By Marcia Coyle | August 1, 2018
Text and original public meaning were the most important tools in interpreting the Constitution, said Rachel Kovner, an assistant to the U.S. solicitor general who's a Trump nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Kovner appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Nicole S. Croddick, Brian J. Chabarek and Noah A. Schwartz | August 1, 2018
In Janus, a 5-4 conservative majority reversed the long-standing right of public sector unions set forth in 'Abood,' to collect fair share agency fees from public employees who chose not to join the union.
By Ryan Lovelace | July 31, 2018
The Heritage Foundation, where John Malcolm is a senior legal fellow and director of the Meese Center for Legal & Judicial Studies, helped populate the short lists to fill the earlier court vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia's death.
By Marcia Coyle | July 31, 2018
Judge Brett Kavanaugh heard arguments but did not participate in the ruling. The case, featuring two former U.S. solicitors general, is almost assuredly heading to the U.S. Supreme Court now.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 30, 2018
The judge's order also includes words that the agencies are required to search for.
By Marcia Coyle | July 30, 2018
The two attorneys—Jesse Panuccio, the acting associate attorney general and a former Foley & Lardner partner, and Beth Williams, head of the DOJ's legal policy office and a former Kirkland & Ellis partner—will oversee implementation of the Justice Department's faith-focused guidance.
By Stephen Treglia | July 30, 2018
In his E-Communications column, Stephen Treglia writes: Late last month, SCOTUS issued its most far-reaching expansion of the right to privacy in over 50 years in Carpenter v. United States. While not completely abandoning legal precedent that had been black-letter law, it is most certainly the first injection of the color gray.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 30, 2018
We call on the Legislature to evaluate the efficacy of these provisions, and their constitutionality, to prevent the kinds of violence that we saw in Charlottesville, and to consider new statutory measures to avoid such events in our state.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 27, 2018
Crystal Starnes' lawsuit alleges that the judge had discriminated against her and created a hostile work environment for her and her husband after they broke off a sexual relationship that began nearly 15 years ago.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | July 27, 2018
A panel of the First District Court of Appeal overturned a lower-court decision that blocked Gov. Rick Scott from appointing a replacement for Judge Robert Foster of the Fourth Judicial Circuit.
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