Mike Scarcella

October 21, 2014 | National Law Journal

A roundup of legal news from ALM publications and outlets around the country, including: the suspension of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice; Facebook's suit against law firms; and the high court's intent to review warrantless searches of hotel records.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

October 14, 2014 | Law.com

Federal criminal defendants who plead guilty will no longer be asked to give up future claims that their lawyer was ineffective, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday in a policy shift.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

October 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to step into a dispute over public access to a secret U.S. Department of Justice memo about the government's ability to acquire phone data without a court order.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

October 10, 2014 | National Law Journal

Justice Anthony Kennedy on Friday vacated his order that temporarily blocked same-sex marriages in Idaho.

By Mike Scarcella

1 minute read

October 07, 2014 | Law.com

Two immigrants who were taken into federal custody years after their release on state charges are not subject to a mandatory-detention provision of federal law, a federal appeals court said Monday. The unanimous decision restricts the power of the government to hold certain aliens without bond.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

October 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

Roundup of legal news from ALM publications and other media outlets, including: Waiting for the next moves on same-sex marriage; Tony West explains his move to PepsiCo.; Guantanamo force-feeding on trial; and big banks brace for another round of charges.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

September 30, 2014 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for he D.C. Circuit will not televise its Nov. 4 oral argument over the NSA's bulk collection of phone records.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 30, 2014 | National Law Journal

A roundup of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and other sources, including: the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to take on same-sex marriage; a federal judge rules for a former DEA informant; and a Tennessee appeals court looks to shed light on the identities of executioners.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 29, 2014 | National Law Journal

A former BuckleySandler lawyer who sued the firm over alleged age discrimination must arbitrate his claims, a federal trial judge in Washington said in dismissing the complaint.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 26, 2014 | National Law Journal

The federal government will pay $554 million to the Navajo Nation to resolve claims over the failure to manage and invest funds held in trust for the tribe. BuckleySandler, which represented the Navajo Nation, said the deal was the largest ever between the government and a single Native American tribe.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read