Football
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Sports
Colin Kaepernick Settled His Grievance, Jay-Z Is Just Taking The Money
People who are comparing Kaepernick's settlement to Jay-Z's business deal need to step all the way back. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.16.19
* According to a new report, “personal attacks and language that politicizes or otherwise casts doubt on the judicial branch as a whole has the potential to cause significant damage to our democracy.” Thanks, Trump. [Big Law Business]
* Why are there so few minority law clerks?
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu and Federal Judicial Center director Jeremy Fogel are trying to solve this “mystery” in conjunction with the ABA. [National Law Journal]* A former IRS staffer has pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing Michael Cohen’s confidential financial information and distributing it to Michael Avenatti, who once represented Stormy Daniels. He faces up to five years in prison and up to $250K in fines. [New York Post]
* With hundreds of flights canceled, Hong Kong’s airport had been at a complete standstill due to protestors clashing with police until this Biglaw firm managed to intervene. Be sure to thank Hogan Lovells for getting an injunction on airport protests. [American Lawyer]
* In case you’ve been wondering about what bar pass rates and law school debt have looked like for the past decade or so, you can see it in some stunning graphics right here. [Law.com]
* Thanks to the Lousiana Supreme Court, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell won’t have to testify just yet in the Rams-Saints NFC Championship game lawsuit. Everything is on pause while the state’s high court decides whether the case should be allowed to continue at all. [NBC Sports]
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Intellectual Property
University Of Michigan Deals Devastating Intellectual Property Blow To Ohio State Legal Department
Ohio State's trademark debacle earns withering derision from University of Michigan.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.31.19
* California just enacted a law that will require Donald Trump to release his tax returns if he wants to get on the state’s primary ballot next year. Get ready for a tweetstorm about this one. [Los Angeles Times]
* Not only is LeClairRyan facing a gender discrimination case amid its uncertain future, but the firm is also facing a lawsuit over allegedly unpaid rent to the tune of $348K+ at one of its offices. [American Lawyer]
* In case you missed it, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and three game officials are going to be deposed over the “stupid blown call” during the Saints-Rams game that allowed the Rams to proceed to the Super Bowl. [Sports Illustrated]
* Good news for Biglaw legal ops professionals: The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, an organization designed for in-house legal ops employees, has now opened its membership to those who are working at law firms. [Big Law Business]
* Guess what? There’s something to look forward to after this torture. As the saying goes, “you can do anything with a law degree,” but if you pass the bar exam this week, you’ll probably be able to practice law in one of these exciting jobs. [U.S. News]
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Biglaw
Robert Kraft Is Turning To Biglaw To Fight Prostitution Charges
Quinn Emanuel doesn't usually handle misdemeanors, but, here we are. -
Crime
Is It Racist To Assume Bob Kraft's Massage Parlor Was Obviously A Brothel?
Assuming Asian women working in the massage industry are prostitutes would be a racist assumption... but this may not have been. -
Sports
Nothing Deflates Balls Faster Than A Patriots Prostitution Arrest
Well, this is... well, actually kind of expected. - Sponsored
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Courts
Saints Fans Can't Use A Writ Of Mandamus To Force The NFL Into A Do-Over
Federal courts can't help sad football fans. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non Sequiturs: 12.16.18
* In case you missed it (the news broke on Friday night), Judge Reed O’Connor (N.D. Tex.) held that the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare is unconstitutional, in the wake of last year’s tax reform that reduced the ACA’s “shared responsibility payment” for lacking health-care coverage to zero. [MedCity News]
* Josh Blackman agrees with Judge O’Connor the constitutionality of the individual mandate, but disagreed with his severability analysis. [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy]
* Meanwhile, fellow Volokh Conspirator Samuel Bray is glad that the court didn’t issue a national injunction. [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy]
* Adam Feldman takes a closer look at the Federal Circuit’s relationship to the Supreme Court — including which members of the Federal Circuit are most frequently vindicated by SCOTUS. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Carrie Severino shares the disappointment of her former boss, Justice Thomas, in Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh voting against certiorari in Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast. [Bench Memos / National Review]
