Mike Scarcella

December 30, 2014 | National Law Journal

Newly released documents reveal internal deliberation at the Justice Department over whether to bring a case against former Nevada Sen. John Ensign. The back story behind the Justice Breyer bobblehead. Restrictions on civil forfeiture. This is a roundup of legal news from ALM publications and other media.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 29, 2014 | National Law Journal

The identities of federal immigration judges who were the targets of misconduct complaints can remain confidential, a Washington federal judge says. The American Immigration Lawyers Association argued the public interest in the judges' names outweighs any privacy concerns.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 24, 2014 | National Law Journal

NLJ op-ed writers confronted a range of issues this year, including law students' push to delay exams; U.S. Supreme Court secrecy; surveillance; public access to information about drones; the death penalty; compensation for law firm leaders; and affirmative action.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

December 23, 2014 | National Law Journal

A Washington federal judge on Tuesday night dismissed Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's executive action on immigration. Arpaio's lawyer filed an immediate notice of appeal.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 23, 2014 | National Law Journal

Former Skadden partner Clifford Sloan's ending his service as the Gitmo special envoy, Leondra Kruger's confirmed to the California supremes, and Republicans warm to Loretta Lynch.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 22, 2014 | National Law Journal

U.S. Attorney Sally Yates of Georgia will be nominated to replace James Cole as the deputy attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice, the White House said Monday. If confirmed, she would serve under Loretta Lynch, nominated to replace Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

December 16, 2014 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Justice Department is urging a federal district judge in Washington to deny Sheriff Joe Arpaio's request for an injunction to block the Obama administration's execution action on immigration. Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., contends the administration overstepped its authority.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 16, 2014 | National Law Journal

Apple's defending its e-Books deal with publishers, lawyers for YouTube fight over copyright issues and tech companies pile on in support of Microsoft in a dispute over a search warrant for email in Ireland. This is a roundup of legal news from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 15, 2014 | National Law Journal

Maryland's top federal prosecutor argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that cellphone users have no privacy expectation in the records that wireless providers create and keep about cellphone tower location data.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

December 09, 2014 | National Law Journal

Roundup of legal news from ALM publications and other media: Microsoft on Monday filed its opening brief in a dispute in the Second Circuit over a government search warrant; Law students speak out against grand jury decisions in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases; A Texas court will review the state's flag desecration law.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read