Environmental Law Attorney, DLA Piper
Garrett Kral is an attorney in DLA Piper’s Washington, DC, office, and a member of the Regulatory and Government Affairs Practice Group. His practice includes regulatory counseling, enforcement defense, and complex civil litigation on matters arising under major federal environmental statutes.
Garrett builds on a strong background in environmental science, a familiarity with technical processes involved in industrial operations, and valuable insights gained by serving in each branch of the federal government. With this experience, he advances the business objectives of Fortune 500 companies while limiting exposure and risk. Garrett is regarded as a strategic advisor to such clients on matters of environmental law and policy.
Director, Project on Criminal Justice, Cato Institute
Matthew Cavedon is the Director of the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice. He focuses on reforming plea-driven mass adjudication, ensuring police accountability, and defending constitutional criminal originalism. Cavedon’s scholarship has been published (or is forthcoming in) publications including the Arizona State Law Journal, Cato Supreme Court Review, Seattle University Law Review, and Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy. Formerly a Georgia public defender and fellow at the Institute for Justice, Cavedon has taught law school courses on criminal law and procedure, as well as the First Amendment. Cavedon clerked for a U.S. district court and the Supreme Court of Georgia. He came to Cato following a fellowship at the Emory University Center for the Study of Law and Religion.
Attorney General of Tennessee
Jonathan Skrmetti was sworn in to an eight-year term as Tennessee’s Attorney General and Reporter on September 1, 2022.
Prior to his current role, General Skrmetti served as Chief Counsel to Governor Bill Lee and as Chief Deputy Attorney General to his predecessor, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery.
Before working for the State of Tennessee, General Skrmetti was a partner at Butler Snow LLP in Memphis. His legal career began with nearly a decade as a federal prosecutor. He worked at the Civil Rights Division at Main Justice and then at the Memphis U.S. Attorney’s Office and prosecuted sex traffickers, corrupt government officials, and violent white supremacists. In addition, General Skrmetti taught cyberlaw as an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis.
General Skrmetti earned honors degrees from George Washington University, the University of Oxford, and Harvard Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. Following law school, Jonathan clerked for Judge Steven Colloton on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife and four children.
Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law, Ave Maria School of Law and, National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation
John Raudabaugh is a labor lawyer and former Member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board. He was a partner in law firms representing management concerning domestic and international labor law matters. Currently, he represents employees seeking relief from union and/or employer unfair labor practices. Mr. Raudabaugh has presented testimony to both Senate and House Committees regarding labor law reform. Professor Raudabaugh teaches Labor Law and a Labor Law Practicum at the Ave Maria School of Law. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce and New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations with B.S. and M.S. degrees in labor economics and a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia Law School of Law.
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Going Rogue: The EEOC Quietly Uses FOIA To Penalize Employers For Adopting Lawful Employment Arbitration Programs
Anecdotal reports from employers around the country indicate that regional offices of the United States...
Environmental Law in the Supreme Court: Highlights from the October 2020 Term
Garrett Kral
The Supreme Court decided nine important environmental law cases during its October 2020 term. This...
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Five Things to Watch For In The Supreme Court’s Case of USAID v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., No. 19-177
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, the Supreme Court will hear remote arguments in an...
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Second Amendment Returns to Supreme Court in New York State Rifle
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a Second Amendment case for oral argument for...
Party Like It’s 1935?: Gundy v. United States and the Future of the Non-Delegation Doctrine
Matthew P. Cavedon, Jonathan Skrmetti
Note from the Editor: This article discusses Gundy v. United States, a case involving the...
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky Strikes Down a Vague Ban on Speech in Polling Places, But Future Bans May Be Upheld
Michael R. Dimino
Note from the Editor: This article discusses the Supreme Court’s opinion in Minnesota Voters Alliance...
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South Dakota v. Wayfair: Concerns and Consequences for State Taxation and Online Commerce from Oral Argument
When the Supreme Court granted review in South Dakota v. Wayfair, the conventional wisdom was...
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SCOTUS Opinions & Orders Update
OPINIONS (1) Ziglar v. Abbasi (with Ashcroft v. Abbasi and Hasty v. Abbasi): By a vote of 4-2, the...
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SCOTUS Opinion: Federal Circuit reversed on smartphone infringement damages, insider trading conviction upheld, FCA seal violation does not mandate dismissal
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued three unamimous opinions: (1) Samsung Electronics v. Apple. By a vote...
Full Board Decisions of the National Labor Relations Board: Fiscal Year 2016
John N. Raudabaugh
Note from the Editor: This article critically reflects on the most recent term of the National...