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Trump Ponders Midterms, History And Drama For Supreme Court Pick How Appealing Where Do AI And Oncology Converge? MedCity News Italian Hedge Fund Manager Taking New Government Neither Literally Nor Seriously Dealbreaker Freedom, U.S. Energy And Powering Past Impossible Breaking Energy
Morning Docket: 07.05.18
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.05.18

* The National Law Journal compiled some videos of some Brett Kavanaugh speeches over the years. It's like a sizzle reel for the most boring horror movie ever. [National Law Journal]

* Speaking of Judge Kavanaugh, he's getting savaged by right-wing detractors. Are these criticisms valid, or are these just baseless, cynical arguments that they assume will convince Trump to freak out and choose someone else? Spoiler: it's the latter. [Politico]

* Today's the deadline for Trump's people to submit their privilege designations in the Cohen case to Judge Wood. For those keeping score at home, yes that means they worked over the holiday. [New York Law Journal]

* Résumé update! Michael Cohen has stopped describing himself as Trump's lawyer in his published bio. [CNBC]

* A recap of the GC hiring market so far this year. [Corporate Counsel]

* The hip legal job to have these days is litigation finance. [Wall Street Journal]

* Law360 released its annual Global 20 ranking on the Fourth of July. How symbolic. [Law360]

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You Deserve A Day Off, We All Do — See Also
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(Ed. note: Above The Law will be dark tomorrow, July 4th, and on a reduced publication schedule July 5th-6th in observance of Independence Day. We hope everyone has a happy and healthy holiday.)

Alan Dershowitz Is A Sad Panda: Apparently he's getting snubbed in Martha's Vineyard over his position on the Trump administration. Cue Justin Timberlake:

The Summer Of Biglaw Raises Isn't Over Yet: Sheppard Mullins gets in on the action. Sean Comb, née Puff Daddy, seems appropriate:

It's Almost Time For The Bar Exam: That means people are freaking out, convinced they're about to fail. Doctor Who feels right for this:

Trump Reverses Obama On Affirmative Action: Not much else to say.