National Law Journal

ANALYSIS NLJ 500: 2018 Survey of the Nation's Largest Law Firms By ALM Staff Welcome to the 2018 NLJ 500, an annual survey of law firm headcounts across the nation that debuted nearly 40 years... Read More

John Roberts, the New 'Swing' Vote? Not Likely. Try, Perhaps, 'Median.' By Marcia Coyle "I can't predict where Roberts will move left because these are pragmatic not principled considerations, but it would... Read More

COMMENTARY The Score After the Travel Ban Ruling? Trump: 1, Rule of Law: 0 By Bob Loeb The high court's hope that the president will honor his oath of office does not measure up the type of checks and balances... Read More

The Justices' Statements: Kennedy 'Earned a Rousing Bravo,' RBG Says "For the good he has done during the 43 years he has served as a member of the federal judiciary, he has earned a rousing... Read More

Nomination Adversaries Gear Up Quickly After Kennedy's Retirement News By Tony Mauro Leonard Leo, a longtime leader of the Federalist Society who worked on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, wrote, “President... Read More CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS 'The Constitution Doesn't Belong to a Bunch of Judges and Lawyers': Quotable Kennedy By Marcia Coyle From abortion to gay rights to campaign finance, Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement Wednesday, was... Read More CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Justice Anthony Kennedy Announces Retirement, Setting Stage for Nomination Battle By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro "Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case... Read More CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Justices, Overturning Precedent, Restrict Labor Union Power to Collect Fees By Marcia Coyle Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote that the majority recognized that the loss of payments from nonmembers may cause unions... Read More

CIVIL RIGHTS | NEWS Federal Hate Crime Charges Filed in Death of Legal Assistant in Charlottesville By Ellis Kim James Alex Fields Jr. is accused of driving a car into people protesting against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville,... Read More

GOVERNMENT | NEWS Manafort Charges Survive Bid for Dismissal in Virginia By Ellis Kim Tuesday's decision from U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III moves the case against the former Trump campaign chairman... Read More

Obergefell, Fisher & More: Anthony Kennedy's Top 10 Opinions During his nearly 30 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement Wednesday, authored... Read More

Justice Anthony Kennedy Announces Retirement, Setting Stage for Nomination Battle "Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case... Read More

Federal Hate Crime Charges Filed in Death of Legal Assistant in Charlottesville James Alex Fields Jr. is accused of driving a car into people protesting against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville,... Read More

Tension Runs High on Supreme Court's Final Day of the Term Just minutes before the Supreme Court session began, Justice Anthony Kennedy's wife Mary slipped into the justices'... Read More

Split SCOTUS Says More Work Needed in Georgia-Florida Water War The 5-4 decision appears to be a win for Florida, which claims Georgia is overusing water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint... Read More

Justices, Overturning Precedent, Restrict Labor Union Power to Collect Fees Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote that the majority recognized that the loss of payments from nonmembers may cause unions... Read More