David Boies
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Law Schools
Alan Dershowitz Says He Has A 'Perfect Sex Life,' Answering The Question Literally No One Asked
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Law Schools
After Publicly Demanding His Accusers Sue Him, Dershowitz Is Arguing That His Accusers Have No Basis To Sue Him
Catching up on the latest filings in this saga. - Sponsored
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Biglaw
Some (Tentative) Good News For Alan Dershowitz... And Some More Bad News
His motion is back on the docket... some of his letters aren't.
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Law Schools
Harvard Law School's Dershowitz Moves To Disqualify Boies Schiller In Sex Trafficking Case
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Law Schools
Dershowitz Wanted A Trial Over Sex Trafficking Accusations -- He's Getting One
Boies Schiller brings powerhouse talent to bear in the fallout of sex-trafficking matter. -
Courts
The Fight For Pro Se Rights Produces Another Damning Supreme Court Brief
Superstar legal team continues to fight for pro se litigants everywhere. -
In-House Counsel
Bad Blood: Even More Red Flags That Were Simply Ignored
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Announcements
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Courts
David Boies And Judge Posner Call Upon Supreme Court To Bring Justice To One-Third Of Federal Litigants Getting The Shaft
Pro se litigants in large swaths of the country are at a distinct disadvantage. -
Biglaw
David Boies Dishes On Firm's Transition Strategy
A newly formed Management Committee will gradually assume day-to-day firm operations. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.16.18
* After delaying the decision, Judge Tim Kelly will be releasing his ruling in CNN’s First Amendment case at 10 a.m. Is it lawful to revoke a reporter’s press pass after an argument with the president? We’ll soon find out. [USA Today]
* “[W]e’re not going to leave any judges behind over these next two months.” According to Senator Tom Cotton, the Senate is apparently planning to work through Christmas and New Year’s Eve to confirm all of President Trump’s judicial nominees in an effort to head off any obstruction by the Democrats. [Washington Times]
* “I’m not trying to be rude. I can see your résumé. You’re a rock star.” Despite her strong résumé, Allison Jones Rushing, the 36-year-old Fourth Circuit nominee, was repeatedly questioned by the Judiciary Committee about her “life experience” — or lack thereof, since she graduated from law school 11 years ago. [National Law Journal]
* What is David Boies planning for his next act? Is retirement on the table? He and the other name partners at Boies Schiller Flexner have apparently “been planning succession for 15 years.” He said if he retired today, “the firm would be in good shape,” but he thinks he “still [has] some things to contribute.” [New York Law Journal]
* Stormy Daniels says that while the “serious and obviously very troubling” domestic violence allegations against her lawyer Michael Avenatti are “only allegations” and that she’ll “reserve judgement” [sic] until the investigation ends, she’ll be “seeking new representation” if it turns out that the allegations are true. [New York Magazine]
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Biglaw
World's Most Fortunate Pro Se Litigant Represented By Judge Posner Now Also Represented By David Boies
As the case moves to the Supreme Court, William Bond adds even more firepower.
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Biglaw
David Boies Scores Coup With HUGE Lateral Pickup
Susan Estrich reunites with David Boies, years after they first worked together. -
Intellectual Property
David Boies's Fall From Grace
Boies’s firm soldiers on and continues to rake in money by the barrel-load. Yet cracks in its once-burnished veneer are now visible to the naked eye. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.23.18
* In case you missed it amidst all the craziness of last week, Monday was Constitution Day — and as Judge Don Willett reminds us, it’s up to us to keep our constitutional republic strong. [Wall Street Journal]
* The Supreme Court clerk class of October Term 2008: where are they now? Derek Muller has tracked them down. [Excess of Democracy]
* Senator Dianne Feinstein is under fire, and not just for her handling of the Kavanaugh nomination — but she’s still likely to emerge victorious in November, as Kashmir Hill reports. [Splinter]
* The past 12 months haven’t been easy for superlawyer David Boies — but he’s still very busy (and also a bit wiser), as he tells Jim Stewart. [New York Times]
* It’s only a matter of time before the Supreme Court has to address the rights of transgender students under Title IX, according to Justin Driver — who’s the author of a buzz-generating new book, The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind (affiliate link). [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy]
* If you’re looking for advice about discipline, focus, happiness, and relationships — and who isn’t? — here’s a podcast you might want to check out. [University of Good / SoundCloud]
* Law firm mergers are notoriously hit or miss — so this new M&A intelligence tool from ALM could come in very handy. [Dewey B Strategic]
* Congratulations to the six new participants in LexisNexis’s third Silicon Valley Legal Tech Accelerator program! [Artificial Lawyer]
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Government
Now Andrew Cuomo Tied To Shielding Harvey Weinstein In Exchange For Campaign Donations
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.22.18
* Only 23 percent of law school grads think their education was worth the cost. That number seems high. [CNBC]
* Apparently, judges can’t use their office to trade leniency for nude photos. You learn something new every day. [Courthouse News Service]
* Professor Epps patiently explains how bad Clarence Thomas is at basic constitutional law. [The Atlantic]
* Ogletree slapped with a sexual harassment suit on the heels of a big gender discrimination suit. Somebody over there really needs to learn labor law. [The Recorder]
* Just as a recap: Protecting minority voting rights — not a priority for the DOJ. Challenging a settlement to give people $2 wine coupons — absolutely a priority for the DOJ. [National Law Journal]
* Summer programs are shrinking again, so go ahead and start panicking. [American Lawyer]
* Boies is leading a coalition challenging the “winner-take-all” electoral system — but not the Electoral College itself — as an affront to “one person, one vote.” Because when I think about improving fairness, it’s turning over the task of choosing Electors to gerrymandered maps. [Bloomberg]
* School superintendent about to get a crash course on basic constitutional law. [Washington Post]
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Biglaw
Boies Schiller Flexner Shakes Up Its Executive Committee
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.22.18
* Paramedics rushed to Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s apartment on Friday after the diabetic jurist experienced a low blood sugar episode. She was not hospitalized, and went to work because she’s “doing fine.” Somewhere, President Trump is cackling gleefully about one of his predictions. [POLITICO]
* After a months-long drought, the Supreme Court will finally issue some opinions today. This is the slowest the high court has been in issuing opinions since 1868. Did Justice Neil Gorsuch’s arrival on the bench set SCOTUS efficiency back by 150 years? [Big Law Business]
* Taylor Weyeneth, the 24-year-old who was recently appointed by Trump to be the nation’s deputy drug czar, is just like most Trump appointees without any experience. His résumé full of “errors,” and he forgot to mention that he lost his job at a law firm after not showing up. [Washington Post]
* “Even though David Boies has the energy of a 4-year-old, he is in the twilight of his career,” so a new generation of partners at the firm are preparing to move Boies Schiller into the future after Boies and Jonathan Schiller step back from their active leadership roles. [American Lawyer]
* A Dentons partner whose firm was gobbled up by the Biglaw behemoth last year has been suspended and placed on a leave of absence after word of his alleged inappropriate sexual behavior with female employees at his legacy firm for around to management. [American Lawyer via RollOnFriday]
* California has been going after the LSAC for years over its disability accommodations for people who want to take the LSAT, and now the state wants the council to be held in contempt. LSAC thinks California needs to study reading its comprehension. [The Recorder]
* Are you ready for some disparaging team names in football?! Many people are likely to continue calling them the “Washington team,” but in the wake of the Matal v. Tam Supreme Court case, the Fourth Circuit has officially vacated the decisions that canceled the Washington Redskins’ trademark registrations. [USA Today Sports]