Steve Lash

Reporter at The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD)

Regulatory Editor at ALM Media

Legal-affairs reporter, teacher and commentator, specializing in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Maryland Supreme Court and media law.

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Articles

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies at 85

6 days ago | law.com | Steve Lash

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies at 85"He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. sad. "After retiring to his beloved New Hampshire in 2009, he continued to render significant service to our branch by sitting regularly on the [U.S.] Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for more than a decade. He will be greatly missed."May 09, 2025 at 09:06 AM
The Supreme Court and Congress Brace for Nationwide-Injunctions Debate

6 days ago | law.com | Steve Lash

Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek brings you the trends, disruptions, and shifts our reporters and editors are tracking through coverage spanning every beat and region across the ALM Global Newsroom.
Foreign Aid Groups Fight for Release of $2 Billion in USAID Funds at Supreme Court

2 months ago | feeds.feedblitz.com | Jimmy Hoover |Steve Lash

Foreign aid organizations painted a stark picture of the effects of frozen government funds in a U.S. Supreme Court brief they filed Friday seeking the release of roughly $2 billion in foreign assistance halted by the Trump administration. The aid groups urged the high court to deny the administration's request to throw out a federal judge's order requiring the government to pay the outstanding bills, grants and loans of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Supreme Court Will Turn Its Attention to Presidential Authority Over Agencies

2 months ago | law.com | Steve Lash

Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek brings you the trends, disruptions, and shifts our reporters and editors are tracking through coverage spanning every beat and region across the ALM Global Newsroom. The micro-topic coverage will not only help you navigate the changing legal landscape but also prepare you to discuss these shifts with thousands of legal leaders at Legalweek 2025, taking place from March 24-27, 2025, in New York City.
Supreme Court Will Turn Its Attention to Presidential Authority Over Agencies

2 months ago | feeds.feedblitz.com | Steve Lash |Jimmy Hoover

Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek brings you the trends, disruptions, and shifts our reporters and editors are tracking through coverage spanning every beat and region across the ALM Global Newsroom. The micro-topic coverage will not only help you navigate the changing legal landscape but also prepare you to discuss these shifts with thousands of legal leaders at Legalweek 2025, taking place from March 24-27, 2025, in New York City.
5th Circuit Judges Spar Over En Banc Denial in Protest Restriction Case

2 months ago | feeds.feedblitz.com | Avalon Zoppo |Jimmy Hoover |Steve Lash

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
DOJ Says It Will Defend NLRB Firing to High Court if Needed, Citing 'Humphrey's Executor'

Feb 13, 2025 | law.com | Steve Lash

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday quite literally telegraphed its coming legal defense for President Donald Trump's firing of a National Labor Relations Board member, stating in a letter to a senator that a U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting a president's power to terminate members of federal agencies must be read narrowly. In Humphrey's Executor v.
Federal Judge Upholds US Naval Academy's Affirmative-Action Admissions Policy

Dec 8, 2024 | law.com | Steve Lash

Who Got The Work Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct.
Justices Will Weigh Constitutionality of Law Allowing Terror Victims to Sue PLO

Dec 7, 2024 | law.com | Steve Lash

Who Got The Work Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct.
Federal Judge Upholds US Naval Academy's Race-Based Admissions Policy

Dec 6, 2024 | law.com | Steve Lash

A federal judge on Friday upheld the U.S. Naval Academy's consideration of an applicant's race in its admissions policy, distinguishing the military's national security mission from civilian universities, where such policies favoring race favoring admissions policies are unconstitutional. "Over many years, military and civilian leaders have determined that a racially diverse officer corps is a national security interest," wrote U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett of the District of Maryland.