University of Montana School of Law

Associate dean out as well.

The administration says it did nothing wrong, but the accounts of current and former students suggest a fundamental problem.

What did he do to get permanently banned from campus?

Ed. note: In honor of Columbus Day (and Canadian Thanksgiving), Above the Law will be on a reduced publication schedule today. We will be back in full force tomorrow.

* NBC News was aware of Donald Trump’s “grab ’em by the p*ssy” remarks days before they were made public, but the network’s lawyers took so long to review the footage for fear of being sued by the presidential candidate that it was scooped on the story by another publication. The lewd footage was allowed to languish for nearly a week. [Washington Post]

* Thanks to Donald Trump’s latest scandal, the Republican National Committee has “an army of lawyers” exploring whether it would be possible to replace the party’s presidential candidate with another nominee. What have they found? His cooperation would be necessary, and “[t]he fact remains that [Trump] can only be replaced if he quits or dies. And he’s declared … he’s not planning on doing either.” [POLITICO]

* As our readers know well, the vast majority of New York’s top law firms have raised first-year associate salaries to $180,000 from $160,000, but those new salaries will surely cut into the law firms’ profits. How will they be able to make up for it? “Part of what makes this easier for law firms to absorb is that billable rates go up every year, and maybe this year they go up a little bit more than usual.” [Crain’s New York Business]

* According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector added about 400 jobs in September, with the biggest job gains coming in the form of management consulting, which seems fitting given the depressed demand for legal services right now. In case you were wondering, the legal profession would need to add around 55,000 jobs to return to pre-recession levels of employment. [Am Law Daily]

* “His behavior was disturbing enough to warrant action….” A former Montana Law student was permanently barred from campus late last week after he returned to the school and allegedly disrupted a professor’s class, prompting the dean to send out a warning email to the student body. A police officer was stationed outside the professor’s classroom thereafter. We may have more on this story later today. [Missoulian]

* Kenneth Thompson, Brooklyn District Attorney, RIP. [New York Law Journal]

* Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was jailed over her refusal to give marriage licenses to gay couples, was released by order of Judge David Bunning — with a warning not to interfere with her deputy clerks’ duties. Hmm, yeah, she’s totally going back to jail. [New York Times]

* The law school applicant pool is still dwindling after all these years, so it’s interesting to see which schools are offering students the biggest bribes scholarships and grants (some of which may later disappear) so they can fill the seats in their classes with asses. [Bloomberg via PreLaw]

* This Montana Law professor claims that he was forced to retire from his teaching position early due to the school’s ongoing budget cuts: “I am the first full-time member of the law faculty upon whom the ax has fallen.” We’ll have more on this later. [Missoulian]

* Hmm, what Dewey know about the standard of evidence for conviction in the D&L fraud trial? “Woulda, coulda, shoulda is fine for cocktail party conversation. In this courtroom and in any courtroom, the proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt.” [Reuters]

* Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross, who received an LL.M. in taxation from NYU School of Law, is making a $20 million donation to the school, its largest gift ever. We wonder how much he’s giving to his alma mater, Wayne State Law. [WSJ Law Blog]

Every time a gun owner shoots himself in the foot, a liberal gets his wings.

Jesus H. Christ smokes weed? Err, actually, it was Jason H. Christ, and he allegedly smoked weed inside of a law school....