Mike Scarcella

September 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to sign same-sex marriage certificates, met secretly with Pope Francis during his Washington visit. A Washington judge weighs a constitutional challenge brought by Supreme Court protesters. And the D.C. Circuit upholds the SEC's administrative venue. This is a roundup from ALM and other news sources.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to sign same-sex marriage certificates, met secretly with Pope Francis during his Washington visit. A Washington judge weighs a constitutional challenge brought by Supreme Court protesters. And the D.C. Circuit upholds the SEC's administrative venue. This is a roundup from ALM and other news sources.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

Justice Samuel Alito Jr. comments on a now-classic YouTube clip of the justices: "I got the best dog." Pope Francis is popemobiling around Manhattan now after calling for an end to the death penalty. A Pennsylvania federal trial judge says the government can't force a person to disclose a password for a smartphone. And election law experts question whether a Donald Trump cease-and-desist order, written on his company's letterhead, ran afoul of federal election rules. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

Justice Samuel Alito Jr. comments on a now-classic YouTube clip of the justices: "I got the best dog." Pope Francis is popemobiling around Manhattan now after calling for an end to the death penalty. A Pennsylvania federal trial judge says the government can't force a person to disclose a password for a smartphone. And election law experts question whether a Donald Trump cease-and-desist order, written on his company's letterhead, ran afoul of federal election rules. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

A California federal judge rejects copyright claims over the song "Happy Birthday to You." A Wyoming judge denies an energy company's request to remove song mining-protest song lyrics from court records. And a Washington judge scolds the feds in a Hillary Clinton public records case. This is a roundup of news from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

September 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

A California federal judge rejects copyright claims over the song "Happy Birthday to You." A Wyoming judge denies an energy company's request to remove song mining-protest song lyrics from court records. And a Washington judge scolds the feds in a Hillary Clinton public records case. This is a roundup of news from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

September 22, 2015 | National Law Journal

Leslie Caldwell, the assistant attorney general for the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division, spoke at length Tuesday about the Justice Department's new prosecution guidelines that address cooperation credit and a new focus on individual accountability.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

September 21, 2015 | National Law Journal

Leslie Caldwell, the assistant attorney general for the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division, spoke at length Tuesday about the Justice Department's new prosecution guidelines that address cooperation credit and a new focus on individual accountability.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

September 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

Richard Glossip, the Oklahoma death-row prisoner whose challenge the justices rejected this past term, is set to be executed Wednesday in Oklahoma. A Connecticut man's obscene handwritten message on a speeding ticket is protected under the First Amendment. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban takes on the SEC in a new brief in the Eleventh Circuit. And the justices get a "back-to-SCOTUS" list. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

September 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

Richard Glossip, the Oklahoma death-row prisoner whose challenge the justices rejected this past term, is set to be executed Wednesday in Oklahoma. A Connecticut man's obscene handwritten message on a speeding ticket is protected under the First Amendment. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban takes on the SEC in a new brief in the Eleventh Circuit. And the justices get a "back-to-SCOTUS" list. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read