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National Law Journal

Wachtell's Conway Takes Trump to Task Over Tweets

Soon after President Donald Trump appeared to undercut the legal defense of his own immigration orders on Monday, he earned a rare Tweet from none other than George Conway III of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
3 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

What Rehnquist Had to Say About Impeachment

Seven years after he wrote a book about impeachment, then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over one: the trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, which resulted in acquittal. What follow are observations from Rehnquist about impeachment.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Where's Michelle Obama's Former Chief of Staff? Glad You Asked.

Tina Tchen, a former partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Flom, talks about firms losing talented women, how hard it was keeping her nose out of White House litigation, and if she'd ever go back to billable-hour life.
20 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices' Ruling for Religious-Affiliated Hospitals Threatens Pension Class Actions

​The employee retirement plans of religious-affiliated nonprofits are exempt from the protections and requirements of the federal pension law, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The decision was a blow to multimillion-dollar class actions that seek to hold those plans liable for violating the federal law.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Will the Supreme Court Follow Trump's Tweets?

The president attacked the courts and his own Justice Department in a flurry of early-morning tweets regarding his travel ban order.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Recession May Return With Vengeance in Scandal-Hit Brazil

Brazil emerged from its deepest recession on record in the first quarter, but a fresh political scandal could slam the beleaguered economy right back into its hole.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Puerto Rican Exodus Is Speeding Island's Economic Collapse

The choice is heartbreaking: stay to help other families, or leave to help your own. That's the calculation thousands in Puerto Rico are making. The bankruptcy of the U.S. commonwealth, the culmination of years of decline, has accelerated an exodus that's adding to the island's economic misery.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Simpson v. Sessions, PICS Case No. 17-0852 (E.D. Pa. May 9, 2017) Schmehl, J. (15 pages).

Plaintiff's as applied challenge to 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(4) under the Second Amendment failed because he could not meet the second prong of step one under the 'Marzzarella' framework since he could not produce sufficient evidence to distinguish himself from the historically barred class as he had no record of responsible firearms usage and he had undergone continuing mental health treatment. Motion to dismiss granted.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Rejects Fattah Jr.'s Constitutional Claims

A federal appeals court has rejected Chaka "Chip" Fattah Jr.'s appeal to overturn his conviction on bank fraud charges.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

With Gender Identity Rights, the Writing is on the Bathroom Wall

It is just a matter of time before the basic right to be treated with dignity and respect without regard to gender identity or sexual orientation will be accepted federal law, as it already is by statute in 19 states.
3 minute read

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