Brokered Convention

* Combining April Fools’ Day, tax season, and furry pets into a single joke. Well played, sir. [TaxProf Blog]

* Booooo! This spoilsport argues that judges should stop issuing benchslaps. We disagree. [SSRN]

* Prepare to have your worldview shaken: Richard Nixon and William Rehnquist are actually the ones responsible for paving the path for transgender rights. [Slate]

* This term, the Supreme Court is on track for the fewest signed opinions in recent history. Take a detailed look at the Court’s first 19 decisions. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* President Obama is taking the fight over Merrick Garland to UChicago Law. [Huffington Post]

* A judge is allowing a lawsuit against a Northwestern’s journalism school to go forward. The suit alleges the school’s “innocence project” uses unethical practices in its wrongful conviction investigations. [Journal-ism]

* Get the rundown on the rules that will govern the GOP convention and the establishment’s last stand against Trump. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* The essential questions every in-house counsel should ask before they pick a law firm. [Forbes]

* Donald Trump’s comments advocating punishment for women who have abortions have been turned into an attack ad. That didn’t take much time at all. [The Hill]

* Read up on the lawsuit filed by the US Women’s National Team filed against US Soccer alleging discriminatory wage practices. [Huffington Post]

* What are the best practices for answering emails when you are at home? [Corporette]

* Another reason to not have lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices. [Medium]

* Yup, this is real: Missouri lawmakers made quite the mistake. [Gawker]

* Are you preparing mentally for the possibility of a brokered convention? Then read up on the last person to emerge as the candidate from a brokered convention to win the presidency. [Slate]

* Ivanka Trump is getting called out on Instagram. Seems one of the shoes in her eponymous line is a dead ringer for Aquazzura’s Wild Thing fringe sandal. [The Fashion Law]

* The billable hour actually makes law firms less competitive — not that this revelation will stop firms from conducting business that way. [Lawyerist]

* When people attack Judge Jane Kelly because she used to be a public defender, they are really taking a crack at the Sixth Amendment. [Slate]

* All the things that in-house counsel really want from their outside attorneys. [Ten Things]

* A contested convention looks increasingly likely, and the GOP establishment is busy planning for that eventuality. [Bloomberg Politics]

* Our friends at Solo Practice U turn 7! Don’t miss their anniversary special. [Solo Practice University]

* Word to the wise: when you start looking to House Of Cards for political tactics, you might be one of the bad guys. [The Slot]

* What it takes to pull off a career comeback. (Spoiler alert: it isn’t easy.) [Law and More]