9th Circuit
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Department of Justice, Justice
Trump Won't Keep Fighting For Old Travel Ban, Tells Court He's Writing A New One
Does anybody think the Trump administration appreciates why the ban was wrong? -
Justice, Politics
We're About To Find Out If Trump Wants To 'Protect' Us Enough To Do It Legally
If Trump were serious, he'd rip up the Muslim ban and try again. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.10.17
* Law forces Oklahoma town to cancel Valentine’s Day dance. But, you know, keep worrying about states imposing Sharia law. [ABC News]
* When a lawyer who routinely represented sexual assault victims as part of a referral program at Stanford pointed out that the school’s policies made it difficult for victims, the school took this criticism seriously, engaged in thorough introspection, and, regardless of the outcome of their review, thanked the attorney for her honest assessment. Nah, just kidding, they fired her. [Inside Higher Ed]
* Lateral hiring by the numbers. This may come as a shock, but partners are more likely to bolt when PPP declines. [The American Lawyer]
* Republicans have renewed efforts to break up the Ninth Circuit. To create… two different liberal circuits? [Fox News]
* The Bio-Rad case may influence more GCs to blow the whistle. [Law360]
* Are Trans-Atlantic Biglaw mergers the new normal? [Am Law Daily]
* Covington & Burling partner James Garland discusses “when Tweets attack,” specifically how a company should deal with a rogue Tweeter in the White House. [Law.com]
* I wonder if Fragomen is busy right about now… [Big Law Business]
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Justice
Ninth Circuit UPHOLDS Temporary Restraining Order On Trump's Travel Ban
The ruling is unanimous, and it's a total smackdown. -
Immigration, Justice
That Time When The GOP's Xenophobic Impulse Gave States Standing To Block Xenophobia
Luckily, for Washington, the Republicans have already done most of the legal work necessary to grant Washington standing to sue over immigration policies. -
9th Circuit, Immigration
The Best Tweets From The Ninth Circuit Immigration Argument
The legal world reacts to the Ninth Circuit hearing on Trump's immigration order. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.08.17
* Last night’s Ninth Circuit argument drew a live audience of more than 137K people. But remember there’s no audience for real-time Supreme Court coverage. [Litigation Daily]
* Despite the public interest, Judge Neil Gorsuch reportedly dodged questions about the ban “like the plague” according to Senator Schumer, who met with the nominee yesterday. With a president so fond of bluntness, it’s good to see the old ways of spineless deflection and disingenuous evasion still have a home in Washington. [Law360]
* ABA rejects tighter law school standards because why throw the brakes on the runaway train? [National Law Journal]
* Maryland takes a firm stance against courts using financial wherewithal to determine whether someone sits in jail or goes free on bail. [Washington Post]
* Quinn Emanuel’s investigation finds widespread corruption at FIFA. In other news, the sky is blue. [Bloomberg]
* The “Internet of Things” is going to blow up discovery. [Legaltech News]
* Pillsbury takes its talents (from Boies Schiller) to South Beach. [Daily Business Review]
* And congrats to the new editorial team over at ALM. Heather Nevitt was named executive editor of Corporate Counsel and Inside Counsel while Gina Passarella was named executive editor of The American Lawyer.
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Biglaw, Politics
Will The Real Jones Day Please Stand Up?
