Bloomberg Law
April 18, 2017, 9:23 PM UTC

Former Ogletree Lawyer is Lobbied for 7th Circuit Judgeship

Ben Penn

By Ben Penn, Bloomberg BNA

A former employment attorney and Mike Pence adviser is the subject of conversation to fill a critical federal appellate court vacancy that could shape the future of labor law.

The National Right to Work Committee recently lobbied on the potential nomination of Asheesh Agarwal, general counsel for the Indiana Department of Revenue, for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, according to the committee’s lobbying report. The Chicago-based Seventh Circuit in recent years has heard cases determining the legality of state right-to-work laws and whether public-sector unions can compel nonmembers to pay collective ...

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