Does your association focus on legal, legislative, regulatory, or public policy issues? If so, amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs should be part of your advocacy program. This Five-Minute Guide to Trade Association Amicus Briefs explains the amicus brief basics that every association should know. What Is an Amicus Brief? Amicus curiae briefs are […]
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Dave Webb, Administrative Director of the Creosote Council , recently interviewed me about my 35 years of service as that joint data development & product stewardship group’s attorney. The interview focuses on the constructive way that the Council has interacted with U.S. EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs during a succession of scientific and regulatory reviews.
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David Crow is President of D.C. Legislative and Regulatory Services (DCLRS), a bipartisan lobbying and government relations firm representing a diverse group of clients before Congress and federal regulatory agencies. David founded DCLRS almost 30 years ago. He and I have worked together on many client matters involving agricultural, wood preservative, and other types of
DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, published this digital conversation in the July 15, 2020 edition of The Voice newsletter. Francisco “Frank” Ramos, Jr., is incredibly dedicated to mentoring, educating, and promoting his fellow attorneys throughout the United States and globally, and in so doing, advancing the legal profession. Frank’s service as Managing Partner at Clarke
Recently, I was pleased to be a guest of Frank Ramos on his “A Conversation With . . . ” podcast series, sponsored by DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar. Frank and I both have been active DRI members for many years. You can listen to our conversation on the DRI podcast page here. Frank
For more than a year, Supreme Court Justices have been fiercely debating the proper role of stare decisis—adherence to precedent. They have engaged in this debate in cases that involved whether to overturn Supreme Court precedents on a variety of subjects. See Supreme Court Justices Continue To Debate When To Overturn “Bad” Precedent & Starry,
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On June 25, 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, INBLF hosted an online webinar, Litigation In a Brave (Virtual) New World. My presentation, “The Virtual Appellate Advocate,” discussed how federal appellate courts and appellate advocates were coping with the pandemic. Watch my presentation here.
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In an unequivocal ruling, the D.C. Circuit court of appeals on June 24 “order[ed] the district court to grant the government’s Rule 48(a) motion to dismiss the charges against [General Michael] Flynn.” Quoting D.C. Circuit precedent, the court’s 2 to 1 majority opinion explains that “decisions to dismiss pending criminal charges—no less than decisions to
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Larry Ebner, founder of Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC interviews Nick Kosar, a marketing and web design consultant who specializes in helping attorneys and law firms get their message out using digital and social media, especially LinkedIn. Larry Ebner: Nick, you and I have been working together for more than a year to elevate my appellate
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It’s no surprise that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is anti-pesticide activists’ favorite appellate court. On June 3, for example, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel issued an opinion that second-guesses—and vacates—U.S. EPA’s 2018 renewal of the conditional registrations for dicamba, a herbicide that farmers use to produce tens of millions of
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