• Matzell v. Annucci

    Publication Date: 2023-04-10
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Katherine R. Rosenfeld and Vivake Prasad, on the brief, Debra L. Greenberger, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel, LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Jeffrey W. Lang, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Laura Etlinger, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, New York.

    Case Number: 21-2792-pr

    'Shock' Enrollment Denial Implicated Inmate's Liberty Interest in Judge's Ordered Sentence

  • March 16, 2023 | Law.com

    Higher Law: Mixed Views on the Future of Federal Cannabis Legislation | SEC Charges Cannabis Company With Fraud | Greenberg Glusker Names Cannabis Group Co-Chair | Minnesota Lawmakers Rework Cannabis Bill

    Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, said he spoke with Senate Democrats after the SAFE Banking Act failed to get a vote in the Senate last year. "I think people realize that we missed an opportunity, and I don't think they want to do it again," he said.

    9 minute read

  • November 9, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    Building Owners Pressured To Grapple With Local Law 97's Ambiguities

    On Oct. 6, the Department of Buildings released proposed rules that aim to provide guidance on New York City's recently enacted clean energy law, Local Law 97 which seeks to reduce carbon emissions from the City's largest buildings by imposing yearly greenhouse gas emissions limits. Since its enactment, building owners have struggled to figure out what is required to comply with the new law.

    7 minute read

  • October 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    DeSantis, Crist Clash on Education Issues

    DeSantis and Crist are sharply divided on a range of education issues heading into the Nov. 8 election.

    6 minute read

  • October 13, 2022 | Law.com

    Higher Law: Lawyers Weigh In on White House Marijuana Proposals | Avicanna GC Stephen King Talks About Going In-House | A Legal Victory for Cannabis Equipment Importers | Charlotte's Web Teams Up With Major League Baseball

    Rescheduling cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act instead of descheduling it "wouldn't be a welcome change," said Harris Bricken attorney Jesse Mondry.

    9 minute read

  • September 2, 2022 | The Recorder

    State Settles Wage-Gap Data Complaints Against JPMorgan Chase, Michaels Stores

    Providing employee wage and demographics information "is a law," wrote Kevin Kish, director of the Civil Rights Department, "and we will hold employers responsible for ignoring it."

    2 minute read

  • City of Hoboken v. Chevron Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-29
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Thomas G. Hungar (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Joel M. Silverstein and Herbert J. Stern (Stern Kilcullen & Rufolo); Joshua D. Dick (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Andrea E. Neuman (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); William E. Thomson, III (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); William T. Marks and Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison); Daniel J. Toal and Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison); Kevin H. Marino and John D. Tortorella (Marino Tortorella & Boyle); Paul J. Fishman (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Matthew T. Heartney and John D. Lombardo (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Jonathan W. Hughes (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Nancy G. Milburn and Diana E. Reiter (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Steven M. Bauer and Margaret Tough (Latham & Watkins); Daniel R. Brody and Jameson R. Jones (Bartlit Beck); Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Michael K. Plumb, and Dennis M. Toft (Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi); Daniel J. Brown and Alexandra M. Joyce (McCarter & English); Steven M. Bauer (Latham & Watkins); Anthony P. Callaghan (Gibbons); Sylvia-Rebecca Gutierrez and Thomas R. Valen (Gibbons); Daniel J. Brown and Alexandra M. Joyce (McCarter & English); Margaret Tough (Latham & Watkins); Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger); Kathryn M. Barber and Brian D. Schmalzbach (McGuireWoods); Jeffrey M. Beyer and Anthony J. Zarillo, Jr. (Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti); Kevin J. Mangan (Womble Bond Dickinson); Andrew G. McBride (McGuireWoods); David C. Frederick, Grace W. Knofczynski, and Daniel Severson (Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick); Steven L. Caponi (K&L Gates); Joseph J. Bellew (White & Williams); Megan H. Berge (Baker Botts); J. Scott Janoe (Baker Botts); Tristan L. Duncan (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Daniel B. Rogers (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Michael A. Barlow (Abrams & Bayliss); Robert P. Reznick (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); Shannon S. Broome and Ann M. Mortimore (Hunton Andrews Kurth); Shawn P. Regan (Hunton Andrews Kurth); Antionette D. Hubbard (Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson); Robert E. Dunn (Eimer Stahl); Nathan P. Eimer, Pamela R. Hanebutt, and Lisa S. Meyer (Eimer Stahl); Jeffrey L. Moyer (Richards Layton & Finger); Vanessa Lavely and Kevin J. Orsini (Cravath Swaine & Moore); Joy C. Fuhr and Brian D. Schmalzbach (McGuireWoods); Christian J. Singewald (White & Williams); Michael A. Barlow (Abrams & Bayliss); Alexandra Ewing and Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger); Robert P. Reznick (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); J. Benjamin Aguinaga (Jones Day); Noel J. Francisco and David M. Morrell (Jones Day); David C. Kiernan (Jones Day); Tracy A. Roman and Kathleen T. Sooy (Crowell & Moring); Honor R. Costello (Crowell & Moring); Michael F. Healy (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Mackenzie M. Wrobel (Duane Morris); Michael L. Fox (Duane Morris); Blake K. Rohrbacher, Alexandra Ewing, and Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger)
    for defendant: Jonathan S. Abady, Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Ananda V. Burra, andMax R. Selver (Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel); Gerald Krovatin and Helen A. Nau (Krovatin Nau); Stephanie D. Biehl, Matthew K. Edling, Quentin C. Karpilow, and Victor M. Sher (Sher Edling); Ralph K. Durstein, III and Christian D. Wright (Office of Attorney General of Delaware); Jameson A.L. Tweedie (Delaware Department of Justice)

    Case Number: 21-2728 & 22-1096

    State Law Tort Claims Arising from Climate Change Caused by Use of Fossil Fuel Products Did Not Create Federal Question Permitting Removal to Federal Court

  • April 14, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    'It's OK to Admit You Have a Bias': Chief Justice Says Progress Made, Awareness Needed

    "Are we doing procedural justice? The answer is no," said Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson.

    5 minute read

  • April 4, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

    Does 'Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety' Stand a Chance?

    In situations such as that faced by Torres, where the end result of military service is that the employee becomes disabled and unable to do their previous job, the employer is legally bound to find a role for the employee "that provides a similar status and pay" to their previous job.

    4 minute read

  • March 14, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

    New Partners 2022

    The Legal Intelligencer congratulates the new class of partners for 2022.

    42 minute read