Age Discrimination

  • Non-Sequiturs: 03.01.17
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 03.01.17

    * To answer the question posed in Morning Docket today… no. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Miguel Estrada will not be the next Solicitor General. [Law.com]

    * Elena Kagan is finally getting some meme love. [Huffington Post]

    * The Texas Supreme Court is hearing arguments about rolling back spousal benefits for same-sex couples. No, you didn’t imagine Obergefell in a fever dream, it’s just Texas. [Slate]

    * Can legal remedies be effective against age discrimination? Or will that take too long? [Law and More]

    * RIP Barbara Lundergan the first woman to be partner at Seyfarth Shaw. [Crain’s Business]

    * How does Neil Gorsuch fare on the issue of abortion? [Constitutional Accountability Center]

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  • Non-Sequiturs: 02.22.17
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 02.22.17

    * BREAKING: Lawyer gets promotion. Film at 11. [Big Law Business]

    * A look at law school clinics aimed at providing services to veterans. [Mic]

    * Explaining the American constitutional crisis to Russian law students. [Tucson.com]

    * When age bias comes for you. [Medium]

    * How much is too much jewelry for the office? [Corporette]

    * Make no mistake: there are two kinds of justice in this country. [Law and More]

    * The complexity of taxing Snuggies. [TaxProf Blog]

    * Color me f*cking shocked. [Slate]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 02.17.17
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 02.17.17

    * Greeeeeaaaaat. Now it’s easier for states to defund Planned Parenthood. [Slate]

    * Scott Pruitt is the new EPA chief, but his open records issues continue. [Huffington Post]

    * Finding new job opportunities as you age. [Law and More]

    * Justice Breyer is an optimist. [Harvard Magazine]

    * Law school scholarships and market forces. [TaxProf Blog]

    * Kate Spade is exploring her options. [The Fashion Law]

    * Randy Maniloff interviews Karen Korematsu, daughter of the late, great Fred Korematsu. [Coverage Opinions]

    * RBG’s legacy. [YouTube via How Appealing]

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  • Morning Docket: 01.09.17
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 01.09.17

    * “It’s Washington’s bloodsport. It’s like the gladiator going into the arena and the public watching.” Senator Jeff Sessions has been preparing for his confirmation hearing for U.S. attorney general since December, and he expects to be grilled on the same allegations of racism that precluded him from landing a federal judgeship in 1986. Something tells us that he won’t have a similar problem this time around. [CNN]

    * “We are very pleased to announce that after extensive discussions with our regulators, we will be starting classes as scheduled.” Charlotte School of Law will be reopening for the spring semester (albeit one day later than previously scheduled), but at this point in time, there’s no word on whether students will be able to procure federal loans to finance the costs of attendance. How are these students supposed to pay? [Charlotte Observer]

    * According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector had a great month in December, adding 2,000 jobs and outpacing national figures for the month. All in all, the legal industry is up by 4,100 jobs since the start of 2016, but this is a far cry from where the numbers used to be prior to the recession. By that logic, the legal industry still down by 52,000 jobs since its high in 2007. [Am Law Daily]

    * On January 19, the justices of the Supreme Court will discuss whether they will take up the case to legalize polygamy being brought by the reality TV “Sister Wives” family. If they decide to grant certiorari, it will be the first time in more than 100 years that an issue of this kind will be reviewed by the high court. Just imagine the special episodes and the ratings extravaganza that could result from oral arguments. [FOX News]

    * IMDb.com doesn’t care if celebrities don’t want their true ages revealed online, so in the name of the First Amendment, the site is refusing to comply with a new California law that would require the removal of their age information upon demand. Instead of passing age discrimination laws, California has “chosen instead to chill free speech and to undermine access to factual information of public interest.” [WSJ Law Blog]

  • Morning Docket: 11.14.16
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 11.14.16

    * Shortly after being urged to settle the Trump University lawsuit, lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump have filed a motion to continue the trial — now scheduled to begin just after Thanksgiving — until after his inauguration in January. If no settlement can be reached, we may get to see a sitting president on trial for fraud. [San Diego Union-Tribune]

    * Before he even nominates another judge to take the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court, President-elect Donald Trump could significantly alter the high court’s trajectory this term by undoing Obama administration policies on immigration, climate change, cost-free contraceptive care, and transgender rights. [Associated Press]

    * Many New York law schools saw their bar exam passage rates soar thanks to the state’s first-time administration of the Uniform Bar Exam this past summer, but some law schools didn’t fare quite as well and saw their passage rates decline. Which law schools did well and which ones didn’t? We’ll have more on this later. [New York Law Journal]

    * IMDb.com has filed suit against California over a new law set to take effect in January that will allow actors to conceal their ages in their biographies on the television and film site. The state believes this will prohibit age-based discrimination in Hollywood, but the website claims that the law infringes upon its First Amendment rights. [WSJ Law Blog]

    * “It is unfortunate that the DOJ continues to fight for an interpretation of BMI’s consent decree that is at odds with hundreds of thousands of songwriters and composers (and) the country’s two largest performing rights organizations,” but it seems the DOJ hopes the Second Circuit will force BMI to change the way it collects royalties. [Reuters]

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