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07.10.19

California Federal Judge Comments on 2020 Census Case

Manatt’s John Libby, leader of the firm’s investigations and white collar defense group, spoke with Courthouse News on a California judge’s recent comments surrounding the Trump Administration’s continued efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.


07.10.19

New Counsel Denied in 2020 Census Citizenship Question Case

Manatt’s John Libby, leader of the firm’s investigations and white collar defense group, spoke with NPR about recent rulings by three federal judges on the Trump administration’s request to swap out the team of lawyers defending its push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 ...


07.02.19

Citizenship Question Officially Removed from 2020 Census

Manatt’s John Libby, leader of the firm’s investigations and white collar defense group, spoke with Courthouse News about the Trump administration’s announcement that it would drop its proposed citizenship question from the 2020 census.  


07.02.19

Citizenship Question Dropped From 2020 Census

Manatt’s John Libby, leader of the firm’s investigations and white collar defense group, spoke with Law360 on the proposed citizenship question officially being dropped from the 2020 census.


06.27.19

Supreme Court Blocks the 2020 Citizenship Question

The U.S. Supreme Court today affirmed a lower-court decision to block the Department of Commerce's inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. 


06.27.19

Attorneys Discuss Potential Future of 2020 Census Citizenship Question

Manatt’s John Libby, a partner and leader of the firm’s investigations and white collar defense group, spoke to Law360 about President Trump’s pledge to delay the 2020 Census to fight the Supreme Court’s decision blocking the inclusion of a question about citizenship ...


04.22.19

Supreme Court to Hear Census Citizenship Question Case

Manatt’s John Libby, leader of the firm’s investigations and white collar defense group, spoke to Law360 about a Supreme Court case challenging Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.  


04.01.19

Pro Bono Team Files Amicus Brief in New York-Based Census Citizenship Case

Manatt’s pro bono team and its partners filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the city of San Jose and the Black Alliance for Just Immigration in Department of Commerce v. New York, 18-966.


03.27.19

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of SEC in Fraud Case

Manatt’s John Libby, leader of the firm’s investigations and white collar defense group, spoke to Law360 about a win for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its “copy-paste” fraud case against former investment banker Francis Lorenzo.


03.12.19

Libby Named to List of Litigators of the Week by American Lawyer

Manatt’s John Libby, a leader of the firm’s investigations and white collar defense practice, was named a runner-up for Litigator of the Week by The American Lawyer’s Litigation Daily for his work on a lawsuit against U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ decision to add a ...