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National Law Journal

More Than 200 Civil Rights Groups Oppose DC Circuit Nominee Greg Katsas

The groups say Katsas, a White House lawyer and former Jones Day partner, is unable to be independent from the executive branch.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

IRS Power Is Challenged in Marijuana Dispensary's Supreme Court Petition

"The IRS claims it is necessary and within its power to make administrative determinations that a person is criminally culpable under federal drug laws. Such a claim of power by the IRS is unprecedented," Green Solution's lawyers wrote in the U.S. Supreme Court petition.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

CFPB Lawyer Kristen Donoghue Is Picked for Agency's Enforcement Chief

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to name Kristen Donoghue, the top deputy under outgoing enforcement chief Anthony Alexis, to lead the Obama-era agency's effort to police the financial industry, according to three sources familiar with the decision. Donoghue is a longtime agency lawyer who formerly worked at Hogan Lovells.
19 minute read

Law.com

Law Profs Add Legal Muscle to Trump Impeachment Campaign

Two organizations, Free Speech for People and RootsAction.org, have joined forces behind Impeach Donald Trump Now, a grassroots petition drive that has collected thus far more than 1.2 million signatures.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Does the Cyclist Who Flipped Off Trump's Motorcade, and Got Fired, Have a Case?

A Virginia-based government contractor fired a marketing executive after a photo of her flipping off a Donald Trump motorcade went viral on social media, raising questions about corporate social media policies and the rights of employees to express views off-duty that instantly can be seen by millions.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

With New Lawsuit, Hausfeld Declares War on Trump Climate Change Policy

The lawsuit from the D.C. firm alleges the government is endangering citizens with its regulatory rollback of climate change protections.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Asbestos Manufacturer Blames 'Abuses in Tort System' for Chapter 11

A Georgia-Pacific LLC unit is blaming “abuses in the tort system” for the skyrocketing number of lawsuits that forced it to file for Chapter 11…
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Here are the NRA's Go-To Law Firms

With calls for stricter gun control growing louder with each mass shooting—including Sunday's massacre of 26 people at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas—here's a look at the law firms that have handled much of the litigation in recent years for the National Rifle Association.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Munger Tolles Makes Another Key Hire From Solicitor General's Office

Elaine Goldenberg, who joins former SG Donald Verrilli Jr. at Munger, is the fifth female assistant to leave the office for private practice this year. That sends a fresh infusion of women advocates into law firms but diminishes gender parity in the SG's office.
20 minute read

National Law Journal

3 Things to Know After Manafort's Bail Hearing

Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates, both facing a 12-count indictment, made their third court appearance Monday.
3 minute read

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