Morning Docket

Morning Docket 02.16.10

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* Bloomberg files a lawsuit to crack the Fed’s secrecy. “It’s like what it was like 30 years ago. Back in the days when journalism was exciting — really exciting,” said Amanda Bennett, Bloomberg’s investigations editor. [New York Times]
* Perhaps under pressure from Mike Ghaffary and his BarMax iPhone app, BarBri changes its policy. You can take the course again without paying. [TechCrunch]
* Revenue is down but profits are up at Shearman & Sterling. The firm says that the deferrals and sabbaticals of 90 associates helped it stay on target, and claims that it did not have to resort to lawyer layoffs. But…? [AmLaw Daily]
* Student suspended for creating a “Ms. Sarah Phelps is the worst teacher I’ve ever had” Facebook page can sue. That’s not cyberbullying, that’s free speech, according to a federal judge’s ruling. [New York Times]


* The Olympics mean gold for attorneys. [AmLaw Daily]
* Though there’s no talk of a lawsuit (yet) over the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. [San Diego Union-Tribune]
* The Manhattan Institute is going after trial lawyers and their political donations. [Point of Law]
* Is being a lawyer harder than being a teacher? [True/Slant]

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