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National Law Journal

Mark Zuckerberg Brings In-House Legal, Lobbying Entourage to Capitol Hill

As he testifies before nearly half the U.S. Senate, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has his company's in-house legal and lobbying teams at his back.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Transgender Troops Probe Conservative Groups' Contacts With Trump Administration

"The executive action at issue took place under circumstances that strongly suggest that the explanation given by the executive for its action is untrue," lawyers for the plaintiffs wrote in seeking to compel Heritage Foundation and Family Research Council to respond to a subpoena.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judicial Nominations Are Being Thrown Off-Balance

It is a fundamental principle that the judicial component of government is independent in order to insulate its members from punitive actions by the legislative and executive branches of the government.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Appeals Court Sides With Cops on Using Biker Photos in Lobbying

The ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit sided with Michael Fewless, who in 2011 was captain of the governmental affairs section of the Orange County Sheriff's Office and lobbied the Legislature, and John McMahon, an intelligence agent who selected and emailed the photos to Fewless.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Paul Manafort's Move to Restrain Mueller Meets Skeptical Judge

"Chasing indictment after indictment is not an adequate remedy," Manafort lawyer Kevin Downing argued in court Wednesday, urging a judge to restrain Robert Mueller's ongoing Russia investigation.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Capitol Report

State bar urges Appellate Division to re-evaluate conflicts of law on malpractice statute of limitation claim
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Recently Released Audit Questions State Anti-Fraud Efforts in Medicaid

Florida's Medicaid program has been rapped by auditors who questioned what the state got for millions of dollars spent with a company whose lobbyists included two former Republican House speakers and a former top health care regulator.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Howard Protests; Conway's Missing Tweets; More Trump Churn

Washington Wrap is a weekly look at the biggest legal industry news and Big Law moves shaping the legal business in Washington, D.C.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Financial Industry Pushes for More Secrecy at Mulvaney's Consumer Bureau

Here's a snapshot of some of what the financial industry has told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about its civil investigative demands, long a target of criticism.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California Court Leaders Mum on Judiciary Harassment Settlements

In providing the sexual harassment settlement amounts in aggregate, lawyers for the Judicial Council declined to identify the judges, the terms of the settlements or the nature of the allegations.
3 minute read

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