Steve Lash

When the federal government first shut down on Oct. 1, many facets of the legal industry chugged along uninterrupted.

When the federal government first shut down on Oct. 1, many facets of the legal industry chugged along uninterrupted.

"Colorado may regard its policy as essential to public health and safety," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority. "Certainly, censorious governments throughout history have believed the same. But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country."

We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards highlighting the top litigation and appellate work from the past year.

"After a prosecutor asserts race-neutral reasons for a peremptory strike, the defense counsel must at least have an opportunity to argue that the asserted race-neutral reasons were not the actual reasons—that is, the reasons were pretextual," Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the 5-4 majority.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been especially busy this spring proposing to relax its disclosure regulations for initial public offerings, eliminate its reporting requirements regarding a company's footprint on climate change and allow companies to opt out of quarterly reporting in favor of semiannual disclosures.

We are pleased to unveil the winners for The Elite Trial Lawyer Awards highlighting the top plaintiff work from the past year.