By Cogan Schneier | December 18, 2017
Matthew Petersen, a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, could not define basic legal terms in his hearing before the Senate last week.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Paul M. Seby | December 15, 2017
Given the numerous potential twists and turns concerning this pending litigation and the timing of the proposed “two-step” repeal of the 2015 WOTUS Rule, the future of WOTUS regulation is far from certain.
By Cogan Schneier | December 15, 2017
Petersen, an FEC commissioner and former Wiley Rein summer associate, had trouble answering basic legal questions in his hearing this week, like defining motion in limine and Daubert standard.
By Celia Ampel | December 13, 2017
Federal Election Commissioner Matthew Petersen has never tried a case, has assisted on just a handful of depositions and was stumped by a Republican senator on a question about the basic trial term.
By Cogan Schneier | December 13, 2017
In a House hearing Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein defended the integrity of Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
By Cogan Schneier | Lisa Helem | December 12, 2017
D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland joined several other D.C. federal judges in presiding over appellate arguments in the case of Sebastian and Olivia, from William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."
By Cogan Schneier | December 12, 2017
Page served as an informal adviser during the 2016 election, and alleges telecommunications companies acted in concert with the government to interfere in last year's elections.
National Law Journal | Infographic
By Tony Mauro | December 11, 2017
While Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer have hired roughly equal numbers of men and women as law clerks since 2005, other chambers continue to be male-dominated. Explore hiring by the current justices using this interactive feature.
By Cogan Schneier | December 11, 2017
Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, appeared before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson Monday.
By Cogan Schneier | December 8, 2017
A formal opinion issued Friday from the ABA's ethics committee outlines when judges should, or shouldn't, use the internet for their own research.
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