Mike Scarcella

September 26, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country, including: Eric Holder mulls next move, ride-sharing services face legal threat, and the FBI assails Apple and Google over encryption.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 25, 2014 | National Law Journal

Eric Holder Jr., the country's first African American attorney general, is preparing soon to announce his resignation from the top post of the U.S. Department of Justice. Holder has served as attorney general since 2009.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

September 24, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal district judge on Wednesday refused to move the Boston Marathon bombing trial outside of Massachusetts.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 23, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round-up of legal news from ALM and other publications, including: New Jersey Supreme Court confronts post-sentence GPS tracking; Citizens United loses in Colorado federal district court; and Michael Boggs' nomination languishes.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 16, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round up of news from around the web and ALM-affiliated publications: Lawyers reflect on the legacy of Thomas Hale Boggs Jr.; an administrative law judge in Minnesota's suing a care rental company; and a retired federal judge weighs in on surveillance issues.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

September 11, 2014 | National Law Journal

Larry Klayman wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to allow televised broadcast of the court's Nov. 4 argument over NSA bulk collection of phone records.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

August 25, 2014 | Law.com

The District of Columbia on Monday asked a federal trial judge to reconsider his ruling that declared unconstitutional the city's ban on carrying firearms in public.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

August 25, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal trial judge in Washington will not force the government to reveal the substance of its settlement talks with the House of Representatives over access to information rooted in the Fast and Furious gun sting.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

August 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

City police in Baltimore acted in good faith in using a tracking device without a warrant, a divided federal appeals court said Tuesday in upholding a firearms conviction.

By Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

August 04, 2014 | Law.com

A federal appeals court panel on Monday erased the forced-labor conviction of a Michigan resident who made four relatives cook, clean dishes, wash clothes and perform other chores.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read