A woman who tried to sell off Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion for millions of dollars in a bizarre scheme has been sentenced to more than four years in […]
What GOP Senators Are Saying About House Bill That Curbs Courts’ Power to Enforce Rulings
Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, we’ll take a look at what some Republican senators have said about […]
US Judge Defers Ruling on $450M Attorney Fees Motion in ‘House v. NCAA’ Settlement
A California federal judge granted final approval of the $2.576 billion damages settlement compensating current and former Division I student-athletes for their name, image and likeness while punting […]
Nuclear Regulator to Face White House Oversight Under New Trump Orders
President Donald Trump’s executive orders Friday streamlining the process by which nuclear reactors get approved places more White House control over the ostensibly independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission, long […]
Trade Court Balks at White House Claim That Tariff Orders Are Unreviewable
The U.S. Court of International Trade appeared skeptical of the Trump administration’s asserted authority to unilaterally order new tariffs in a recent hearing on the president’s trade orders, […]
US Judges Deal 2 Setbacks to White House, Restoring ABA’s Domestic Violence Grants and Blocking a ‘Union Busting’ Executive Order
Two federal judges in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday issued orders tapping the brakes on White House initiatives. One blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding the American […]
Kirkland Led Group of Firms to Coordinate Striking White House Deal
Senior personnel from Kirkland, including chair Jon Ballis, played a key role in engaging as many firms from the EEOC letter probe as possible in order to achieve […]
Independent Agencies Begin Submitting Rules for White House Review Under New Order
President Donald Trump’s executive order that independent federal agency actions undergo White House review went into effect Monday, subjecting the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and […]
Susman Godfrey Says It Will ‘Fight’ Executive Order, while White House Hints at $1B in Law Firm Deals
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday against Susman Godfrey, while indicating that “another five” firms are in the administration’s sights. Trump also said he wants […]
Trump, Paul Weiss Reach Deal to Withdraw White House Order
This article has been updated to include details about the announcement and Quinn Emanuel’s role. In a social media announcement Thursday on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said […]