Zoe Tillman

April 25, 2016 | National Law Journal

A boutique Washington law firm claims that a former confidential informant for U.S. law enforcement in Colombia is refusing to safeguard $731,500 in contested legal fees from a $1.9 million settlement reached last month with the feds.

By Zoe Tillman

21 minute read

April 25, 2016 | National Law Journal

A round up of news from ALM affiliated publications and around the web: the latest edition of the Am Law 100, a look at the top verdicts in 2015 and California lawmakers consider fining jurors who violate rules against researching trials on the internet.

By Zoe Tillman

4 minute read

April 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

The federal judiciary is overcharging users for access to the public online database of court records known as PACER, a group of nonprofits alleged in a class action filed on Thursday in Washington.

By Zoe Tillman

6 minute read

April 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

In a rare public speech since his nomination to the U.S. Supreme was announced, Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit delivered remarks at the court's annual pro bono recognition breakfast. He urged lawyers to do more to close the access-to-justice gap.

By Zoe Tillman

71 minute read

April 20, 2016 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer, who last month struck down the federal government's designation of insurance giant MetLife Inc. as “too big to fail,” will take senior status next month. Collyer's decision opens a third vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. There are nine Obama appointees on the court, which has 15 seats.

By Zoe Tillman

7 minute read

April 19, 2016 | National Law Journal

The family of the late journalist Steven Sotloff, who was beheaded by the Islamic State group in 2014, is suing the Syrian government for its alleged support of the militant group.

By Zoe Tillman

7 minute read

April 18, 2016 | National Law Journal

A round up of news from ALM affiliated publications and around the web: The ABA's evaluation of Merrick Garland presses on, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in immigration case, and sponsors and broadcasters are under scrutiny in international soccer investigation.

By Zoe Tillman

4 minute read

April 14, 2016 | National Law Journal

Lawyers have a "moral obligation" to support organizations that provide civil legal services to low-income Americans, Vanita Gupta, head of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, said in remarks earlier this week.

By Zoe Tillman

7 minute read

April 13, 2016 | National Law Journal

Magic tricks! Chocolate addiction! Harry Potter! There's more to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland than his fervor for the law. We've collected what we learned after speaking with more than 40 of the chief judge's former law clerks.

By Zoe Tillman and Katelyn Polantz

12 minute read

April 12, 2016 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals panel in Washington on Tuesday appeared ready to disrupt the organizational structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which vests power in the hands of a single director. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Ted Olson argued that the bureau's structure violates separation of powers.

By Zoe Tillman

11 minute read