Nomination Snafus, Trump Tweets and Russia Dossiers: A Look Back at 2017
A look at some of this year's most-read litigation stories out of the nation's Capitol.
December 22, 2017 at 12:28 PM
5 minute read
It's been a wild year in legal news, especially in the nation's capital.
In the first year of his presidency, four officials from President Donald Trump's campaign have been indicted by Robert Mueller, the special counsel handling the Russia investigation, and two pleaded guilty. The president has nominated dozens of young, conservative judges to the bench and set records with confirmations to appellate courts. He's also issued three travel ban executive orders, all of which ran into legal roadblocks.
That's meant some crazy headlines at the NLJ this year. What follows are 17 of the most-read courts stories for 2017.
Meet Matthew Petersen, DC Court Nom Who Flunked Senators Pop Quiz
After video of Petersen's flubs on softball legal questions went viral, the Federal Election Commission member would withdraw his name from consideration. [Read more]
DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Discipline ACLU Attorneys in Immigrant Abortion Case
The U.S. Supreme Court's still weighing the request from Solicitor General Noel Francisco. [Read more]
Amy Berman Jackson, Judge Assigned to Manafort Case, No Stranger to Spotlight
Jackson, a former criminal defense lawyer in D.C., was an Obama administration appointee. She took a no-nonsense tone right out of the gate. [Read more]
Trump's 8th Circuit Nominee Criticizes ABA Interviewer After Not-Qualified Rating
Tensions between conservatives and the ABA deepened after a judicial nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said his rating as “not qualified” from the organization was unwarranted. He was confirmed anyway. [Read more]
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3 Big Moments for Attorneys in Comey Hearing
Former FBI Director Jim Comey got a shoutout for his “legal writing” skills during his testimony before the Senate about Russian interference in the 2016 elections. [Read more]
Fourth Circuit Questions Trump Administration's Travel Ban
In May, the en banc court in Richmond had some tricky questions for lawyers challenging, and defending, the second travel ban executive order. The court is now weighing the third iteration of the ban. [Read more]
Ex-DOJ Insider Knocks Trump's Prosecutor Purge
“What's so unusual, and I believe unprecedented, is that they were asked to clear out their desks by the end of the day.” [Read more]
Judge Handling Manafort Case Issues Gag Order
Judge Amy Berman Jackson laid down the law when it came to Paul Manafort and Rick Gates' lawyers talking to the press. But Manafort would do it any way. [Read more]
Trump Tweets About Judges Become Fodder in 6th Circuit Confirmation
Trump's Twitter tactics took center stage in the Senate hearing for his first appellate court nominee. [Read more]
High-Profile Team Sues Trump Campaign, Alleging Role in DNC Hack
Some major legal players say Roger Stone and others engaged in a conspiracy with Russia and Wikileaks. [Read more]
'You're a Bunch of Radicals,' Gorsuch Jokes at Federalist Society Dinner
The newest Supreme Court justice took a victory lap at a conservative group's gala, mocking the Federalist Society's critics. [Read more]
More Than 200 Civil Rights Groups Oppose DC Circuit Nominee Greg Katsas
The Senate would confirm Katsas to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., by a vote of 50-48. [Read more]
An AUSA, White House Lawyer and State Judge: Trump's Latest Judicial Nominees
While some on this list were confirmed before the new year, others are still waiting for confirmation or have even withdrawn their nominations. [Read more]
Who's Who: The Lawyers Defending Trump's Travel Ban
DOJ lawyers such as Hashim Mooppan would become the face of the administration's defense of the travel ban. [Read more]
Russia Dossier Subpoena Fight Entangles Big Law and Boutiques
Zuckerman Spaeder and Duane Morris got in on the subpoena battle between Fusion GPS, the firm behind the so-called Steele Dossier, and the House Intelligence Committee. The case is ongoing. [Read more]
Meet the DC Judge Who's Likely Oversees Mueller's Grand Jury
Chief Judge Beryl Howell is in charge of settling disputes that arise from the grand jury proceedings, including subpoena fights or concerns about witness testimony. [Read more]
3 Things to Know About the Trump Lawyers Memos to Mueller
Trump's lawyers tried to get Mueller to see it their way. It's still unclear if this tactic will prove successful. [Read more]
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Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
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