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Federal Circuit Fractures Again on Patent Eligibility in $30M Hit for Cisco

Scott Graham | March 20, 2019

The ruling means most of the $8 million in attorney fees also stay in place.

News

Freshman Rep. Katie Porter Is the Talk of the Congressional Investigations Bar

C. Ryan Barber | March 20, 2019

Leading white-collar and congressional investigations lawyers had U.S. Rep. Katie Porter on their minds at an American Bar Association event this week in Washington.

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In Trump vs. George Conway, Will Wachtell Be Caught in the Crossfire?

Dan Packel | March 20, 2019

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Wachtell's Conway "a stone cold LOSER" and "husband from hell!" Conway's response? A retweet with the comment, "The President of the United States."

Q&A

How I Made Partner: Fisher & Phillips' Jessica Causgrove

Jonathan Ringel | March 20, 2019

"It is important to get out of your office and into your communities to meet people."

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Law.com Editors| March 20, 2019

Get more from your free Think Lean daily messages. Learn how these daily reminders can help you grow your practice and drive repeat business.

Analysis

What’s Next for Fintech Regulation: A Q&A With Manatt’s Anita Boomstein

MP McQueen | March 19, 2019

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips global payments partner Anita Boomstein brings us up to date on the battle between federal and state regulators to oversee fintech.

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Federal Jury Finds Roundup Was 'Substantial Factor' in Man's Cancer

Ross Todd| March 19, 2019

Tuesday's verdict is a significant blow to Monsanto parent company Bayer AG, which last year was hit with a $289 million verdict in San Francisco Superior Court in a Roundup case outside the MDL proceedings.

Judge Scolds US Lawyers Over Delay in Pay-Data Compliance

Erin Mulvaney | March 19, 2019

“I am not in the business of running the EEOC nor do I want to set an unrealistic deadline. I can, but I don’t think you want me to do that,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said at a court hearing in Washington.

Call for Nominations: The National Law Journal's D.C. Rising Stars 2019

Pearl Wu | March 19, 2019

The National Law Journal Rising Stars program recognizes the Washington, D.C. region's 40 most promising lawyers age 40 and under as of May 31. To…

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Georgetown Law Expands Campus With Record-Setting Gift

Karen Sloan | March 19, 2019

Georgetown University paid $70 million to buy a vacant building across from the existing law campus, where its institutes and centers will relocate.

Justice Breyer, in Dissent, Tangles With Kavanaugh Over Immigration

Marcia Coyle | March 19, 2019

"The question before us is not 'narrow,'" Justice Stephen Breyer said in his dissent, responding to Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

News

Trump Taps Quinn Emanuel's Landau as Ambassador to Mexico

Dan Packel | March 19, 2019

Christopher Landau, the former chairman of Kirkland & Ellis' appellate practice, is the latest prominent law firm partner to get the nod for a key diplomatic post.

News

Read the Docs: Mueller Began Investigating Michael Cohen Months After Trump Took Office

Colby Hamilton | March 19, 2019

Among the most substantially redacted section is prosecutors’ supporting information for the campaign finance violations Cohen would later plead guilty to.

News

Supreme Court Asks SG for Views on Another Section 101 Case

Scott Graham | March 18, 2019

Could the high court be gearing up to weigh in on patent eligibility for the first time in five years?

News

SEC Allowed to Pursue Fraud Claims Against Rio Tinto, Former Executives

Tom McParland | March 18, 2019

A federal judge in Manhattan has allowed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to proceed with a lawsuit accusing the multinational mining firm Rio Tinto and two former executives of fraud in connection with its failed investment in a Mozambique coal project.

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Manatt Sues Brown Rudnick Over Ex-Partner's Contingency Win

Ryan Lovelace | March 18, 2019

The case marks the second time in last five years that a lateral move involving D.C. litigator Benjamin Chew has led to headaches.

‘I Don’t Want My Client to Be Blindsided’: Executives and Their Lawyers Brace for Rep. Katie Porter's Questions

C. Ryan Barber | March 18, 2019

The California Democrat's distinctive questions are tripping up executives. White-collar and congressional lawyers have taken notice—and here's what they have to say about it.

Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman Hire Big Law Defenders in College Fraud Case

C. Ryan Barber | Nate Robson | March 18, 2019

Big Law defenders from Latham & Watkins and Foley Hoag are getting the work representing Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, respectively, in the college admissions fraud case in Boston.

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US Judge Orders Partial Release of Michael Cohen Search Warrants

Colby Hamilton| March 18, 2019

U.S. District Judge William Pauley ordered the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office to post the redacted versions on the public docket by Tuesday.

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Sotomayor Is 'Profoundly Troubled' by Georgia Death Penalty Case

Tony Mauro | March 18, 2019

"I concur in the denial of Tharpe’s petition. I write because I am profoundly troubled by the underlying facts of this case," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Monday.

Commentary

Talking Cars: The FCC Holds a Key to Unlocking the Promise of Autonomous Vehicles

Eric Tanenblatt and Todd Daubert, Dentons| March 18, 2019

One key to facilitating connected transportation and autonomous vehicles is efficient management of the spectrum upon which the vehicles will rely, and regulators will be called upon to adopt, implement and, on an ongoing basis, refine the spectrum's rules.

News

Crowell Sees Revenue Drop, Rebalancing After Big Gains

Ryan Lovelace | March 15, 2019

Chairman Phil Inglima said the firm surpassed its own budget and revenue expectations last year.

Podcast

JD, Meh! Here’s What It Really Takes to Make It as a GC

Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones | March 15, 2019

Being an effective GC requires more than being a skilled lawyer. It takes business savvy.

New Dismissal of Kavanaugh Ethics Claims Divides 10th Circuit Panel

Marcia Coyle | March 15, 2019

"I am left to conclude that the entire council should be disqualified from participating in consideration of the current petitions for review," Judge Mary Beck Briscoe wrote in her dissent.

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Russian Billionaire Deripaska Sues Mnuchin Over 'Devastating' Sanctions

Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella | March 15, 2019

Oleg Deripaska claims the U.S. Treasury's block on his property and assets have contributed to the devastation of his wealth and reputation.

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DC Circuit Rebuffs Lawyer's Challenge to Trump's Financial Disclosures

Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson | March 15, 2019

The court said it has no power under federal law to compel now-President Donald Trump to amend the financial disclosures he filed as a candidate in 2016.

News

Sidley Snags Energy and Project Finance Partners From Orrick

Scott Flaherty | March 14, 2019

The additions in New York and D.C. include Tara Higgins, who previously co-led Orrick’s global power practice.

News

Scott Boalick Named Chief Judge of Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Scott Graham | March 14, 2019

He'll supervise more than 200 administrative patent judges who review examiner decisions and challenges to patent validity.

Q&A

Coming Soon to a Courtroom Near You? What Lawyers Should Know About Deepfake Videos

Vanessa Blum | March 14, 2019

Are rules that guard against forged or tampered evidence enough to prevent deepfake videos from making their way into court cases?

News

Dozens of Class Actions Build on Supreme Court's 'Janus' Union Ruling

Marcia Coyle | March 14, 2019

Three new petitions at the U.S. Supreme Court are tied to the justices' ruling last term against mandatory public-sector union fees.

Ginsburg's Fans Will Mark Her 86th Birthday Friday, 'Planking' at SCOTUS

Tony Mauro | March 14, 2019

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said the most important person in her life now is her trainer.

Q&A

Forget Prom. This 16-Year-Old Is Headed to Law School

Karen Sloan | March 14, 2019

Haley Taylor Schlitz was accepted at five law schools but opted to enroll at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, in part so she can still live at home with her parents.

High Court Gives Go-Ahead to Sandy Hook Families Seeking Damages From Gun Makers

Raychel Lean | March 14, 2019

"There is no allegation in this case that there was any reason to expect that Lanza’s mother was likely to use the rifle in an unsafe manner," the opinion said.

News

Roger Stone Gets November Trial Date, Shaded by Judge

Ellis Kim | March 14, 2019

Judge Amy Berman Jackson told Stone’s attorneys there's “no exception for awkward” when it came to notifying the court about the release of a book that could potentially violate his gag order.

Commentary

Public Safety Depends on Juries Chosen Without Racial Discrimination

David W. Ogden| March 14, 2019

The upcoming arguments in Flowers v. Mississippi could reaffirm the nation’s commitment to impartial justice.

