Bob Loeb

Nice highlighting of our DC Circuit win for Next Decade. www.law360.com/articles/242...

Credit Agreement Implications of the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision Key credit agreement implications of the Supreme Court's tariff decision, including impacts on EBITDA, financial covenants and borrower liquidity.

www.orrick.com/en/Insights/...

Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs: What the Decision Means for Tariff Payers and Refund Claim Buyers The Supreme Court’s ruling leaves significant uncertainty regarding refunds of tariffs already collected.

www.orrick.com/en/Insights/...

How many billions of dollars in tariff debt did U.S. taxpayers (potentially) incur as certain justices debated the finer points of the major questions doctrine and the English common law of corporations?

"IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. The
judgment in No. 24–1287 is vacated, and the case is remanded with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; the judgment in No. 25–250 is affirmed."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Nice shoutout to my Orrick partners in today’s Litigators of the Week column.

SCOTUS opinions expected today. Will we finally see a tariff opinion?
Monday, I will be in Court (with Paul Clement who is arguing) in the cruise line Helms Burton Act case. There could be more opinions issued on Monday as well.

This from the @theathletic.com. It must have been a very lonely @dukemensbasketball.bsky.social game at Cameron against Indiana State with one fan, and a very tight crowd there on 12/2 with 93,141 fans. ;)

Given today's pangrams, the @nytimes.com Spelling Bee editor seems to be in a pre-Valentine's Day funk. Someone should check on Sam Ezersky.

I was worried that the Nats would not have a starting pitcher to, again, have the highest ERA in the league. But this seems to cover that annual need.

Watch CBS Mornings: Justice Jackson talks relationships on court - Full show on CBS Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has been a justice on the high court for four years, speaks to "CBS Mornings" about how she navigates relationships on the court despite differences, t...

Justice Jackson being asked about the tariff case this morning on CBS Morning www.cbs.com/shows/video/... The relevant portion is at 3:50
I am very surprised she doesn't just say that is a pending case and I cannot discuss it.

Navigating an 11-Judge Pile-Up: Orrick Associates Talk Shop About En Banc Ninth Circuit Arguments | Law.com Katherine Munyan and Alyssa Barnard-Yanni, two senior associates at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, both based in New York, have handled en banc arguments at the Ninth Circuit over the past six months...

www.law.com/litigationda...

Quote of the week in the SCOTUSBlog newsletter today goes back a few years to a moment I remember. www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/scot...

Did the pharmacist fill his order?

Happy to report that Orrick appellate associate Katherine Munyan obtained a big en banc win for her client (and all immigrants who are doing their good faith best to attend their immigration hearings on time). Congrats to Katie & the Orrick team.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

Sally Jenkins (@sallyjenx.bsky.social) remains one of the best writers out there. I appreciate her reminding us of the prior greatness of the Washington Post, which is now been destroyed by its current ownership/management.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

Former Orrick appellate associate, Hannah Garden-Monheit, who went on to work at the FTC and the White House, co-authored this very interesting report: "Building a More Effective, Responsive Government Lessons Learned from the Biden-Harris Administration." rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/u...

The Murder of The Washington Post Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

By the great By Ashley Parker (formally of the Washington Post) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

@capitalweather.bsky.social
5.5 right now (8:30) in North Bethesda

Looks like Rosario just got Tommy John surgery

Looks like Rosario just got Tommy John surgery

Amazing performance by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP appellate associate Alyssa Barnard-Yanni in arguing an important forfeiture case before the en banc 9th Circuit today. It was my honor to…... Amazing performance by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP appellate associate Alyssa Barnard-Yanni in arguing an important forfeiture case before the en banc 9th Circuit today. It was my honor to seco...

Here is a link to a more detailed post on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...

Amazing performance by Orrick appellate associate Allyssa Barnard-Yanni in arguing an important forfeiture case before the en banc 9th Circuit sitting today. She carefully laid out an analytical framework, clarifying the issues and proper result for the judges. www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/video/...

Good riddance!

Sad

Would be interested in hearing your rationale for the picks and the decsion to pass over some of the other serious candidates.

Four score and seven century scoolbooks ago...

Hopefully it was sending you the message "Know when to walk away and know when to run," and not how the song ends: "And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep"

Foster Griffin Could Be a Sleeper Free Agent Reliever for the Royals Priority number one for Royals GM JJ Picollo has been acquiring a couple of outfielders to boost the lineup in 2026. He made that clear in many interviews during the Winter Meetings in Orlando this we...

Good intel on him here: royalskeep.com/news-rumors/...