Above the Law

Morning Docket: 12.24.19

Cory Lewandowski (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

* Corey Lewandowski is suing his lawyer for malpractice. Maybe he should ask his former boss for a list of lawyers he can use. [Boston Globe]

* Attorneys for the House Judiciary Committee have hinted that more articles of impeachment may be filed against President Trump. [NBC News]

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What Kind Of Person Is Still At Work Right Now? — See Also

WHAT’S IN THE BOX: He said like Brad Pitt in Seven even though he was just talking about bonuses.

THE GREATEST GIFT OF IMPEACHMENT: Would be to not have to think about Trump over the holidays.

HERE’S A GOOD PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY: With school on hiatus, my other solution is to just not be a good employee.

YOU GO TO HARVARD, YOU DON’T HAVE TO CLERK FOR TRUMP JUDGES: Your careers will be just fine if you show this de minimus amount of morality.

PERFECT HOLIDAY TRIVIA QUESTION RIGHT HERE: How long should you be jailed for showing Home Alone? Wait, that’s not the question.

This Holiday Movie Should End In Serious Jail Time

They left him for days!

Two Practices That Will Drastically Improve Your In-house RFP Results

Defining goals and maintaining clear communications about needs and wants is key.

Mitch McConnell Accepts The Premise Of Pelosi/Tribe Argument, Won’t Move Until Articles Are Delivered

Let's just spend the Holidays not worrying about this fool of a President?

Individuals Paid 8 Times More Total Tax Than Corporations Thanks To Trump Tax Cut Loopholes

Trump’s tax law set a flat 21 percent corporate tax rate, increasing the taxes paid by the smallest companies and decreasing the taxes paid by all the higher-earning corporations.

Have We Entered An Age Of Partisan Judges?

Ah, the holidays! Let's consider judicial partisanship.

Biglaw Firm Wows With New Parental Leave Policy For All Employees

Nice job!

Malaysia Will Settle For Either $8 Billion Or Goldman’s Entire Asia Leadership Team In Jail

It's not picky!

Discontent With Firm’s Opaque Bonus Model

What's inside the black box?

Time’s Running Out: Last Minute Gift Ideas For Lawyers

Just a couple of shopping days left!

SEC Just Wondering How Citadel Made Slack Look So Damned Good For Its IPO

And maybe someone can explain all these other techy gadget stocks to them, as well.

Harvard Law School Students Are Uninterested In Clerking For Trump Appointed Judges

That's a hard no.

Something’s Coming … Something Good: The Revival Of ‘West Side Story’ Gets Gang Life Right

What would Leonard Bernstein have thought of this new, tougher, and less romanticized version?

Morning Docket: 12.23.19

(Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

* Right now, one out of every four circuit judges in the United States is a Trump appointee. [Washington Post]

* Some scholars are arguing President Trump cannot be considered impeached until articles of impeachment are sent to the Senate. Legal experts make things so confusing. [Fox News]

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