Mike Scarcella

July 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Legal professors, civil rights advocates and other groups this week urged a federal appeals court in Washington to force the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly disclose a prosecution playbook that was written and distributed after the government botched the case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

By Zoe Tillman and Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

July 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Legal professors, civil rights advocates and other groups this week urged a federal appeals court in Washington to force the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly disclose a prosecution playbook that was written and distributed after the government botched the case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

By Zoe Tillman and Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

July 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

New York judge: The "chutzpah" of arguing that Sidley Austin's Carter Phillips failed to provide effective counsel! The bold, end-of-days declarations of Justice Antonin Scalia. Is he crying wolf? And Sen. Ted Cruz offers some solutions about what he sees as the "lawlessness" of the Supreme Court. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

July 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

New York judge: The "chutzpah" of arguing that Sidley Austin's Carter Phillips failed to provide effective counsel! The bold, end-of-days declarations of Justice Antonin Scalia. Is he crying wolf? And Sen. Ted Cruz offers some solutions about what he sees as the "lawlessness" of the Supreme Court. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

July 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

Law professors, the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups this week urged a federal appeals court in Washington to force the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly disclose a manual created for prosecutors amid fallout from the botched case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

By Zoe Tillman and Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

July 22, 2015 | National Law Journal

Law professors, the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups this week urged a federal appeals court in Washington to force the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly disclose a manual created for prosecutors amid fallout from the botched case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

By Zoe Tillman and Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

July 16, 2015 | Law.com

Covington & Burling is suing a federal agency over a February 2015 report that addressed consumers' concerns about credit reports and scores. The law firm, pursuing the records at the request of an unidentified client, wants information about the selection of the focus groups that formed the substance of the CFPB report; the participants' responses; and demographic data about the participants.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

July 15, 2015 | National Law Journal

Covington & Burling is suing a federal agency over a February 2015 report that addressed consumers' concerns about credit reports and scores. The law firm, pursuing the records at the request of an unidentified client, wants information about the selection of the focus groups that formed the substance of the CFPB report; the participants' responses; and demographic data about the participants.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

July 14, 2015 | Law.com

Floyd Landis, the one-time teammate of Lance Armstrong who is suing the cyclist for fraud, lost his bid late Monday to force the law firm Williams & Connolly to turn over documents that Landis hoped would bolster his case. A Washington federal trial judge said the attorney-client privilege protects the information.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

July 14, 2015 | National Law Journal

Floyd Landis, the one-time teammate of Lance Armstrong who is suing the cyclist for fraud, lost his bid late Monday to force the law firm Williams & Connolly to turn over documents that Landis hoped would bolster his case. A Washington federal trial judge said the attorney-client privilege protects the information.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read