015 | National Law Journal

Reflections from a King & Spalding associate on his first argument in the Supreme Court. The D.C. Circuit clears a path for U.S. District Judge Richard Leon to again rule against the feds in a suit over NSA surveillance. The jury in the Dewey & LeBouef trial is struggling to reach a verdict. And a consumer agency wants to make it easier to bring class actions against financial firms. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

October 06, 2015 | National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle, the NLJ's senior Washington correspondent, spoke Monday night with PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term. NLJ's congressional correspondent, Mike Sacks, offered his assessment on the term during an appearance on "The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley" on Sirius XM's POTUS channel.

By Mike Scarcella

1 minute read

October 06, 2015 | National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle, the NLJ's senior Washington correspondent, spoke Monday night with PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term. NLJ's congressional correspondent, Mike Sacks, offered his assessment on the term during an appearance on "The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley" on Sirius XM's POTUS channel.

By Mike Scarcella

1 minute read

October 05, 2015 | National Law Journal

C-SPAN on Sunday broadcast a "Q&A" interview with National Law Journal Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro in connection with a series that begins tonight on 12 landmark high court decisions through history. Mauro wrote Landmark Cases, a companion book to the series.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

October 02, 2015 | National Law Journal

A Washington federal judge calls his law clerk's text messages to a lawyer in a pending case "regrettable" and "senseless." The justices on Thursday tacked on 13 more cases to this term's docket. Virginia carried out the execution of a convicted serial killer. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

October 02, 2015 | National Law Journal

A Washington federal judge calls his law clerk's text messages to a lawyer in a pending case "regrettable" and "senseless." The justices on Thursday tacked on 13 more cases to this term's docket. Virginia carried out the execution of a convicted serial killer. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read