Trump to nominate Gene Scalia, son of Antonin Scalia, for secretary of labor

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President Trump on Thursday night announced he's nominating attorney Gene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to replace Alex Acosta as secretary of labor.
The surprise move -- which top Republicans privately pushed for -- was a visible manifestation of the close personal bond Trump has forged with the Scalia family in recent years. The confirmation process for Justice Neil Gorsuch, who ultimately filled Justice Scalia's seat, sparked the connection.
Scalia, 55, is currently a partner in the Washington office of the international law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is expected to face headwinds from Democrats in his Senate confirmation hearings, in part because he has routinely represented major corporations in key cases involving workers' rights.


In 2005, Walmart hired Scalia to defend against whistleblower lawsuits by employees who alleged wrongdoing in the company. Scalia also helped overturn a Maryland law in 2006 that would have required big companies like Walmart to spend more on employee healthcare in the state. That law ran afoul of a federal statute aimed at reducing red tape for certain national employers, who otherwise would have to afford significantly different benefits to employees depending on their state of employment.
The Wall Street Journal wrote in 2012 that Scalia "has emerged as one of the industry's go-to guys for challenging financial regulations."
In some of his biggest cases, according to the Journal, Scalia "focused on how regulators analyze the cost of new rules, building a legal strategy that echoes a political argument of [then-] Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney—that added regulations are holding back the economy."
"The government has to adhere to the law also and this is a country where if the government doesn't adhere to the law you can take them to court and get a remedy," Scalia said at the time.

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Bold move, but would he be able to fill big shoes of Alex Acosta who's widely respected as a strong leader and was parised by MAGA as Harvard educated Hispanic man?
Good luck to the new guy but mighty big shoes to fill. Still don't understand why this vacancy was created and why such a taleneted man was allowed to leave by MAGA who is usually pretty smart in picking the best people.