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7 Jun 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Brett Kappel, an attorney who focuses on campaign fiancé, lobbying, and government ethics law cases, said it is not unusual to see a super PAC terminate itself after paying a significant FEC penalty. [read post]
21 May 2024, 6:46 am by Marcia Coyle
But that assessment overlooks the countless hours of legal work put into briefs in each case by lawyers for both sides and lawyers representing “friends of the court,” as well as time spent by justices’ clerks preparing the cases and discussing them with their justices, and the justices’ own preparation for oral arguments and subsequent discussions in their private conference and then the writing and sharing of draft opinions. [read post]
13 Feb 2024, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
“They were Paul Freud’s friends, law school professors,” Katz told me. [read post]
26 Jan 2024, 11:21 am by Amy Howe
Indeed, Michel is well known to the justices, having served not only as a law clerk to Roberts but also as a clerk to then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 12:17 pm by Josh Blackman
Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak of the New York Times have published a remarkable story about Dobbs that reports on private correspondences, votes at conference, and more. [read post]
1 Dec 2023, 7:23 am by Amy Howe
Alito’s confirmation in 2006 kicked off a shift to the right that accelerated with the arrival of three justices – Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett – nominated by former President Donald Trump. [read post]
11 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the Supreme Court justice to luxury travel ProPublica – Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski | Published: 8/10/2023 During Clarence Thomas’s three decades on the Supreme Court, a cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events, and sent their private jets to fetch him – including, on… [read post]
23 Apr 2023, 6:36 pm by Josh Blackman
Former law clerks–especially for conservative Justices–will not see Biskupic as a reliable interlocutor. [read post]
17 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Just days after $15,125 in checks were made out for “puppies,” according to the memo lines, Santos held an adoption event at a pet store with his animal rescue charity Friends of Pets United. [read post]
5 Dec 2022, 4:18 pm by Amy Howe
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who is often a key vote in closely divided cases, echoed Kagan’s concern. [read post]
19 Nov 2022, 8:02 am by Thomas B. Griffith
Circuit, I always began the orientation of my law clerks with a story about a phone call I received from a good friend the day after my Senate confirmation. [read post]
4 Nov 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Architect of Capitol Abused Government Car Privileges, IG Report Finds MSN – Jim Saska (Roll Call) | Published: 11/1/2022 A report from the Architect of the Capitol inspector general suggests Architect Brett Blanton drove to Florida at the government’s expense, let his daughter use the office’s “free gas” for Walmart runs, allowed his wife to give prohibited private Capitol tours, and may have misled others into thinking he was an… [read post]
16 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Record Number of Black Candidates for Higher Offices Aim to Reshape U.S. [read post]
18 May 2022, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone
For example, many people believe that Justice Anthony Kennedy stepped down and gave President Trump the chance to fill the vacancy on the strong hope (which Justice Kennedy may have expressed in conversations with the President) that Kennedy’s former clerk, Brett Kavanaugh, be the one to fill the seat.Such apostolic succession at the U.S. [read post]
1 Feb 2022, 7:30 am by Amy Howe
Jackson left Miller Cassidy after a year for a third clerkship, this time at the Supreme Court as a clerk for Breyer. [read post]
11 Jan 2022, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
Ford described how the young Brett, someone she had known and considered a friend, joined with another friend, Mike Judge, to push Christine into a bedroom, lock the door, and play loud music. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 4:30 pm by Mark Walsh
” Justice Brett Kavanaugh interrupts Hearron, then says, “Sorry to interrupt,” and only continues his question when the lawyer defers. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 1:40 pm by Amy Howe
Justice Brett Kavanaugh cited a “friend of the court” brief by the Firearms Policy Coalition, a gun-rights advocacy group, arguing that the scheme could, as Kavanaugh put it, “easily be replicated in other states” to target gun rights, free speech rights, or religious rights. [read post]
16 Jul 2021, 12:00 am by Jim Sedor
Canada Canada – Ethics Commissioner Reviewing Request to Investigate Trudeau Over Payments to Friend’s Firm National Post – Stephanie Taylor (Canadian Press) | Published: 7/14/2021 The federal ethics watchdog is reviewing a request to investigate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over payments made to a company owned by his friend. [read post]