By Cogan Schneier | January 2, 2018
In a case spanning 10 years, a Maryland federal judge ruled in November that the state had to remedy its practices with respect to historically black universities.
By Ross Todd | December 11, 2017
Judge Alex Kozinski, sitting for his first oral argument after the Washington Post reported harassment allegations against him on Dec. 8, appeared to be in the court's minority in a case over whether there's a constitutional right to a livable climate.
By Cogan Schneier | November 6, 2017
The lawsuit from the D.C. firm alleges the government is endangering citizens with its regulatory rollback of climate change protections.
By Marcia Coyle | October 23, 2017
"J.D. came to the United States without legal documentation. That is not disputed. But the government cannot make a forced pregnancy the sanction for that action. J.D. retains her basic rights to personhood," Judge Patricia Millett wrote in her dissent. Here's a snapshot of the foundation of Millett's writing.
By Cogan Schneier | National Law Journal | October 11, 2017
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.
By Gabrielle Orum Hernández | September 7, 2017
Technology may be enabling a whole new class of attorney first responders.
By Mike Scarcella and Cheryl Miller | September 1, 2017
From one U.S. attorney general to another, Eric Holder Jr. recently offered Jeff Sessions some leadership advice. Holder's observations were not solicited. "I urge you not to force them to further defend the indefensible—the president's inhumane and unjust executive orders," the Covington & Burling partner wrote to Sessions. Holder's letter, written on behalf of the California Senate, was attached to an amicus brief California lawmakers filed in support of Chicago's challenge to Trump administration immigration policies.
By Ross Todd | August 21, 2017
To counter rallies scheduled for San Francisco and Berkeley next weekend, the JBASF is holding an online fundraiser for an anti-extremist nonprofit.
By McKenna Moore | August 3, 2017
Everyone has had a boss they wanted to pie in the face. But why get fired when you can do it for charity? Buckley Sandler helped raise $21,000 towards a record-breaking $1.79 million collected this year by the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.
By Katelyn Polantz | June 24, 2017
The annual Battle of the Law Firm Bands took place in Washington, D.C., on June 22, featuring acts like the “Estoppelgangers,” “Nuclear Covfefe,” “Sutherland Comfort,” “The Perks” and “The Precedents.” Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law and federal government hires and other Washington, D.C., legal news.
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