Courts

A Leading SCOTUS Litigator’s Major Lateral Move

Neal Katyal gave me the inside scoop on his move to Milbank from Hogan Lovells.

3 hrs ago •

S.D.N.Y. U.S. Attorney Resigns Over The Eric Adams Case

Now-former Acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon and Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove duked it out in dueling letters.

22 hrs ago •

Even Superstar Supreme Court Litigators Can’t Win Them All

Plus SCOTUS advocates with the highest win rates, and other interesting info from a new paper.

Feb 12 •

Judicial Notice (02.09.25): Everything Enjoined Everywhere, All At Once

Latham raids Wachtell and Simpson, Tom Goldstein fights the feds, a ‘Trump judge’ rules against Trump, and Pam Bondi gets down to business.

Feb 9 •

A Major Law Firm’s ChatGPT Fail

Why is not citing fake cases so hard?

Feb 7 •

Big-City Mayors In The New Trump Era: Quinton Lucas

Listen now (47 mins) | As the mayor of Kansas City, ‘Mayor Q’ must pick his battles with federal and state governments—and sometimes collaborate with…

Feb 5 •

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Judicial Notice (02.02.25): You’re (All) Fired

The latest Trumpworld legal drama, Kellogg Hansen’s $630 million settlement, Doug Emhoff and Adeel Mangi’s new firms, and a big Fifth Circuit gun…

Feb 2 •

Possible Trump Picks For 4 Open Circuit Seats

It’s unlikely that he’ll be able to reshape the judiciary as much as he did during his first term, but Trump still has an opportunity to shift the…

Jan 30 •

Judicial Notice (01.26.25): #Resist?

Justice Jackson’s jewelry, Justice Alito’s surprising vote, Kirkland’s raid on Skadden, Gibson Dunn’s latest wins—and more Trump news than you can shake…

Jan 27 •

5 Trump Moves That Matter For Lawyers

In his first week in office, President Trump has issued executive orders and taken other actions with significant implications for the legal community.

Jan 24 •

Judicial Notice (01.20.25): Ch-Ch-Changes

Transitions between government and private practice, Biglaw bonus shenanigans, SCOTUS on TikTok, and a religious-liberty case worth watching.

Jan 20 •

SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Hit With 22-Count Federal Indictment

A lengthy indictment accuses the once high-flying Supreme Court lawyer of massive tax evasion—tied to multimillion-dollar poker losses and multiple…

Jan 17 •

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