Above the Law

* Trump blamed Jeff Sessions for not covering up suspected criminal activity by Republican legislators. We're running out of taboos to break here. [CNN]

* Brett Kavanaugh will have that abortion right eliminated at lightning speed. [National Law Journal]

* But the Senators will have access to 42000 pages of documents released a couple hours before the hearings. It's a move that wouldn't stand up to scrutiny in bumbledick local court but for reshaping the Supreme Court for two to three decades it's just fine. [Washington Post via OregonLive]

* We may be seeing serious cracks in the wall against outside law firm ownership. And when that happens... send in the accounting firms. [American Lawyer]

* Because there's no end to the Trump legal news, Giuliani is now telling people that the White House will block Mueller's final report from ever going public, which is absolutely what innocent people say. [The Hill]

* After the first full weekend of college football, is there really a reason to keep Kansas on the field? [TaxProf Blog]

* The first in a series on law firm office moves. [Law360]

* The slogan "Ask Sherwin-Williams" my bite them in the ass as lawyers lay out the company's old ads bragging about its lead paint. [Law and More]

Ed. note: We will not be publishing on Monday, September 3, in observance of Labor Day.

* Law librarian Jean O'Grady rounds up the many books written by or about the late Senator John McCain -- and extends her "condolences to his families and friends on the passing of a remarkable man." [Dewey B Strategic]

* Getting Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court will become easier if Senator McCain's successor is appointed before the confirmation vote -- but as Adam Feldman explains, Judge Kavanaugh's path to SCOTUS already looks quite clear. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* And here's more good news for Judge Kavanaugh: the American Bar Association just unanimously rated him "Well Qualified" for the Supreme Court, as Ed Whelan reports. [Bench Memos / National Review]

* Would a Justice Kavanaugh come out in favor of the new Law Clerk Hiring Plan? As Will Baude notes, there does some to be an ideological aspect to this, with liberals more pro-Plan than conservatives. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

* Law prof Ann Althouse calls out the Washington Post for going after the Trump Administration regarding a policy that was in place under Presidents Obama and Bush as well. [Althouse]
https://althouse.blogspot.com/2018/08/wapo-is-so-full-of-anti-trump-headlines.html

* If you'll be spending Labor Day at the beach, is it okay to take your top off? Here's some guidance. [Seinfeld Law]

* Joel Cohen acknowledges that Michael Cohen (no relation) has some incentive to tell prosecutors what they want to hear, but cautions that "we shouldn’t take this all too far." [Law & Crime]

* Shawn Gaines of Relativity outlines the ediscovery company's ambitious plan to create a "legal tech app store." [Artificial Lawyer]

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