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Garland's Record: Agencies Win, Prosecutors Win and Judges Agree With Him (Mostly)

A common refrain since Merrick Garland’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court is that he’s a “moderate” judge—not a firebrand activist, but certainly someone who would shift the high court’s ideological balance to the left. So what does it mean to be a “moderate” judge?
32 minute read

National Law Journal

Vaping Company Sues FDA Over New Regulations

Covington & Burling, representing Nicopure Labs LLC, on Tuesday sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over new vaping rules, which were published today. The company, which sells the devices and manufactures the "e-liquid" used, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Washington claiming the agency overstepped its authority.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

David Boies Has a Thing for The Good Wife

What was Boies doing on the hit TV show?
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Managing Partner Splits With Newly Formed Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz

Just months after co-founding the elite new litigation boutique with Paul Weiss's Beth Wilkinson and other high-profile Big Law alums, partner Eric Liebeler has left the firm.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

North Carolina Turns to Prominent Conservative Lawyer to Defend 'Bathroom' Law

A go-to lawyer for Republican governors facing scandal and controversy, solo practitioner Karl "Butch" Bowers Jr., will represent North Carolina Gov. Patrick McCrory as he defends a state law that requires transgender state employees to use the bathroom that corresponds to the gender on their birth certificates.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

The Fabulous Warin Brothers: Three Litigators Remember Their Mother

As the Manning brothers are to football, the Kennedys to politics, so too are the Warin brothers to law. The trio--Roger, Ed and Joe--are all top litigators, and they credit their mother with inspiring them.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Six Things to Watch in Oracle-Google Trial

From the star witness lists to the tough judge, here's what you should know about the tech titans' showdown.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Civil Rights Groups Praise, and Criticize, Garland Nomination

While praising U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland's qualifications as a judge, two major civil rights organizations this week raised concerns about the D.C. Circuit chief judge's record on criminal justice and other issues.
5 minute read

Law.com

Dewey's DiCarmine Looks to Fire Lawyer as Retrial Looms

A judge urged former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive director Stephen DiCarmine not to split with Bryan Cave's Austin Campriello, saying that the risks of representing himself were too great.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: George Cary of Cleary Gottlieb

Dispatching a multibillion-dollar threat to Sanofi-Aventis, Cary polished off claims that the company blocked rival drugmakers from competing to sell blood thinners to hospitals nationwide.
4 minute read

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