Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.24.17

* Ted Cruz predicts another Supreme Court vacancy this year based on absolutely nothing but his desire to see his name in stories reporting his baseless ramblings. [ABA Journal] * Hope you didn't dump your private prison stock, because look who's back in the business of abusing prisoners! [Mother Jones] * Stanford's student senate joins the calls to reinstate the lawyer dropped from the school's referral program for sexual assault victims after she criticized the school. [Law.com] * Covington posts double-digit growth. [National Law Journal] * Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is suing Simpson Thacher over real estate. [National Law Journal] * Revenue recognition rules are changing... what's that going to do to M&A? [Law360] * Securities lawyer gets in juicy lawsuit over sports journalism. [Business Insider] * Law professors file ethics complaint against Kellyanne Conway. For good measure let's rephrase that: Law professors file first ethics complaint against Kellyanne Conway. [Washington Post]

Ted Cruz USE* Ted Cruz predicts another Supreme Court vacancy this year based on absolutely nothing but his desire to see his name in stories reporting his baseless ramblings. [ABA Journal]

* Hope you didn’t dump your private prison stock, because look who’s back in the business of abusing prisoners! [Mother Jones]

* Stanford’s student senate joins the calls to reinstate the lawyer dropped from the school’s referral program for sexual assault victims after she criticized the school. [Law.com]

* Covington posts double-digit growth. [National Law Journal]

* Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is suing Simpson Thacher over real estate. [National Law Journal]

* Revenue recognition rules are changing… what’s that going to do to M&A? [Law360]

* Securities lawyer gets in juicy lawsuit over sports journalism. [Business Insider]

* Law professors file ethics complaint against Kellyanne Conway. For good measure let’s rephrase that: Law professors file first ethics complaint against Kellyanne Conway. [Washington Post]