News

Five Takeaways From Andrei Iancu's Testimony to Senate IP Subcommittee

Scott Graham | March 14, 2019

The USPTO director has won supporters on the Senate Judiciary Committee. But will he be able to stop them from using the phrase "patent troll"?

News

Manafort Judge Says Foreign Lobbying Law Is No 'Pesky Regulation'

C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim | March 13, 2019

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson used forceful language to recognize FARA’s newly elevated status while sentencing Paul Manafort.

Analysis

Boeing Expected to Face Legal Troubles Over 737 Max 8

Amanda Bronstad | March 13, 2019

Boeing faces lawsuits from passengers, particularly since eight of them on the Ethiopian Air flight were Americans. But airlines also could bring legal actions over revenue losses incurred due to the grounding, according to lawyers who specialize in aviation.

News

Meet the Big Law Alums Prosecuting the College Admissions Scandal

Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson | March 13, 2019

Meet the four assistant U.S. attorneys—some of them Big Law alums—who are assigned to the college admissions fraud case in Boston.

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Former Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly Joins Akin Gump

Ryan Lovelace | March 13, 2019

Donnelly is joining the country's top-earning firm for federal lobbying in the wake of his failed Senate re-election bid.

Neomi Rao, Overcoming Character Questions, Is Confirmed to DC Circuit

Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella | March 13, 2019

Rao, confirmed Wednesday in a 53-46 vote, becomes the Trump administration's second successful appointment to the D.C. Circuit.

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DC Judge Dismisses 'Plea for Leniency' While Imposing Manafort Sentence

Ellis Kim | C. Ryan Barber | March 13, 2019

The former Trump campaign chairman will spend 7.5 years in prison between his two sentences.

How the Judiciary Changed Conduct Rules to Pierce Culture of Confidentiality

Tony Mauro | March 13, 2019

“We are not done,” said Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. “We won’t be done until we do everything we can do.”

Live Coverage

House Panel Takes Up Talc Safety

Amanda Bronstad | March 12, 2019

Testifying at Tuesday's hearing was a plaintiffs expert in the talcum powder multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson, and the son of an ovarian cancer victim whose husband won a $72 million verdict against J&J.

News

Confirmation of Lowenstein's Paul Matey Flips 3rd Circuit to Republicans

Charles Toutant | March 12, 2019

Matey's confirmation means the Third Circuit shifts to a 7-6 majority of Republican appointees.

Texas Federal Judge, After Rebuke, Slams 5th Circuit for 'Inaccurate' Statements

Erin Mulvaney | March 12, 2019

“In almost 20 years on the bench, this court has not had to issue any other writing like this one," U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison of the Southern District of Texas wrote in an order, responding to criticism from the Fifth Circuit.

New O'Connor Book Chronicles Her Dementia Onset, Frustration With Alito

Marcia Coyle | March 12, 2019

Evan Thomas, author of the forthcoming "First," had Sandra Day O'Connor's cooperation and permission to speak with colleagues, friends and clerks.

News

Divided Sixth Circuit Rules Against Planned Parenthood in Ohio Funding Fight

R. Robin McDonald | March 12, 2019

A split en banc ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has cleared the way for Ohio to cut funding to health care groups that provide abortions.

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‘Urgent,’ ‘Problematic’: Roger Stone’s Attorneys Scrambled After Gag Order Scolding

Ellis Kim | March 12, 2019

Email exchanges included in court papers filed Monday evening detail the frenzied effort by Stone’s attorneys to get information from publishers on when the book, with a new intro critical of the special counsel, was sent to stores.

News

States Unlikely to Enjoy Sovereign Immunity at PTO

Scott Graham | March 12, 2019

Three Federal Circuit judges strongly hinted Monday that last year's decision on tribal sovereign immunity will foreclose state efforts to keep their patents away from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

California Teachers Ride SCOTUS Union-Fee Ruling in New Class Action

Cheryl Miller | March 11, 2019

"This is just another lawsuit from the Freedom Foundation to continue the attack on public education and public employees," the California Teachers Association spokeswoman said.

Venable Retreats in Venezuela Fight in DC Circuit, Dropping Maduro

Dylan Jackson| March 11, 2019

Venable, representing Nicolas Maduro, and Arnold & Porter, representing Juan Guaido, disagreed over which leader represents Venezuela in U.S. courts and which law firm should therefore be counsel.

