Wake Up Call: Trump to Push Courts to Right With New Nominees

• President Donald Trump today is expected to announce a slate of conservative nominees to federal appeals courts as he pushes on with his plan to shift the nation’s judiciary to the right. ( Bloomberg )

• Brian Benczkowski, said to be Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, is a Kirkland & Ellis partner who focuses on white-collar defense. Benczkowski previously worked at the DOJ under George W. Bush and served on the Trump’s transition. ( National Law Journal )

•Some of the world’s biggest investors are working with Quinn Emanuel to prepare a fresh wave of litigation against banks accused of rigging foreign exchange markets. ( ...