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National Law Journal

Judge Gorsuch and the Wild, Wild West of Religious Liberty

OPINION: A solid defender of religious expression, the SCOTUS nominee also knows its limits.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Ginsburg Praises Women's March, Says She is Feeling 'Very Well'

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who came under fire last summer for her criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump, was asked about the march in a conversation last week with students at the University of Hawaii.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Neil Gorsuch Once Decried the Ever-Increasing Number of Criminal Laws

Neil Gorsuch, standing before an audience of conservative lawyers in Washington several years ago, decried the thousands of federal criminal statutes on the books. "And the spigot keeps pouring, with hundreds of new statutory crimes inked every few years," Gorsuch, now President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, said then. Gorsuch's confirmation would bring some comfort to the white-collar defense bar and business advocates.
14 minute read

Litigation Daily

A Look at the Lawyers Who Won Key Battle in Water War

From the beginning, the Kirkland team's strategy was to make it impossible for Florida to build its case against Georgia in an epic battle over water rights.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Gorsuch Clerk 'Family' Steps Into Spotlight

With Judge Neil Gorsuch's former law clerks putting aside politics to unite behind his SCOTUS nomination, we have a snapshot of their ranks and where they are now.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

What Should the Senate #AskGorsuch?

We canvassed prominent lawyers for what questions they would like to see asked during Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing. Their responses touch on politics, precedent, same-sex marriage, ethics and the court's shrinking caseload.
21 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

It's Time for John Roberts to Speak Up: Study

President Donald Trump's attacks on federal judges and the declining public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court suggest it's time for Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. to become a more aggressive and visible advocate for judicial independence, three political science scholars contend in a new study.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Legal Careers and Billable Hours Flow From Water Wars

Outside counsel for Florida and Georgia have racked up millions of dollars in legal bills, and some of the attorneys have become judges since the longrunning water fight began.
21 minute read

New York Law Journal

Class Certification: Will Gorsuch Pick Up Where Scalia Left Off?

Jeremy M. Creelan writes: For two decades leading up to Justice Antonin Scalia's death, the U.S. Supreme Court's class certification jurisprudence took shape as a dialogue between Justices Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg over the commonality and predominance requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a)(2) and (b)(3), respectively. With Scalia's passing, the court has hinted that it will embrace Ginsburg's pragmatic approach in future cases. But a surprisingly few clues indicate whether Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit will follow in Scalia's footsteps in this area.
27 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Increased Senate Partisanship Threatens Future of US Supreme Court

One year ago, Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly on a hunting excursion to Texas. That same day, in the early stages of a presidential campaign, the Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate announced that it would refuse to consider or ­confirm any replacement for Scalia until after President Barack Obama's successor took office in January 2017.
12 minute read

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