National Law Journal: Manafort to JAIL, Justice Dept., Threatening Supreme Court Action, Imposes Deadline in Sanctuary Cities Case

Judge Orders Paul Manafort to Jail in Wake of Witness Tampering Claims U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson told Manafort that he “abused the trust placed in you six months ago.” Read More

CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Justice Dept., Threatening Supreme Court Action, Imposes Deadline in Sanctuary Cities Case By Marcia Coyle The U.S. Justice Department told the Seventh Circuit that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a nationwide injunction... Read More

LITIGATION | NEWS Federal Appeals Court Rejects Insurers' Claims for Millions in ACA Payments By Kristen Rasmussen In an opinion likely to have far-reaching implications for similar pending litigation, a three-judge panel of the U.S.... Read More

ANTITRUST Rare Alliance Between Class Action Plaintiffs, US Chamber Prevails at Supreme Court By Tony Mauro The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday was a boost to class action plaintiffs in dispute over vitamin C. Foreign law... Read More

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | ANALYSIS John Roberts, Hypotheticals & More: 4 Takeaways From Minnesota Voter-Apparel Ruling By Marcia Coyle U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., leading the court in striking down Minnesota's ban on political apparel... Read More

LAW FIRM CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS | NEWS Antitrust Vet Richard Parker Leaves O'Melveny for Gibson Dunn By Ryan Lovelace The move comes days after the antitrust group Parker helped to lead at O'Melveny scored a mammoth M&A win for AT&T. Read More

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION | NEWS PTAB Chief Accusing Former Employer of Sexual Orientation, Disability Bias By Scott Graham Chief Judge David Ruschke alleges he was laid off from Medtronic's in-house department for pretextual reasons in 2015. Read More

CREDITORS' AND DEBTORS' RIGHTS | NEWS New Bill Would Protect Law Licenses of Student Loan Defaulters By Karen Sloan A bipartisan effort would prohibit states from revoking professional licenses from people who default on their federal... Read More

JUDGES | NEWS Alex Kozinski Pays Tribute to Late Colleague Stephen Reinhardt By Mike Scarcella From his essay, posted to the Concurring Opinions blog, it appears retired judge Alex Kozinski and Stephen Reinhardt... Read More

You Can’t Teach What You Don’t Remember, Constitutional Civics Committee Tells Lawyers at Florida Bar Convention | Daily Business Review Daily Business Review Lawyers went back to basics today in efforts to figure out best strategies for educating the public on the U.S. Constitution. Read More

Marketing Firm That Misappropriated Law Firm Names Enjoined in 3 States | Daily Report Daily Business Review Texas-based Exclusive Legal Marketing has been barred in three states from deceptive trade practices that channel prospective... Read More

Fifth Circuit Chastises Two Texas Attorneys For Filing Last-Minute Death Penalty Stay | Texas Lawyer Texas Lawyer The U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has chastised two Texas attorneys in connection with a last-minute... Read More

Supreme Court Justices Continue to Shed Stock Holdings, New Disclosures Show Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justices Samuel Alito Jr. and Stephen Breyer each reported selling stock holdings,... Read More

Senate Committee Questions Judiciary's Anti-Harassment Efforts After Kozinski Scandal "The judicial branch has a problem," said Sen. Charles Grassley at the beginning of Wednesday's Senate judiciary hearing.... Read More