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New York Law Journal

Justice Scalia's Impact on Federal Arbitration Law

In their Arbitration column, Samuel Estreicher and David L. Noll write: In the immediate aftermath of Justice Antonin Scalia's death, many press accounts focused on his views on controversial matters such as the Second Amendment and LGBT rights. Scalia's most enduring contributions to federal law, however, may be in the workaday areas of civil and administrative procedure.
29 minute read

National Law Journal

Cagey on Vice Presidential Bid, Gingrich Says SCOTUS Vacancy Could Help Trump

Former GOP Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich hasn't ruled out the possibility of joining Donald Trump's presumptive Republican presidential ticket, but he is sure about one thing: There is no way Merrick Garland will be confirmed before November.
13 minute read

Law.com

Bob McDonnell Ruling Will Not Legalize Corruption

OPINION: You don't have to be a lover of the U.S. Supreme Court's noxious Citizens United v. FEC case to be troubled by the corruption prosecution of Virginia governor Bob McDonnell.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Global Lawyer: The 'Zombie' Alien Tort, Three Years After Kiobel

In 2016, the corporate alien tort is more alive than dead.
14 minute read

National Law Journal

Kagan: Law Professors Shouldn't All Cater to Judges

For all the legal academics who want to write about 18th century Bulgaria, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has your back. In remarks in Chicago on May 2, Kagan pushed back at Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.'s infamous putdown of law reviews as filled with useless writings.
7 minute read

Law.com

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

Supreme Court Brief

Supreme Court Specialists, Mostly Male, Dominated Arguments This Term

With oral arguments over for this term at the U.S. Supreme Court, Bancroft has topped the list of law firms with the most arguments at eight—a number rarely reached by any outfit other than the U.S. solicitor general's office.
36 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Denied Pro Bono Help, Wisconsin Prosecutors Appeal Campaign Finance Ruling

The petition's backdrop is the special-prosecutor investigation into whether Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker illegally coordinated fundraising and spending with outside groups on his behalf in the 2011-2012 recall campaigns.
14 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Why Merrick Garland Recuses | Staples-Office Depot Deal Abandoned

Merrick Garland lists his most important cases, and he identifies dozens of cases in which he recused for financial and other reasons. Staples and Office Depot abandon their merger plan after a Washington judge finds the deal would "substantially" hurt competition. And starting in December, the federal rules of appellate procedure will change—and that means lawyers have a new, reduced word count. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Play to Focus on Supreme Court's 1857 Slavery Ruling

The effects of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1857 decision in 'Dred Scott v. Sandford', which found that African Americans could not be U.S. citizens and therefore could not file suit in federal court, will be the subject of a one-act play scheduled for various times this month at The Actors Studio in Manhattan.
5 minute read

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