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Morning Docket: 06.12.18
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.12.18

* Proskauer tells the EEOC that there's nothing "sinister" about employers demanding that sexual harassment victims sign away their legal rights to be railroaded through employer-chosen kangaroo courts and then forcibly silenced. Welcome to 2018. [National Law Journal]

* In emoluments news, Judge Peter Messitte asked the Justice Department if, based on their chosen defense, "Wouldn't that be bribery?" which he seemed to think would be a bad thing as if the Supreme Court hadn't legalized bribery in McDonnell. [US News]

* Chris Christie is starting his own law firm and somehow Rudy Giuliani has already managed to lie about that. [NJ.com]

* Betsy DeVos succeeded in keeping fraud victims indebted to the government. She was also ordered to stop pursuing collection actions against the victims, but she still gets to destroy their credit ratings, which is still a great day for kleptocracy. [Courthouse News Service]

* Nelson Mullins merging with Broad and Cassel as part of the growing trend of super-regional firms designed to keep the Am Law elite at bay. [Daily Report]

* In a lesson on putting carts ahead of horses, the former general counsel for Portland, Oregon's public school district was just admitted to the bar... after the state bar lodged ethics violations against him for serving in that role without a law license in the state. [Portland Tribune]

Hope Your Salary Raise Can Buy You The Right To Vote — See Also
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THE SUPREME COURT IS COOL WITH VOTER PURGES: You see the cycle, don't you? Suppress voter turnout, elect Republicans, have Republicans appoint judges who will help you suppress voter turnout.

ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, ANOTHER FIRM MATCHES MILBANK: Selendy & Gay join the party. Interestingly, Quinn Emanuel has not. That's pretty funny if you know your Biglaw history.

IN SADDER NEWS, GREENBERG TRAURIG IS JUST SAD: Firm chairman explains why his firm is "wind-proof" to associate raises. We'll see if they refuse to follow the crowd when layoffs inevitably come.

ABA PULLS ACCREDITATION FOR ARIZONA SUMMIT: To quote a tipster, it's about goddamn time.

TALK ABOUT AN EGGSHELL PLAINTIFF: This woman got $85,000 because sauce got into her eyes.