Morning Docket 04.05.10

* Adam Liptak joins the chorus singing Justice John Paul Stevens’s departure song. [New York Times]

* The front runners to take his spot are Solicitor General Elena Kagan and federal appellate judges Diane Wood and Merrick Garland. [Business Week]

* Loyola Law: leveling the playing field or grade inflation? [Los Angeles Times; Chronicle of Higher Education]

* SEC employees turned Biglaw lawyers handling SEC matters get a closer look. [Wall Street Journal]

* Law school clinics across the land facing backlash. [New York Times]

* Another retirement of interest: Longest-running cast member to leave Law & Order. [TV Squad]

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