9th Circuit

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]

By Joe Patrice
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.

By Joe Patrice
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]

By Joe Patrice
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]

By Joe Patrice