National Law Journal

Trump's Latest Judicial Nominees Heavy on Big Law, Include Perkins Coie Partner for Ninth Circuit As part of his latest wave of judicial nominations, President Donald Trump has tapped Eric Miller, the Seattle-based... Read More

Appeals Court Confronts Clash Over Pot Laws, and Feds Win Minnesota judge had no discretion to OK probationer's medical marijuana use, Eighth Circuit panel says. Read More

St. Louis Jury Issues $4.7 Billion Verdict After Trial Linking Talc to 22 Cancer Cases By Max Mitchell The 12-member jury awarded $550 million in compensatory damages, as well as $4.14 billion in punitive damages against... Read More

NEWS Russian Hackers Indicted Over 2016 Hacks of DNA, Clinton Emails By Ellis Kim | Colby Hamilton All 12 are members of the Russian military intelligence service GRU, the DOJ said. Read More LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT | NEWS Kavanaugh at Kirkland; Troutman Hires; MoFo Moves By Ryan Lovelace In this week's Washington Wrap: the Big Law minority on the Supreme Court, plus our roundup of DC law firm moves. Read More

ELECTION AND POLITICAL LAW | NEWS Kavanaugh's Female Clerks Tout His Advocacy for Female Lawyers By Mike Scarcella | Marcia Coyle "In our view, the judge has been one of the strongest advocates in the federal judiciary for women lawyers," 18 female... Read More

CIVIL APPEALS

Brett Kavanaugh 'Looks for Ways to Rule for Employers' By Erin Mulvaney Advocates for business interests would find comfort in a would-be justice who could move the court from reliably pro-business... Read More

GOVERNMENT | NEWS Brett on the Bench: Lawyers Describe What It's Like Arguing Before Kavanaugh By Ellis Kim What should a lawyer approaching the U.S. Supreme Court's lectern expect from an “Associate Justice Kavanaugh... Read More

SPONSORED BY MOLOLAMKEN Supreme Court Business Briefing The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Term yielded a number of cases substantially affecting business. E-commerce, arbitration, patents, and securities figured prominently. The MoloLamken Supreme Court Business Briefing succinctly explains the impact of those decisions on the litigation landscape and business environment. Read this analysis from one of the Nation’s leading litigation boutiques. READ MORE

Brett on the Bench: Lawyers Describe What It's Like Arguing Before Kavanaugh What should a lawyer approaching the U.S. Supreme Court's lectern expect from an “Associate Justice Kavanaugh... Read More

GOVERNMENT | NEWS Cleary's Lewis Liman, SDNY Nominee, Reports $37.7M Net Worth, $2.8M Partner Income By Christine Simmons Liman's partnership income and total assets dwarf those of some other law firm partners nominated by Trump for the federal... Read More

JUDICIAL ETHICS | NEWS Federal Court Nominees From Buchanan, Dilworth Disclose Firm Pay By Lizzy McLellan New mandatory filings include financial disclosures for law firm partners David Porter, up for a Third Circuit seat,... Read More

ATTORNEY COMPENSATION- IN-HOUSE Eric Komitee, Trump Pick for NY Court, Made Millions as Hedge Fund GC By C. Ryan Barber Komitee joined the New York-based hedge fund in 2008 following an eight-year stint in the U.S. Attorney's Office in... Read More

LAW FIRM COMPETITION | NEWS DOJ Antitrust Vet Joins Morrison & Foerster in DC By Ryan Lovelace Lisa Phelan prosecuted hundreds of cases over more than two decades at the Justice Department. Read More

CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Kavanaugh Has Long Questioned Agency Power. Just Look at His First Opinion. By C. Ryan Barber Brett Kavanaugh, on a panel with fellow judges Thomas Griffith and Douglas Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for... Read More

Respect for the Rule of Law is a Two-Way Street | New Jersey Law Journal American lawyers speak regularly of the rule of law and our fervent support for that. What goes unexplored is the clash... Read More

Connecticut Legislature Folds to Mob Justice | Connecticut Law Tribune We look to our leaders to stand up for right and to show courage. The General Assembly let us down on this one. Up or... Read More

Skilled in the Art: Judge on a Mission | Google Appeals NPE Win | One More Try on Laches | Law.com U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria is shaking up some of the business-as-usual in patent litigation. Pus highlights... Read More

Cleary's Lewis Liman, SDNY Nominee, Reports $37.7M Net Worth, $2.8M Partner Income Liman's partnership income and total assets dwarf those of some other law firm partners nominated by Trump for the federal... Read More