By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 7, 2017
Plaintiff's whistleblower and §1983 suit against the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a state representative in her official capacity was barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity but his action against representative in her personal capacity for firing him after he reported the alleged misuse of state funds to promote representative's church was not barred. Motion to dismiss granted in part and denied in part.
By C. Ryan Barber | July 6, 2017
The federal government's chief ethics watchdog resigned Thursday after clashing for months with President Donald Trump over his refusal to divest business interests and confronting the administration's initial resistance to publicly disclose waivers that allowed staff to interact with their former private employers.
By Cogan Schneier | July 5, 2017
A federal judge may decide by Friday whether to block President Donald Trump's newly created voting commission from asking states to hand over voters' personal data.
By Cheryl Miller | July 3, 2017
Dentons partner Jeffrey Bleich is criss-crossing California these days, introducing himself to voters who will decide next year whether he should be the state's next lieutenant governor. The Recorder recently caught up with the Democratic candidate before he took his campaign to Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
By John Council | July 3, 2017
The all-Republican Texas high court said it was bound to follow U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence allowing restrictions on corporate campaign contributions.
By Erin Mulvaney and Mike Scarcella | June 29, 2017
Janet Dhillon, a veteran corporate in-house lawyer who led the legal departments at US Airways and JCPenney and now oversees Burlington Stores Inc.'s team, was picked Wednesday for a seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In a recent talk, Dhillon, who got her start at Skadden Arps, gave advice to law firms that want to do business with her company. Here are the highlights.
By Marcia Coyle | June 28, 2017
If President Donald Trump gets to fill another U.S. Supreme Court seat, he will have an experienced hand in Kirkland & Ellis partner Beth Williams guiding any nominee through confirmation. Williams is Trump's pick to head the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy. Here are six things to know about Williams, whose nomination was considered Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 27, 2017
William Emanuel, a Los Angeles-based management-side attorney, will be President Donald Trump's second pick for the National Labor Relations Board, a move that would give the long incomplete five-member panel a Republican majority poised to adopt pro-employer stances.
By Katelyn Polantz | June 27, 2017
Venable's Justin Fairfax and McGuireWoods' John Adams are both on statewide ballots this year. What does that mean for their firms?
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 23, 2017
RICO Claim Not Stated Over Mail, Wire Fraud Arising From Diversion of Political Donations
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