Florida A&M
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.04.17
* Harvard Law wants students to defer admission. Tuition deferral program still a no go apparently. [New York Times / Dealbook]
* Trump signing executive order to let the IRS choose when to enforce the Johnson amendment. I’m old enough to remember when conservatives had a meltdown over exaggerated allegations of IRS selective enforcement. Now it’s actually going to be legal and I doubt I’ll hear anything about it. [CBS News]
* Want to know how much a Sullivan & Cromwell partner takes home? Thankfully Donald Trump can tell us. [National Law Journal]
* Alabama enacts law allowing adoption agencies to reject gay couples. Alabama has one of the worst economies in America, but this was the issue that they really needed to address. Roll Tide. [Alabama]
* ABA President Linda Klein testifies on behalf of Legal Services Corporation. funding. Question: Is the ABA President job more or less difficult today? One could say “more” because she has to devote considerable energy to fighting a hostile government. Or you could say “less” because the most difficult argument she has to make is, “please don’t be monsters.” [ABA Journal]
* FAMU fired its dean. [Orlando Sentinel]
* New trend in litigation finance: buying portfolios of cases instead of investing in individual matters. We’ve reached the fund stage people! [Law.com]
* Former Guinea mining minister convicted of taking bribes. How did they know? Perhaps they thought he was a Dickensian throwback when he kept saying “Guinea” all the time. [Law360]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Bar Exams, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
What's More Racist? The Trouble With Low Bar Passage Rates At Historically Black Law Schools
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Football, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Politics, Prostitution, Sports, Texas
Morning Docket: 03.05.13
* Pennsylvania prosecutors are “outraged” that the new Attorney General is investigating how the office dropped the ball in the Sandusky case. Their frustration is understandable… looking into obvious wrongdoing seems to be a new concept for them. [Legal Intelligencer]
* New charges brought in the Florida A&M Band hazing case. Twelve defendants will now face felony manslaughter charges. [Los Angeles Times]
* Nixon Peabody’s annual firm cook-off just concluded. This is a much better firm morale boost than, say, writing a firm theme song. [ABA Journal via Capital Business / Washington Post]
* A plan is in the works for a new University of Texas system law school. On the one hand, the new school could improve the diversity of the Texas bar. On the other hand, no one in the state was saying, “Wow, we’re really suffering from a dearth of lawyers.” [The Daily Texan]
* A model depicted in the opening credits of Mad Men has filed suit, alleging that the show is using her image without permission. The show has used the same opening for six years. Looks like someone just got Netflix! [The Wrap]
* According to the escort who made the allegations, she was paid to falsely claim that she was hired by Senator Menendez. [Washington Post]
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Crime, Deaths, Education / Schools, Violence
Following Student's Hazing Death, University Officials Argue Protecting Students Off Campus Isn't Their Job
Should Florida A&M be held responsible for a student's death that resulted from a marching band hazing ritual?