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Morning Docket: 09.10.18
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.10.18

* Fun fact of the day: According to David Brock, a onetime member of "Kavanaugh's cabal," the D.C. Circuit judge has an "unhealthy obsession with the Clintons -- especially Hillary." He urges senators to vote no on Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. [NBC News]

* After repeatedly denying that he had an affair with Stormy Daniels, President Donald Trump now says he he "will not bring any action, proceeding, or claim" against her for speaking out despite her nondisclosure agreement. All she has to do is give back the $130,000 hush-money payment she received from Michael Cohen. [Washington Post]

* The Democratic Coalition has lodged a perjury complaint against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh with the Justicec Department, and will soon file an ethics complaint with the D.C. Circuit. Oh, the irony that the grievance will be reviewed by SCOTUS nominee in waiting, Chief Judge Merrick Garland. [Mediaite

* President Trump will provide sworn answers to written questions in the defamation suit filed by former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos. Considering Marc Kasowitz thinks his client is "immune" from this suit, things could get interesting. [Reuters]

* The U.S. legal sector has lost jobs for the second month in a row, and legal employment is now slightly down year-over-year. Hopefully these job numbers rebound, because law schools have started accepting record class sizes again. [American Lawyer]

Non-Sequiturs: 09.09.18
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.09.18

* Here's the truth behind what some saw as Zina Bash making a "white power" sign at the confirmation hearings of her former boss, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. [Washington Post]

* With the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings in the rearview mirror, now is a good time to look back at the last four Supreme Court confirmation hearings. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Thomas Jipping summarizes research showing that the American Bar Association does tilt leftward in rating judicial nominees -- which is why its unanimous "well qualified" rating for Judge Brett Kavanaugh is especially impressive. [Bench Memos / National Review]

* Jonathan Adler argues that claims of a Justice Kavanaugh threatening the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare have been greatly exaggerated. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

* But a Justice Kavanaugh likely would affect the Supreme Court's jurisprudence on presidential authority and the separation of powers. [Instapundit]

* Speaking of the Supreme Court, conservative (and tiny) Hillsdale College punches above its weight in producing SCOTUS clerks -- so Paul Rahe wants to know, why can't his school get any love from the U.S. News Wall Street Journal rankings? [Ricochet]

* President Donald Trump's "radically direct" tweets about pending prosecutions threaten the rule of law, according to Gerald Lefcourt and Joel Cohen. [Law & Crime]

* Legal research smackdown: Lexis v. Casetext! [Dewey B Strategic]

* And in other notable news from the world of legal tech, iManage just acquired business-process company Elegrity, which works in the risk and compliance management space. [Artificial Lawyer]

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THESE NIKE PARODIES ARE GREAT: Can we play?

YESTERDAY, WE WROTE THAT KAVANAUGH COULD BE IMPEACHED: Apparently the person who wrote some of the memos Kavanaugh lied about agrees.

A FORMER KOZINSKI CLERK IS OUTED: The Secretary of Health and Human Services used to clerk for Alex Kozinski. He was replaced by Brett Kavanaugh. Hmm?

WHITE POWER WOMAN DOES SOME MORE WHITE POWER SIGNALING: Is she... trolling people with white power gang signs? At a confirmation hearing? Is that a thing now?

TALK TO US, OR ELSE: Go see your Career Services Office. Seriously.