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National Law Journal

D.C. Judge Nixes Kasowitz' $90B Whistleblower Suit Against Chemical Giants

The firm Kasowitz Benson Torres brought the lawsuit under the False Claims Act against various chemical companies, including BASF and Dow Chemical, but a D.C. judge said the firm's legal theory failed.
21 minute read

National Law Journal

3 Key Questions From the DC Circuit's Oral Arguments in Undocumented Teen's Abortion Case

The government argues it should not be required to facilitate an abortion for a pregnant undocumented minor, while the ACLU contends the government is violating her constitutional rights.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

In Rare Move, DC Circuit to Livestream Arguments in Immigrant Abortion Case

Chief Judge Merrick Garland agreed Thursday to livestream the arguments, scheduled for Friday.
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National Law Journal

Sally Yates Rules Out Run for Office as She Focuses on Teaching, for Now

The former deputy attorney general weighed in Thursday on her career and lessons learned at a conference for women in technology and law.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Key Moments From Jones Day Alum Greg Katsas' Senate Confirmation Hearing

Katsas, a judicial nominee for the D.C. Circuit, told senators some of the issues he worked on in the past nine months, including the travel ban and the Mueller investigation.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

In First Travel Ban 3.0 Arguments, Judge Searches for Bright-Line Tests

Judge Theodore Chuang repeatedly asked both plaintiffs' and government lawyers for limits on when the government can bar certain immigrants from entering the country and when it would no longer be discrimination in the eyes of the plaintiffs.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Cooley, Boies Schiller, Kaplan Sue White Supremacists Over Charlottesville

Lawyers including Roberta Kaplan and Karen Dunn sued white supremacy groups for conspiracy in connection with the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 11 and 12.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

In Latest Round of Travel Ban Litigation, New Path Seen In D.C. Circuit

New rounds of litigation challenging President Donald Trump's latest travel ban restrictions have already begun in the Fourth and Ninth circuits, but another case has been waiting in the wings in Washington, D.C.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA Moves to Kill Clean Power Plan as Lawsuit Languishes in DC Circuit

The EPA issued a proposal Tuesday to roll back President Barack Obama's signature climate policy, immediately prompting threats of lawsuits from environmental groups and Democratic attorneys general. Meanwhile, the landmark legal battle over the rule may die a quiet death in the D.C. Circuit.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Garland Tapped as Judicial Conference Executive Committee Chairman

Chief Justice John Roberts has appointed Merrick Garland---chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and former President Barack Obama's failed nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court---to chair the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
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