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Selendy & Gay Expands Supreme Court Practice with Former NY Solicitor General

Scott Flaherty| March 11, 2019

The firm, which just entered its second year, has added Caitlin Halligan, a former New York State Solicitor General who had been co-leading Gibson Dunn's appellate and constitutional law practice.

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Georgetown Law Mourns Student Killed in Ethiopian Airlines Crash

Karen Sloan | March 11, 2019

Cedric Asiavugwa was active in the law school's social justice community and planned to return to Kenya to assist refugees after graduation, according to dean William Treanor.

Webcast

Legal Tech Operations of the Future - Are You Ready for Law 3.0?

Brought to you & Sponsored By: Casepoint| March 11, 2019

Savvy law leaders should join this webcast to explore how inefficient and antiquated business operations are hindering success, areas to consolidate and streamline operations, and how emerging technologies can help achieve these operational efficiencies.

News

Past, Present and Future Nominations Revolving Around Big Law

Ryan Lovelace | March 08, 2019

Some of the biggest firms in the country sent attorneys to some of the biggest positions in the government this week.

News

DOJ’s Brian Benczkowski Pledges ‘Fair Shake’ for Cooperating Companies

C. Ryan Barber | March 08, 2019

"Aggravating factors like high-level executive involvement in the misconduct will not necessarily preclude a declination," Brian Benczkowski, who leads the Justice Department's criminal division, said at a white-collar conference in New Orleans.

Early Thoughts on Labor Department's New Overtime Proposal

Erin Mulvaney | March 08, 2019

Management-side and workers' rights advocates have a lot to say about the U.S. Labor Department's new proposal to boost overtime eligibility. Here's a snapshot.

'Laughter Is a Blood Sport' at the Supreme Court, Scholars Say in New Study

Marcia Coyle | March 08, 2019

Humor at the U.S. Supreme Court is less an "indication not of lighthearted, good-natured jesting" than a "rhetorical weapon," legal scholars Tonja Jacobi and Matthew Sag contend.

News

Trump Watch: A Look Inside Judge T.S. Ellis' Courtroom During Manafort's Sentencing

Ellis Kim | March 08, 2019

The courtroom was packed, as spectators and reporters alike formed a queue outside. One juror from Manafort’s trial even attended the spectacle.

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Paul Manafort Gets 47 Months, but Second Sentencing Awaits

C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim | March 07, 2019

The term is more than 15 years short of the minimum recommended by the special counsel.

News

Columbia Law School, for 6th Year, Tops Go-To Law Schools Ranking

Karen Sloan| March 07, 2019

Columbia Law School tops the Go-To Law Schools list for the sixth straight year, sending a higher percentage of 2018 graduates to Big Law than any other campus. Meanwhile, the University of Pennsylvania Law School moved up to the No. 2 slot.

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The Top 50 Go-To Law Schools

Karen Sloan| March 07, 2019

These schools sent the highest percentage of 2018 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 100 firms.

News

Big Changes in Summer Associate Hiring Are On the Way—Slowly

Karen Sloan| March 07, 2019

Law firm recruiters and career services officials at law schools say they don't expect major changes in the on-campus interviewing process this year, despite the recent overhaul of the National Association for Law Placement's recruiting guidelines. But the summer associate hiring process could look much different in two or three years, they say.

'We Are Doing Better' Now on Minority Law Clerk Hiring, Kagan Says

Tony Mauro | March 07, 2019

In rare public hearing, Kagan and Alito talk law clerks, cameras and ethics. Roberts is considering the creation of a SCOTUS code of conduct.

US Labor Judge Warns Lawyers About 'Tone' in Oracle Discrimination Case

Erin Mulvaney | March 07, 2019

“I remind the government particularly that, ‘counsel for the government has an interest only in the law being observed, not in victory or defeat in any particular litigation,’” a U.S. Labor Department judge wrote in a new ruling in the agency's long-running case against Oracle.

Another Jones Day Alum Snags Sixth Circuit Seat

Raychel Lean | March 07, 2019

The U.S. Senate confirmed Eric E. Murphy for the Sixth Circuit bench, voting 52-46 Thursday.

