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By Ellis Kim | January 4, 2019
Conservatives boasted a big year on judicial nominations in 2018, a trend that will continue in 2019.
By Ellis Kim | December 14, 2018
What we know is that a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard arguments in a case arising out of a grand jury subpoena fight.
By Erin Mulvaney | December 13, 2018
Leaks from the Les Moonves misconduct investigation put Debevoise and Covington in the glare of the CBS Board. Plus: the NLRB has named a new solicitor, and Jones Day's in the spotlight for management-side advocacy as more newsrooms move to unionize. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, and more. Thanks for reading!
By Ellis Kim | December 7, 2018
The announcement that William Barr is Trump's pick to replace Jeff Sessions comes amid what's already expected to be a busy Friday.
By Ellis Kim | November 30, 2018
A busy week in Trump news is set to cap off with a potential sentencing date for Paul Manafort in Washington, D.C.
By Ellis Kim | November 15, 2018
The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel on Wednesday gave a thumbs-up on Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general, but it hardly resolves the continued debate over the constitutionality of his placement.
By Ellis Kim | November 8, 2018
A new era at the Justice Department raises new questions about the future of special counsel Robert Mueller III's probe.
By Ellis Kim | November 2, 2018
Get your ethics shop up and running. Keep Emmet Flood close by. Oh, and remember to polish off your resume, just in case.
By Ellis Kim | October 26, 2018
Now that Trump's vaunted judicial machine has been at work for nearly two years, we're starting to get a sense of the type of people the administration is looking for.
By Ellis Kim | October 19, 2018
Allison Jones Rushing's nomination, formally announced in August, became ensnared in the latest congressional clash over Trump's judicial picks this week when Rushing had her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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