NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL

CIVIL APPEALS Lawyer in Immigrant's Abortion Case Says Kavanaugh Imposed 'Unjustifiable' Hurdle By Marcia Coyle "There were so many barriers placed in front of Jane; the additional hurdle Judge Kavanaugh placed in front of her was... Read More CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Big Law Steps Up to Praise Kavanaugh as Confirmation Hearing Winds Down By Tony Mauro The testimony of lawyers who are not necessarily affiliated with advocacy groups has become common in confirmation hearings... Read More E-DISCOVERY | NEWS A Lesson in Document Review, Spurred by Sen. Harris' Comments at Kavanaugh's Confirmation Hearing By Mark Bauer | Rhys Dipshan Document review experts discuss the process of reviewing a large number of documents, such as the some 42,000 pages... Read More Ex-Trump Campaign Advisor George Papadopoulos Gets 14-Day Jail Term George Papadopoulos is the first former Trump official to be sentenced to jail for a prosecution arising from Robert... Read More

Amid Tough Questioning of Kavanaugh, a Peace Offering in the Form of a Book “I went home, read the whole thing, and I appreciate it,” Kavanaugh said about the book Sen. Dick Durbin suggested he... Read More

JUDICIAL ETHICS Kavanaugh, Unlike Gorsuch, Stays Mum on Trump's Attacks on Federal Judges By Tony Mauro “I've maintained I'm not going to get within three ZIP codes of a political controversy here, Kavanaugh said.... Read More JUDGES | NEWS Read the Documents: Kavanaugh Emails on Racial Profiling and Affirmative Action By Ellis Kim U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said in a press release that the exchanges showed Kavanaugh's “concerning views on racial... Read More LAW FIRMS - LARGE | NEWS With Move to MoFo, Virginia Lt. Gov. Latest Elected Official to Stay in Private Practice By Scott Flaherty Justin Fairfax continues a tradition of "moonlighting" Virginia lieutenant governors, and joins other politicians who... Read More CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Age-Discrimination Ruling Could Spark 'Extensive' Litigation, Appeals Court Is Warned By Erin Mulvaney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, sitting en banc, is weighing the scope of the federal Age Discrimination... Read More UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT | COMMENTARY The US Supreme Court Isn't as Polarized as You Think By Sheldon Goldman A more nuanced view of the totality of the court's work is necessary, especially when assessing a term where there were... Read More

Inside the Kavanaugh Hearing Room, Legal Luminaries and Protests Grab Attention The nominee continued to avoid acknowledging most of the protests on Wednesday, looking ahead to directly address the... Read More LAW FIRM CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS Pressed on Kasowitz, Kavanaugh Denies 'Inappropriate' Contacts on Mueller Probe By Marcia Coyle Sen. Kamala Harris grilled the nominee over any conversations with lawyers at Kasowitz Benson Torres about the Mueller... Read More CIVIL APPEALS US Justice Department Opens New Front Against EEOC By Erin Mulvaney The U.S. Justice Department told the Fifth Circuit that the department disagrees with a part of the guidance from the... Read More CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Unlike Other Nominees, Kavanaugh Hesitates About Cameras in Supreme Court By Tony Mauro “I know nominees who've sat in this chair in the past have expressed the desire for cameras in the courtroom,... Read More RISK AND COMPLIANCE CFPB Suffers Another Appeals Court Loss Over Investigative Authority By C. Ryan Barber "Providing and using public records are not violations of federal law, and the CFPB fails to explain how these activities... Read More ELECTION AND POLITICAL LAW Kavanaugh Touts 'Team of Nine.' Justice Holmes Saw It Differently: 'Nine Scorpions in a Bottle' By Tony Mauro More than any phrase, Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly has said he aspires to be a member on the "team of nine" at the U.S.... Read More