$50M Gift to Scalia Law School Will Fund 13 New Faculty Members

Tony Mauro | March 07, 2019

The gift is a bequest from the estate of the late Judge Allison M. Rouse in California and his wife Dorothy B. Rouse.

News

Huawei Taps Jones Day, Morgan Lewis in Challenge to US Defense Law

Dan Packel | March 07, 2019

In challenging a section of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the Chinese telecom giant has turned to two firms with close ties to the Trump administration.

News

FTC Official Leaves Competition Bureau for Akin Gump

Ryan Lovelace | March 07, 2019

Haidee Schwartz spent three years at the Federal Trade Commission, most recently at acting deputy director of the Bureau of Competition.

News

Manafort Faces First Sentencing Judge: 3 Things to Watch

Ellis Kim | March 06, 2019

Paul Manafort will learn his fate Thursday afternoon, when a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentences the former Trump campaign chair for financial…

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DOJ's Chad Readler, Ex-Jones Day Partner, Confirmed to 6th Circuit

Nate Robson | March 06, 2019

Readler, who worked in Jones Day's offices in Columbus, Ohio, was confirmed 52-47.

New Jersey Leads Challenge to DOL's Rollback of Workplace Injury Reporting

Charles Toutant | March 06, 2019

The lawsuit by New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and New York says the Department of Labor acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in ending the reporting rule.

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Judges, Clerks Warned to Avoid Partisan Training Programs

Ellis Kim | March 06, 2019

The Judicial Conference of the United States’ Committee on Codes of Conduct published an advisory opinion after senators raised concerns about a Heritage Foundation program catered to future clerks.

Judge's Pay-Data Ruling, a Trump Rebuke, Puts New Squeeze on Employers

Erin Mulvaney | March 06, 2019

"I imagine there are a lot of questions being posted and everyone is trying to figure out what this means,” one labor and employment lawyer says.

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Drinker Biddle Takes 17 Litigators, Led by Jorden, From Carlton Fields

Lizzy McLellan | March 06, 2019

Five years after the merger that created Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, Washington-based James Jorden and Frank Burt are betting on Philadelphia’s Drinker Biddle.

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Women Attorneys Secure Record Number of Lead Counsel Appointments in MDLs in 2018

Amanda Bronstad | March 06, 2019

According to Law.com data based on federal court records, women took 31 percent of the top MDL positions, both executive committee member and lead counsel combined, compared to 23 percent in 2017.

Jessie Liu's Women Lawyers' Group Opposed Alito—and 5 Other Things to Know

Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber | March 06, 2019

Jessie Liu, a former partner at Morrison & Foerster and Jenner & Block, is the Trump administration's pick for associate attorney general. Here are six things to know.

Chai Feldblum Reflects on What’s Next for Harassment, LGBT Rights

Erin Mulvaney | March 06, 2019

"After the #MeToo movement began, suddenly, employers started to focus. The media started to focus. The average person on the street started to focus. Now, people have the opportunity, after focusing, to do something." —Chai Feldblum

Foreign-Owned Company Warns Justices of Potential 'Havoc' Amid Subpoena Spat

C. Ryan Barber | March 06, 2019

White-collar lawyers tracking the Mueller-related feud say lower court rulings give prosecutors more power in challenging foreign-owned companies.

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NY Agency Issues Subpoena to Trump Organization's Insurance Broker

Dan M. Clark | March 05, 2019

The subpoena was issued less than a week after Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, testified before members of Congress that the Trump Organization had previously provided inflated assets to an insurance company.

News

GrayRobinson Posts Flat Revenue as Firm Streamlines Operations

Dylan Jackson | March 05, 2019

GrayRobinson president Mayanne Downs said the firm's new Washington, D.C., office is "a serious long bet on the part of the firm."

News

The IRS Keeps Winning Marijuana Cases in US Appeals Courts

Cheryl Miller | March 05, 2019

The Tenth Circuit ruling was the latest blow for marijuana-related businesses seeking to take the full range of tax deductions available to other companies.

News

Pierce Bainbridge Grows Again With Partners in DC, New York

Meghan Tribe | March 05, 2019

New additions from Baker McKenzie and Ropes & Gray bring the firm's partner total to 31 and give it a nascent D.C. office.

