By Tony Mauro | August 23, 2018
A U.S. Supreme Court case testing the constitutionality of a cross-shaped memorial on public land in Maryland features myriad Big Law attorneys and a surprise amicus: William Suter, a former high court clerk.
By Tony Mauro | August 16, 2018
Here are some of the statements U.S. Supreme Court justices have made in landmark decisions about the importance of a free press.
By R. Robin McDonald | August 10, 2018
Freeman Mathis & Gary attorneys defending Clayton County, Georgia, in a discrimination fight over sexual orientation say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit got it right in a finding that discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation is not prohibited under federal law.
By Marcia Coyle | August 9, 2018
"If the law permits this execution to go forward in spite of the horrific final minutes that [Billy Ray] Irick may well experience, then we have stopped being a civilized nation and accepted barbarism. I dissent," Sotomayor wrote.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle | August 8, 2018
Take a look at how the Supreme Court's ruling in "Lucia" is unfolding in lower courts and at federal agencies. Plus: University of Virginia law's Aditya Bamzai gets the Trump nod for a post on a privacy board, and there's a new endowed chair named in honor of retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.
By Marcia Coyle | August 1, 2018
Text and original public meaning were the most important tools in interpreting the Constitution, said Rachel Kovner, an assistant to the U.S. solicitor general who's a Trump nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Kovner appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing.
By Marcia Coyle | July 31, 2018
Judge Brett Kavanaugh heard arguments but did not participate in the ruling. The case, featuring two former U.S. solicitors general, is almost assuredly heading to the U.S. Supreme Court now.
By Marcia Coyle | July 30, 2018
The two attorneys—Jesse Panuccio, the acting associate attorney general and a former Foley & Lardner partner, and Beth Williams, head of the DOJ's legal policy office and a former Kirkland & Ellis partner—will oversee implementation of the Justice Department's faith-focused guidance.
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro | June 29, 2018
Five confirmation and career moments that could reappear at any Supreme Court confirmation hearing if President Trump nominates Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Barrett to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy.
By Marcia Coyle | June 26, 2018
“These injunctions did not emerge until a century and a half after the founding," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion in the travel ban case Trump v. Hawaii. "And they appear to be inconsistent with longstanding limits on equitable relief and the power of Article III courts. If their popularity continues, this court must address their legality.”
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