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February 28, 2017 | International Edition

How the rise of the US elite in London has shaken up the M&A market

Post-crisis M&A trend data highlights battle for dominance at top end of market

By Tony Williams

5 minute read

February 27, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

How Deep Research Boosted Chances for SCOTUS Victory in Texas Capital Case

With an assist from two students at Columbia Law School, the legal team for Texas death row inmate Duane Buck found that going the extra mile in the research phase paid off with a major win.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

February 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

Social Media Gets Some Respect from SCOTUS in First Amendment Case

Mark the date: Feb. 27, 2017, may go down in history as the day that social media—from Facebook to Snapchat, Twitter to LinkedIn—entered the pantheon of expressions deserving First Amendment protection.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

February 27, 2017 | Legaltech News

Social Media Gets Some Respect from SCOTUS in First Amendment Case

In Packingham v. North Carolina, a North Carolina man was convicted for posting on Facebook while on the state's sex offender registry.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

February 22, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Justices Pose Tough Questions in Nursing Home Arbitration Case

Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said of the retirement home cases: "The context here seems different from the arbitration cases that we've had in recent years."

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read

February 21, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Docket Chat: Where Have All the SG's Gone?

In the oral argument session that began today and ends March 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear only seven cases instead of the usual 12. The President's Day holiday on Monday accounts for some of the paucity, but the court's desire to slow down the docket in hopes of the arrival of a ninth justice may also be a factor. Sparse as it is in numbers, the February argument session also has few marquee cases.

By Tony Mauro

27 minute read

February 17, 2017 | National Law Journal

Ginsburg Praises Women's March, Says She is Feeling 'Very Well'

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who came under fire last summer for her criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump, was asked about the march in a conversation last week with students at the University of Hawaii.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

February 16, 2017 | National Law Journal

Gorsuch Clerk 'Family' Steps Into Spotlight

With Judge Neil Gorsuch's former law clerks putting aside politics to unite behind his SCOTUS nomination, we have a snapshot of their ranks and where they are now.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

February 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

House Democrats Slam Trump's Tweets on Federal Judiciary

At a hearing Tuesday, discussion of Donald Trump's comments overshadowed other issues before the House Judiciary Committee, including camera and audio broadcast of Supreme Court and the need to improve and lower costs of PACER.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

February 10, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

5 Ways Scalia's Death Changed the Supreme Court

It's been a year since the larger-than-life justice died unexpectedly, and in many ways, according to lawyers, the court feels like a different place.

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read