News

Williams & Connolly's Allison Rushing Is Confirmed to 4th Circuit Seat

Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson | March 05, 2019

Rushing, who was confirmed in a vote of 53-44, is one of the youngest judges President Donald Trump has gotten on the bench.

Appellate Judges Have a Thing About Citing 'My Cousin Vinny': Merrick Garland Edition

Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella | March 05, 2019

A ruling from D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland is the latest entry in the category "appeals judges who have cited 'My Cousin Vinny'" in an opinion.

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Judge Scolds Roger Stone’s Defense Team Over 'Unexplained Inconsistencies'

Nate Robson | March 05, 2019

Judge Amy Berman Jackson scolded Stone and his legal team for their delay in notifying the court that the former Trump adviser planned to re-publish and sell a book with a new introduction critical of the special counsel.

Supreme Court’s Last ‘Crier’ Has Stories to Tell About Long-Gone Justices

Tony Mauro | March 05, 2019

Unlike many court traditions, the crier no longer exists. Meet George Hutchinson, the last crier of the court, who served in that role from 1952 to 1962.

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EU Approves System to Screen Foreign Investment, With Eyes on China

Simon Taylor| March 05, 2019

Under the new rules, member states will have to inform the others when they are screening foreign investment projects for security reasons, and the European Commission will have the right to issue opinions on how to handle foreign investment where it affects more than one member state or involves an EU-wide project.

To the Head of the Class: Tech for Legal Educators

Matthew Diller| March 05, 2019

'Law schools must do better to adapt their curricula to technological change. If they don’t, they risk underserving the students in their care and, by extension, disappointing the future employers of those students. Ultimately and most egregiously, they risk failing the clients those students will one day represent.'

Pilot Popped for Flying With Cannabis Chocolate Bars Loses DC Circuit Case

C. Ryan Barber | March 05, 2019

"That the marijuana was purchased in Colorado does not change the fact that marijuana is illegal under federal law and in federal airspace," Judge David Sentelle wrote for the unanimous three-judge federal appeals panel.

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Jane Sullivan Roberts, Wife of Chief Justice, Opens DC Outpost for Recruiter MLegal

Ryan Lovelace | March 05, 2019

Roberts, a former Pillsbury partner, had been a recruiter with Major, Lindsey & Africa since 2007.

Three IP Diligence Challenges to Navigate in 2019

Jonathan M. Gordon and Jesse Welsh-Keyser| March 05, 2019

With technology and intellectual property continuing to be central to many of these deals, IP diligence is a critical component in every M&A transaction involving software or other technologies.

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Supreme Court Will Decide if USPTO Can Collect Legal Fees

Scott Graham | March 04, 2019

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office did not go after attorneys' fees in special district court proceedings for more than a century but recently changed its policy.

Federal Judge Hits Trump Agency for 'Illegal' Move to Stop New Pay-Data Rule

Erin Mulvaney | March 04, 2019

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's ruling Monday was the latest blow to the Trump administration's maneuvering to block Obama-era rules.

News

No Shortcut to Copyright Registration, High Court Rules

Scott Graham | March 04, 2019

Applying and paying is not enough to clear the way for an infringement suit, the U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled in a blow to owners. The copyright register must also sign off, which can take weeks.

Trump Labor Dept. Lawyer Sanctioned for ‘Bad Judgment’ in Litigating Private Suit

Erin Mulvaney | March 04, 2019

Career ethics officials at the US Labor Department determined Michael Avakian, the associate deputy secretary, had "not knowingly violated a criminal statute or particular ethics rule" in filing papers on behalf of a private client while serving in the government.

News

Where Have All the Jones Day Trump Lawyers Gone?

Roy Strom | March 04, 2019

Don McGahn has left the White House, but Jones Day refugees still populate many positions in President Donald Trump's government.

DOJ Fraud Leader Tempers Defense Dreams of More Whistleblower Dismissals

C. Ryan Barber | March 04, 2019

“Dismissal will remain the exception, not the new rule," said Michael Granston, director of the fraud section in the Justice Department’s civil division.

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'Full Costs' Doesn't Mean All Imaginable Costs, Supreme Court Rules

Scott Graham | March 04, 2019

The court's unanimous interpretation of Section 505 of the Copyright Act will cost Oracle Corp. about $12.8 million.