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Mike Scarcella is a senior editor in Washington on ALM Media's regulatory desk. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MikeScarcella. Mike works on a slate of newsletters: Supreme Court Brief | Higher Law | Compliance Hot Spots | Labor of Law.
February 27, 2020 | The Recorder
"The express purpose of the [Equal Pay Act] was to eradicate the practice of paying women less simply because they are women," Judge Morgan Christen of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit wrote for the majority.
By Mike Scarcella
1 minute read
January 15, 2020 | National Law Journal
"This case presents a remarkably weak case for invalidating an Act of Congress. There is no actual contested removal, and the current director views herself as serving at the pleasure of the president," the Kirkland & Ellis partner told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
By Mike Scarcella
1 minute read
January 13, 2020 | The Recorder
Paul Weiss partner Kannon Shanmugam told the justices in a newly-filed cert petition: "The California Supreme Court once again thumbed its nose at the Federal Arbitration Act and this court."
By Mike Scarcella
1 minute read
January 9, 2020 | The Recorder
Friday is the first conference for the justices in the new year. Here's a look at some of the major petitions awaiting action.
By Marcia Coyle | Mike Scarcella
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December 30, 2019 | The Recorder
Biden's newly disclosed list of campaign bundlers includes Big Law chairmen, practice group leaders, prominent trial lawyers and tech and finance executives. The list of 250 names revealed the individuals and couples who have raised at least $25,000 for his presidential run.
By Mike Scarcella
1 minute read
December 6, 2019 | The Recorder
"There is overwhelming evidence that President Trump betrayed his oath of office," the professors said in an open letter sponsored by a progressive group.
By Mike Scarcella
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November 27, 2019 | National Law Journal
The complaint, filed by a team from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, raised a constitutional challenge to the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The office in 2017 sued Oracle over alleged discriminatory hiring and compensation practices.
By Mike Scarcella
1 minute read
November 23, 2019 | The Recorder
The Gibson Dunn team includes Los Angeles litigator Theodore Boutrous Jr., whose First Amendment media advocacy has pit him against the Trump administration.
By Mike Scarcella
1 minute read
November 1, 2019 | The Recorder
Legal recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa is suing former partner Lauren Drake for an alleged noncompete violation after she joined California-based rival MLegal in October. Major Lindsey's lawyers refute the contention, raised by Drake's lawyer, that the firm tolerated office misconduct.
By Mike Scarcella
1 minute read
October 24, 2019 | National Law Journal
The advocates for the employee argue in their court filings at the Supreme Court that the EEOC didn't confess any misgivings about its win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—only the Trump-era Justice Department did.
By Mike Scarcella
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The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
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Shipman is seeking an associate to join our Labor & Employment practice in our Hartford, New Haven, or Stamford office. Candidates shou...
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MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS