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August 04, 2017 | Legaltech News

Electronic filing of case documents will be required beginning on November 13.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

August 03, 2017 | Litigation Daily

In Stuart Newberger's legal practice, patience is essential. So when the Crowell and Moring partner logged a significant win in a terrorism suit against Sudan before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, he shrugged off the fact that it came 17 years after his clients first came to him.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

August 03, 2017 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that electronic filing of case documents will be required beginning on November 13 and virtually all new filings will be available free of cost to the public. The system will not be part of PACER, the longstanding operation used by lower federal courts, which charges for documents by the page.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

August 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

With 109 media outlets in the U.S., and outside counsel at the ready at each, Gannett Co. Inc. and its chief legal officer Barbara Wall have plenty of experience working with local law firms.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

August 01, 2017 | Legaltech News

The new changes pave the way for a planned electronic filing system that will make Supreme Court briefs and documents available to all on the site.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

July 31, 2017 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court's re-launched site is more mobile-friendly but leaves serious court watchers itching for digital updates that are more than cosmetic.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

July 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

In disputes over LGBT rights and arbitration, the Justice Department is dueling against other executive branch agencies. Is that kosher?

By Tony Mauro

15 minute read

July 26, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

As Supreme Court counsel for the National Association of Attorneys General for the last 21 years, Dan Schweitzer has read thousands of briefs and has helped edit many. He has a new style guide for advocates that's full of tips for sounding like you're a regular.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

July 25, 2017 | Litigation Daily

President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Jay Sekulow said on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court may ultimately be called on to decide the scope of presidential pardon power. If that happens, the justices will likely dust off one of the few cases in which the high court has ruled on the pardon power: the 1866 decision in Ex Parte Garland, involving one of the most prolific—and acerbic—advocates before the court: Augustus Garland.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

July 19, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Two lawyers are leaving the U.S. solicitor general's office for private practice, two have joined from private firms, and more departures and hires are likely before the fall term begins in October.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read