* Eric Turkewitz calls out members of the media for misreporting on a routine trip-and-fall case because they don’t like the plaintiff’s famous father. [New York Personal Injury Law Blog]
* Oakland is going on the offensive against the NFL, firing off a 49-page complaint signed by James Quinn of Berg & Androphy, among others. [The MMQB / Sports Illustrated]
* Speaking of Berg & Androphy, name partner David Berg offers expert insights on what it takes to win as a trial lawyer. [YouTube]
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Government
Matthew Whitaker Applied To Be A Judge With A Ridiculous Collection Of Nonsense And Football
The Acting AG tried to get on the Iowa Supreme Court. He didn't make it and this application shows why. -
Intellectual Property
Ten-Hut! Pigskin Press Posse Prevails On Appeal In Copyright Dispute
Are you ready for some litigation on remand? -
Sports
College Football Proves Why Everyone Hates Lawyers
The most bizarre provisions of a college football scheduling agreement.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.04.18
* Trump blamed Jeff Sessions for not covering up suspected criminal activity by Republican legislators. We’re running out of taboos to break here. [CNN]
* Brett Kavanaugh will have that abortion right eliminated at lightning speed. [National Law Journal]
* But the Senators will have access to 42000 pages of documents released a couple hours before the hearings. It’s a move that wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny in bumbledick local court but for reshaping the Supreme Court for two to three decades it’s just fine. [Washington Post via OregonLive]
* We may be seeing serious cracks in the wall against outside law firm ownership. And when that happens… send in the accounting firms. [American Lawyer]
* Because there’s no end to the Trump legal news, Giuliani is now telling people that the White House will block Mueller’s final report from ever going public, which is absolutely what innocent people say. [The Hill]
* After the first full weekend of college football, is there really a reason to keep Kansas on the field? [TaxProf Blog]
* The first in a series on law firm office moves. [Law360]
* The slogan “Ask Sherwin-Williams” my bite them in the ass as lawyers lay out the company’s old ads bragging about its lead paint. [Law and More]
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Biglaw
Mary Jo White Helps Powerful Football Coach Avoid 'Responsibility' Or 'Real Consequences'
I mean... how is this guy still employed.? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.23.18
* Michael Cohen says he doesn’t want a pardon, but he may not have a choice. [National Law Journal]
* Now we’re going to have a needless semantic fight over the phrase “unindicted co-conspirator” because lawyers can’t help themselves. [Law360]
* How to make the most money as a general counsel. [Corporate Counsel]
* Paul Manafort wants the court to seal some portions of the transcript which doesn’t sound suspicious at all. [Courthouse News Service]
* If it feels like there’s been a lot of law firm mergers lately, that’s because there’s been a lot of law firm mergers lately. [American Lawyer]
* Eighth Circuit pick rejects Judge Kopf’s recent broadside against women seeking meaningful sexual harassment reform. [National Law Journal]
* Georgia State offensive lineman is also going to law school. [AJC]
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Biglaw
Ohio State Football... A Quick Primer On Internal Investigations
Debevoise & Plimpton are on the case. -
Biglaw
The Ohio State Hires Biglaw Firm To Dot The 'I' On Urban Meyer
The university plans to wrap up the investigation in 14 days. -
Biglaw
Former Baylor Coach Rips Pepper Hamilton, Calls Out Ken Starr
Baylor's former defensive coordinator opens up about what went wrong at the school and all signs point to the people at the top. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.12.18
* Brett Kavanaugh built up around $200K in debt buying Washington Nationals tickets. This may be the Federalist Society’s biggest vetting failure ever because all real conservative jurists would say they went $200K in debt buying Montreal Expos tickets. [Deadspin]
* Ohio pulls obscure law out of a hat to harass Stormy Daniels for daring to point out that Donald Trump is a scumbag. [NY Times]
* “Jesus never broke immigration law” says Evangelical Trumper whose religion is entirely based on a guy admitting he was an outlaw and getting the death penalty for it. [Vox]
* Just when you were getting used to WestlawNext, WestlawEdge is here to radically change the game. [LegaltechNews]
* Texas professors who don’t want to die will take their case to the Fifth Circuit. [CBS News]
* Lawyer says Shady orchestrated the assault on his ex. [Denver Post]
* Trump pardoned the thugs who put the lives of firefighters in danger and then inspired an armed standoff with federal officers and then Mike Pence’s buddy gave them a private jet home. [Oregon Live]