Branden Nikka
Overview
Branden Nikka is an associate in Crowell’s Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on commercial and mass tort, product, and consumer litigation. He is a member of the firm’s Transportation Practice.
Career & Education
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2023
Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs: chief managing editor - University of Southern California, B.A., Political Science, 2019
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2023
- California
Branden's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.14.25
Trump v. Casa: Nationwide Injunctions And The Class Action Loophole
On June 27, in Trump v. Casa, the Supreme Court held that federal courts lack equitable authority to issue “nationwide”—or, using the Court’s preferred parlance, “universal”—injunctions. Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Barrett explained that whether Congress vested the judiciary with such power depends on the existence of a founding-era antecedent to the practice of universal injunctions. Finding none, the Court held that universal injunctions fall outside a federal court’s equitable authority.
Client Alert | 11 min read | 04.23.25
Blog Post | 03.12.24
Insights
“Browsing and Location Data Are Sensitive . . .. Full Stop”
|03.12.24
Crowell & Moring’s Data Law Insights
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02.23.24
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Branden's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.14.25
Trump v. Casa: Nationwide Injunctions And The Class Action Loophole
On June 27, in Trump v. Casa, the Supreme Court held that federal courts lack equitable authority to issue “nationwide”—or, using the Court’s preferred parlance, “universal”—injunctions. Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Barrett explained that whether Congress vested the judiciary with such power depends on the existence of a founding-era antecedent to the practice of universal injunctions. Finding none, the Court held that universal injunctions fall outside a federal court’s equitable authority.
Client Alert | 11 min read | 04.23.25
Blog Post | 03.12.24
