By Tony Mauro | April 17, 2017
The case before the court deals with a narrow issue of deadlines for initiating litigation. Representing CalPERS, Thomas Goldstein of Goldstein & Russell told the justices litigation could overwhelm the courts if statutory deadlines for opt-out lawsuits are interpreted too strictly.
By Tony Mauro | April 17, 2017
The rookie judge was up on the minutiae of all three cases argued Monday and ready to engage with counsel. Here are four highlights from his first day on the bench.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 14, 2017
In a case closely watched by institutional investors, CalPERS is hoping to reverse the Second Circuit and extend the window for opt-out suits.
By Marcia Coyle | April 12, 2017
Thirteen years after suing the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority—and winning a $655 million jury award in 2015—the American victims and estates of victims of a series of bombings and shootings in Israel are asking the justices to overturn a federal appeals court decision that jettisoned them out of court.
By Tony Mauro | April 12, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will be closely watched Monday when the lawyer who most prominantly backed his nomination rises to argue in a civil procedure case.
By Tony Mauro | April 12, 2017
Being human, U.S. Supreme Court justices sometimes make mistakes—including the mispronunciation of words or names during oral argument.
By Marcia Coyle | April 11, 2017
Just days before Neil Gorsuch will plunge into the U.S. Supreme Court's menu of regulatory challenges, a Washington federal appeals judge on Tuesday turned to the newest justice to bolster her own concerns about the deference that courts give to agencies' interpretation of their rules.
By Tony Mauro | April 10, 2017
Following a private ceremony at the Supreme Court, Gorsuch took a public oath at the White House, a practice that some frown on because of its partisan hue.
By Tony Mauro | April 6, 2017
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.
By Marcia Coyle | April 6, 2017
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.
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