National Law Journal

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | NEWS Sotomayor, in Dissent, Takes On Trump Travel Ban Tweets By Ellis Kim The majority and dissenting opinions revealed a rift on the bench over how much the president's pre- and post-inauguration... Read More

INTERNATIONAL LAW | COMMENTARY The Surprising News About the GDPR for U.S. Law Firms By Vince Neicho Going forward, firms that develop sound governance policies for handling information and take steps to protect data... Read More CIVIL RIGHTS | NEWS Big Law Rushes to Reunite Families Separated under Trump's Immigration Policy By Ellis Kim Firms including Paul Weiss; Kirkland & Ellis; and Covington & Burling have all gotten involved in some fashion after... Read More GOVERNMENT | NEWS Manafort Charges Survive Bid for Dismissal in Virginia By Ellis Kim Tuesday's decision from U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III moves the case against the former Trump campaign chairman... Read More

New commentary: Can the President Dismantle Immigration Hearings? The president, in short, wants immediate deportation without judges, potentially without due process at all. Does he... Read More

CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS

Justices Rule Against California's Disclosure Rules for Pregnancy Centers By Marcia Coyle "California has offered no justification that the notice plausibly furthers. It targets speakers, not speech, and imposes... Read More

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT | COMMENTARY Commentary: Can the President Dismantle Immigration Hearings? By David M. Shapiro The president, in short, wants immediate deportation without judges, potentially without due process at all. Does he... Read More

CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Clarence Thomas, Alone, Asserts National Injunctions Are 'Historically Dubious' By Marcia Coyle “These injunctions did not emerge until a century and a half after the founding," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote... Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Trump's Travel Ban "We express no view on the soundness of the policy. We simply hold today that plaintiffs have not demonstrated a likelihood... Read More

A Supreme Court Cert Trifecta for Williams & Connolly’s Kannon Shanmugam “It’s going to be a busy summer,” says Williams & Connolly partner Kannon Shanmugam. Read More

Supreme Court's Repudiation of 'Korematsu' Is Bittersweet for Rights Advocates "It's sort of a pyrrhic victory," said Supreme Court historian Peter Irons, who organized an effort to persuade the... Read More

CRIMINAL LAW | NEWS What the C-Suite Needs to Know About FCPA Prosecutions By C. Ryan Barber “The idea that they're not going heavy against the C-suite is nuts. They are. And it's got a deterrent effect.... Read More

ELECTION AND POLITICAL LAW | NEWS Paul Manafort to Appeal Judge's Decision Placing Him in Jail By Ellis Kim The former Trump campaign chairman's lawyers notified the district court of their plans Monday to appeal to the U.S.... Read More CRIMINAL APPEALS | NEWS Reed Smith Bolsters Readiness in Russia Case, Adding Appellate Duo By C. Ryan Barber Reed Smith appellate partners James Martin and Colin Wrabley are joining the firm's court work in a Russia-related case... Read More CIVIL RIGHTS | NEWS Company Defends Firing Employee Who Flipped Off Trump's Motorcade By Erin Mulvaney "Akima is not a governmental entity—it is a private company," the company's lawyers at Virginia-based IslerDare... Read More CRIMINAL APPEALS | NEWS Supreme Court Rejects 'Making a Murderer' Case By Tony Mauro The high court's action has the effect of leaving in place Brendan Dassey's sentence of life in prison with eligibility... Read More

Atlanta Lawyer Trolls President's Hotel Empire After Buying TrumpHotels.Org Atlanta attorney Loren Collins created a spoof Trump Hotel website aimed at "tender age" detention centers, saying they... Read More