Under current law, the Supreme Court is exempt from certain ethics rules that govern judges on lower courts, including rules regarding recusal. Recently the court has come under increased scrutiny,…
According to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s version of originalism, the Constitution does not protect women from state sponsored discrimination. Originalism is a doctrine, or more accurately a family of…
Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, September 21st. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Brooks Kushman Diversity Officer Phyllis Golden Morey was honored among “2010 Women In Law”……
Highly regarded litigator and advisor, Elizabeth P. Papez, will join Winston & Strawn as a partner, the firm announced today. Papez recently served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the…
Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, June 15th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Some SNR Partners were considering leaving prior to the merger with Denton… Former White…
John Adams, a former associate counsel to President George W. Bush and assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in the…
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, June 2. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Fish & Richardson nabbed the communications team from McDermott… A recent poll found nearly two-thirds…
In a wide-ranging discussion with reporters and students at New York Law School, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said fewer justices are likely to attend State of the…
As reported in the school’s newspaper and by WSFA NBC, Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court will make a public speech on Tuesday at the University of…
Nobody expected her to be a wallflower, but Justice Sotomayor has exceeded expectations when it comes to questioning lawyers during oral arguments. In a report issued by the National Law…
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