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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.30.15
* The National Association for Law Placement released slightly improved jobs numbers for the law school class of 2014, so yay? [National Law Journal]
* The battle royale that pits local musicians versus Biglaw heavyweight Skadden continues to rage on. [Washington Post]
* Guess what? Prosecutors don’t like the Second Circuit’s higher threshold for insider trading cases and now they’d like the Supreme Court to do something about it. [Wall Street Journal]
* A group of merchants including Amazon, Wal-Mart and Starbucks want the $7 billion settlement negotiated over interchange fees with Visa, Mastercard and American Express in an antitrust case vacated due to attorney Gary Friedman’s alleged misconduct. [Law360]
* Don’t cha love it when media scandals become real life litigation? All your deflategate legal questions answered. [Stradley Law]
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Antitrust
Judge Rules It's Okay To Leave Home Without American Express
American Express is not the boss of your store anymore. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
Conferences / Symposia, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Minority Issues, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
SCOTUS Could Strip Blacks Of Rights And Expand Gay Rights On The Same Day
Court decisions are more influenced by the popular will than they seem.
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Antonin Scalia, Constitutional Law, Elena Kagan, Guns / Firearms, John Roberts, Prostitution, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Provides Aid To Disaffected Teenagers And Groups Working With Prostitutes
Today the Supreme Court issued three opinions. Listen up if you're a disaffected teenager, a felon with a gun, or someone who has signed an arbitration agreement. -
Biglaw, Crime, In-House Counsel, Jury Duty, Trials, Violence
The Exonerated: A Lawyer Takes the Stand in His Own Defense -- and Prevails
Can you imagine what it might be like to have your life and liberty in the hands of twelve men and women? We interview a lawyer who was criminally charged, took the witness stand in his own defense, and was acquitted by the jury on all counts. -
Biglaw, Crime, In-House Counsel, Violence
This Former Skadden Associate's Alleged Weapon of Choice? A Broken Champagne Flute
Does this former Skaddenite deserve a 25-year sentence for his alleged crimes? -
Antitrust, Drugs, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Marijuana, Money, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Prostitution, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television
Morning Docket: 08.09.12
* Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be the oldest member of the high court, but she’s still one bad ass bitch. She broke two ribs in June, and still fulfilled all of her duties on the bench. We <3 RBG! [Reuters] * While merchants will now be able to charge more when customers use credit cards, they might not get much else from this Visa / MasterCard settlement because of an American Express catch-22. [New York Times] * The Garden State just got a little greener (in a sticky icky way): starting today, doctors in New Jersey will be able to register their patients for the Department of Health’s medical marijuana program. [Star-Ledger] * After some highly questionable opposition from government officials, the city of Macon, Georgia, has approved the placement of a park bench in memory of slain Mercer Law grad Lauren Giddings. [Telegraph] * Kansas Law received a $1M donation to support scholarships. The dean is thrilled, because the school will be able to compete to attract and retain students who will someday be unemployed. [Lawrence Journal-World] * The verdict is in on who reigns as the highest paid TV personality. Even if you pee on her leg and tell her it’s raining, Judge Judy will be able to afford the dry-cleaning bill, because she’s loaded. [New York Daily News] * Even if you’re a ho fo’ sho, that doesn’t mean you can’t do business in a ho-tel, mo-tel, or Holiday Inn. An Australian court ruled that denying prostitutes rooms was discriminatory. [International Business Times]
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Money, Small Law Firms, Technology
The Practice: Credit Cards, House Calls, Text Messages -- Are They Beneath You?
Small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum offers some practice advice about how to charge clients and how to communicate with them. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Privacy, Technology
Another Massive Data Breach Exposes A Lot Of People's Credit Card Information; Welcome to the 21st Century
Another high-profile data breach exposed a lot of people's personal information. I wish I were more shocked…