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National Law Journal

Judge Denies States' Injunction Bid for Affordable Care Act Payments

A federal judge in San Francisco found that the Trump administration has so far put forth the more convincing legal argument and that an injunction would be “counterproductive."
7 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Why Are There So Few Women SCOTUS Advocates?

New research shows women are significantly underrepresented in the elite ranks of advocates who argue before the court. Tony Mauro asked practitioners why and what can done about it.
40 minute read

National Law Journal

Who's Hiring from the CFPB? These Law Firms Showed Interest.

Four prominent law firms courted at least one top-level official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this summer. Between June and July, the firms Sidley Austin, Ballard Spahr, Goodwin Procter and Manatt Phelps each requested meetings with one or more CFPB officials, according to documents The National Law Journal obtained through a public records request.
34 minute read

National Law Journal

Russia Dossier Subpoena Fight Entangles Big Law and Boutiques

The controversy surrounding the salacious dossier has made its way to the courtroom and brought some prominent attorneys with it.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Coal Lobbyist, Trump's Pick for Scott Pruitt's Deputy, Reveals Pay, Clients

Andrew Wheeler, nominated on Oct. 5 as deputy administrator under Secretary Scott Pruitt, revealed his law firm compensation and clients in an ethics pledge and a financial disclosure posted by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Arbitration Ally Says Only Law School 'Ivory Tower' Champions Class Actions

"What the legal system is terrible at is remedying individual injuries because it's so expensive," Mayer Brown partner Andrew Pincus said Wednesday at a U.S. Chamber litigation conference. Pincus was a lead attorney in a suit the Chamber filed to challenge a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule to restrict the use of mandatory arbitration clauses that keep consumers out of court. The U.S. Senate late Tuesday blocked the rule.
22 minute read

The American Lawyer

Report on Russian Dossier Puts Spotlight on Elias' Political Tactics

The Perkins Coie partner paid for research on Trump and Russia while representing the DNC and the Clinton campaign.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Reince Priebus Heads Home to Milwaukee's Michael Best

President Donald Trump's first Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is headed back to Michael Best as the firm's president and chief strategist. He'll also serve as chair to the firm's lobbying arm, Michael Best Strategies.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Harvard Law, Dominant at the High Court, Will Host Six Justices

The gathering this week will put on full display the Ivy League dominance on the current court. Indeed, the justices have faced criticism—and expressed their own concern—about the lack of law school diversity on the high court.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

In First, Chamber Calls for FTC and FDA to Regulate Attorney Drug Ads

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says there's a lack of oversight for drug and medical device lawsuit advertising that must be addressed.
5 minute read

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