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National Law Journal

When Democracy's Firewall Is Breached

The Senate's vote Thursday to pave the way for a simple majority vote on President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the position of associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is most unfortunate.
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New York Law Journal

Justice Sotomayor at the University at Albany

By | April 06, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke with Paul Grondahl, Albany newspaper columnist and director of the New York State Writers Institute, at the University at Albany Speakers Series in the SEFCU Arena on campus on Tuesday.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Welcome to the Fire Hose: What Awaits Gorsuch at the Supreme Court

Now that he's been confirmed by the Senate, incoming U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch won't have much time for celebrating. He'll need to get to work.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Welcome to the Fire Hose: What Awaits Gorsuch at the Supreme Court

Now that he's been confirmed by the Senate, incoming U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch won't have much time for celebrating. He'll need to get to work.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Noel Francisco, Trump's Solicitor General Pick, Is Sidelined for Now

The Trump administration didn't sideline former Jones Day partner Noel Francisco for any performance reasons. Rather, federal law bars Francisco from serving as the acting head of the office to which he has been nominated to lead on a permanent basis. The "acting" SG title has passed indefinitely to the lawyer Francisco chose as his principal deputy—former Sullivan & Cromwell special counsel Jeffrey Wall.
17 minute read

National Law Journal

Noel Francisco, Trump's Solicitor General Pick, Is Sidelined for Now

The Trump administration didn't sideline former Jones Day partner Noel Francisco for any performance reasons. Rather, federal law bars Francisco from serving as the acting head of the office to which he has been nominated to lead on a permanent basis. The "acting" SG title has passed indefinitely to the lawyer Francisco chose as his principal deputy—former Sullivan & Cromwell special counsel Jeffrey Wall.
17 minute read

National Law Journal

NLJ's Inaugural Monthly Issue: The Fog of Regulatory War

By | April 05, 2017
We open our inaugural monthly edition by beginning to map the new federal regulatory landscape under President Donald Trump. It's a task complicated by political disruption, new leaders and teams, an unpredictable Congress and, at press time, Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hanging in the balance.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Supreme Court Explores Venue in Patent Cases

Plaintiffs in patent-infringement cases enjoy tremendous discretion in ­selecting the venue in which they bring suit. The district that receives the most such cases—perhaps because of perceived plaintiff-friendly discovery rules—is the Eastern District of Texas.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

No Mention of Gorsuch at Sotomayor's Albany Law Talk

By | April 04, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked to law students about her family, the collegial relationship among her fellow justices and the roles of passion and empathy in a legal career, but she made no mention of the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings of Neil Gorsuch in an appearance at Albany Law School Monday evening.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Jevic: Supreme Court Dismisses Priority-Skipping in Structural Bankruptcy Exits

In the hotly-awaited decision Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., the U.S. Supreme Court held that "structured dismissals" of bankruptcy cases cannot distribute estate assets to certain creditors in derogation of the Bankruptcy Code's priority rules. This decision disrupts an existing practice in Chapter 11 cases with unconfirmable bankruptcy plans where parties negotiated settlements inconsistent with the code's priority scheme.
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