Many conservative lawyers have left the firm, but the tension will persist for some time. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.07.17
* Judge William C. Canby Jr, Judge Michelle T. Friedland, and Judge Richard R. Clifton will hear tonight’s oral argument on Trump’s travel ban. Or should we say they’re the “so-called judges” who will hear tonight’s argument. [CNN]
* Weil Gotshal announces significant gains in both revenues and profits. No associates were mangled in the making of this news. [Am Law Daily]
* Former Bio-Rad GC Sanford Wadler wins big in his whistleblower retaliation case. Bio-Rad has attempted to cast him as a jerk who yelled at his underlings, but the jury realized that just made him “a lawyer” and not a justification to terminate him. [Corporate Counsel]
* Vizio settled with the FTC over turning all of their customers into unwitting “Nielsen Families.” But you should still be worried about that toaster that’s been spying on you. [Litigation Daily]
* Dewey still even care about this case? [Law360]
* Gibson Dunn opens a Houston office because oil and gas are still big business. [Texas Lawyer]
* You may have seen the viral post about a subway car full of New Yorkers who go to work scrubbing swastika graffiti off the walls. The man who started the effort was Wilson Elser associate Gregory Locke. [Am Law Daily]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.06.17
* Team Trump secures another victory. [ESPN]
* When Joe Scarborough is your voice of reason, you’ve slipped into the wrong timeline. [Washington Post]
* ABA education proposal pushed off. Remember, we’re right here and ready to go. [National Law Journal]
* Intellectual property practice is moving to Biglaw. [Am Law Daily]
* Meanwhile, most other work continues to move away from Biglaw. [Forbes]
* Behind the scenes of Facebook’s virtual reality loss. [Litigation Daily]
* It’s cute when non-lawyers have to learn what a “Ninth Circuit” is. [CNN]
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9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics
Ninth Circuit Judges To Lawyer: Lying In Court Is Wrong, Mkay?
This oral argument transcript (or video) will make you cringe. -
Justice, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Supreme Court To Decide If Cops Can Troll You, Then Shoot You
The 9th Circuit has held that if the cops provoke a violent confrontation, and then deal with you, violently, they can be held liable. -
9th Circuit, Federal Government, Federal Judges
A Notable Ninth Circuit Retirement (And A Great Career Opportunity)
This departing leader leaves big shoes to be filled -- perhaps by you?
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9th Circuit, Federal Judges
A Leading Light Of The Federal Judiciary Will Take Senior Status By Year's End
An influential jurist is stepping away from the fray. -
Technology
Court Says 'Plain Hearing' Applies To Wiretaps, But Eavesdropping Must Stop If Target Isn't Actually Using The Targeted Phone
Another expansion of the police surveillance powers. -
9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Politics
Is The 'Nutty Ninth' Circuit Coming To Its Senses?
Is the court that conservatives love to hate turning a corner? -
9th Circuit, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Federal Judges
In The Ninth Circuit, Nobody Can Hear You Scream
Footnote. Of. The week! -
Drugs, Marijuana
ICYMI: Ninth Circuit Rules DOJ Can't Stub Out Medical Marijuana Businesses
The ruling hows that even our country's highest courts will not just rubber stamp everything the federal government does against cannabis. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.17.16
* Ding ding ding, we have a winner: with a bid of $135 million, Univision has prevailed in the auction to buy Gawker Media’s assets (held at the offices of Gawker’s bankruptcy counsel, Ropes & Gray). [Politico]
* The Ninth Circuit rules that the feds can’t spend money to prosecute people whose actions comply with state medical marijuana laws. [How Appealing]
* Protip for millennial law students: don’t call your law professor by her first name. [WSJ Law Blog]
* “Is $88,500 Salary Too Much for a Deputy General Counsel?” (Hint: no.) [Big Law Business]
* Is it time to rethink antitrust enforcement, especially when it comes to Big Tech? [DealBook / New York Times]
* Judge Timothy Dooley has been censured by the Alaska Supreme Court for his rude remarks in open court. [Alaska Dispatch News]
* Hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen can’t trade in CFTC-regulated commodities markets until 2018, as part of a settlement with the commission. [Bloomberg]
* Sigfredo Garcia, one of the two men accused of killing law professor Dan Markel, isn’t getting bond just yet. [Tallahassee Democrat; WCTV]
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Litigators
Is The 'Kozinski Solution' To The Problem Of Overlong Briefs Gaining Traction?
Could this become a trend in the federal appellate courts?