By R. Robin McDonald | July 13, 2017
Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 18-2 Thursday to send Kevin Newsom's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to the full Senate for confirmation.
By C. Ryan Barber | July 13, 2017
Jerome Paul Compton, the Trump administration's pick for general counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, pulled in nearly $1.2 million between January 2016 and late March of this year from his work in the Birmingham offices of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, according to a financial disclosure form. Compton's confirmation hearing is set for July 18.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 12, 2017
Just 10 days after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, Sen. Richard Shelby's chief of staff placed a call to Kevin Newsom, Alabama's former solicitor general, to arrange a visit. The Alabama senator, she said, wanted to discuss a vacancy on the Eleventh Circuit bench.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | July 12, 2017
Miami prosecutors got a smack down with a federal appeals court reversal saying they didn't do their job. Judge Charles Wilson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the state had not met its burden of proof and tossed a drug trafficking conviction, freeing a man from a 12-year prison sentence.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 11, 2017
U.S. Justice Department lawyers prosecuting former NSA contractor Reality Winner over alleged leaks of classified information regarding Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election are arguing her defense team should not be allowed to discuss any classified information, even if it was in news reports.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | July 10, 2017
Senior U.S District Court Judge William O'Kelley of the Northern District of Georgia, who died Wednesday, was remembered by friends last week for his sharp legal mind, keen wit, strong mentoring, gregarious personality and good company on long trips.
By Justin S. Daniels and Jason R. Edgecombe, Baker Donelson | July 10, 2017
In the rush to respond to a hack, the victim needs to assess whether the involvement of law enforcement is appropriate.
By CHRISTINE SIMMONS | July 7, 2017
In the age of at-your-fingertips social media, some defense attorneys are struggling with a new challenge: controlling their own clients.Just ask Martin Shkreli's lawyer.
By Jonathan Ringel | July 7, 2017
The federal appeals court for the Southeast has started providing audio recordings of oral arguments on its website.
By Todd Cunningham | July 6, 2017
Given the recent sharp increase in the volume and venom of President Donald Trump's shots at the media, is the timing right for journalists to consider suing him for issuing defamatory statements?
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