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Morning Docket: 03.12.18
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.12.18

* President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, claims that he used his home equity line to pay off Stormy Daniels out of the goodness of his heart, and while people have been focusing on the fact that he may have violated campaign finance laws, not many have mentioned that he likely violated New York's ethics rules, would could get him disbarred. [Slate]

* Remember the time that Judge Katherine Forrest ruined the internet with a single ruling? Several media outlets are preparing to appeal to the Second Circuit, saying the copyright decision could change the internet as we know it. [Big Law Business]

* Dean Andrea Lyon of Valparaiso Law -- the school that's not closing, per se, but will stop accepting students and is hoping to merge with another school or move locations -- will be resigning on June 1. No one knows what will happen to the school, and soon there won't even be a dean. These poor students... [Indianapolis Business Journal]

* Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a foodie, and in honor of her upcoming birthday -- and because "[s]he eats real food and plenty of it" -- here are a few of the Notorious One's favorite places to dine in her hometown of New York City. [am New York]

* The February bar exam has come and gone, and with it, hundreds of jobs across the entire legal services industry. According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 200 fewer people were employed in the legal sector last month than in January. Hopefully things improve before graduation. [American Lawyer]

* "Katy Perry represents everything we don't believe in. It would be a sin to sell to her." Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, who had been locked in litigation with the singer and the archdioces for several years over the sale of her former convent, collapsed and died in court on Friday during a post-judgment hearing. [NPR]

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Non-Sequiturs: 03.11.18
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.11.18

* This great profile of Chuck Cooper, by Tierney Sneed of TPM, includes more details on why he withdrew from the solicitor general sweepstakes. [Talking Points Memo]

* A team from Quinn Emanuel, led by high-profile hire Alex Spiro, is repping Jay-Z in a trademark fight. Can Biglaw + Beyonce be far behind? [Hollywood Reporter]

* Steven Brill, the godfather of modern legal journalism, launches his latest venture: NewsGuard, which "uses journalism to fight fake news." [Dewey B Strategic]

* Speaking of "fake news," leading media lawyer Charles Glasser puts President Trump's "war on the press" in a broader, global context. [Daily Caller]

* Still on the subject of POTUS v. Press, is the media being played in the Stormy Daniels drama? Joel Cohen and Dale Degenshein think so. [Law & Crime]

* Strange bedfellows at One First Street: Adam Feldman looks at Supreme Court cases featuring unusual ideological alliances. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Protip for litigators and litigants: don't tick off Judge Frederic Block (or any other judge presiding over your case, for that matter). [artnet]

* If our five Biglaw business development tips weren't enough for you, Jane Genova adds two more for your consideration. [Law And More]

* How can technology be harnessed to bridge the justice gap? Neota Logic has some ideas. [Artificial Lawyer]

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How Do Some People Get Barred In The First Place? — See Also
See Also

How Do Some People Get Barred In The First Place? -- See Also

THIS DISBARRED ATTORNEY IS ASKING TO BE RE-ADMITTED: But when you look at what got him disbarred, you really have to ask how get got barred in the first place.

JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY MAY OR MAY NOT BE RETIRING: But Nevada Senator Dean Heller really doesn't know a damn thing about it.

COLUMBIA WINS AGAIN: If you are going to law school just to get a Biglaw job, go to Columbia Law School -- which sits right next to an underserved community that I guess we're just never going to talk about in this context.

THINGS THAT MAKE IT HARD TO PASS EXAMS: The other day, we said it was hard to take finals after being hit by a car. Now, we're reporting that it's hard to take law school finals after you've been diagnosed with cancer. Next week, I expect to have some news about whether taking finals is easier or harder if you are underwater and can only breathe when the Shape of Water thingy kisses you.

"HUMAN ERROR" LED TO UTAH BOOBS: The Utah Bar wasn't hacked, an employee just sent out boobs to the entire State Bar. In related news, I think we'll have a new ATL columnist from Utah soon.

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