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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.21.17
* “Trump’s Most Lasting Legacy? America’s courts.” [The Atlantic via How Appealing]
* Speaking of the Supreme Court, which justice is most frequently first out of the gate when it comes to questioning at oral argument? Adam Feldman runs the numbers. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Floyd Abrams, celebrated First Amendment lawyer and author (affiliate link), laments the sad state of freedom of speech on college campuses today. [Concurring Opinions]
* Well, this is interesting: DOJ Pride, the Justice Department’s group for LGBT employees, will honor Gavin Grimm this year, as Chris Geidner reports. [BuzzFeed]
* Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who’s not exactly a Donald Trump fan, thinks the Donald has a better than even chance of winning reelection in 2020. [Instapundit]
* And he’s not alone, as Ann Althouse’s round-up of reactions to Jon Ossoff’s failed congressional run suggests. [Althouse]
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Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Mississippi Gets Sperm Wrong
This situation should be a no-brainer after the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Family Law, Gay, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Anti-Obergefell Forces Pass 'Natural' Meaning Law
While gay marriage has been settled by SCOTUS, some states continue to fight the result.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.13.17
* Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the nation’s first female Muslim judge and the first African-American woman to serve on New York’s highest court, was found dead in the Hudson River. We’ll have more on this later. [New York Daily News]
* The Ukraine-related activities of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are under legal scrutiny — and one of his daughters, lawyer Andrea Manafort, described some of her father’s actions as “legally questionable.” [New York Times]
* Hawaii says “aloha” to the Ninth Circuit in its challenge to Trump Travel Ban 2.0 — and seeks initial en banc review, bypassing a three-judge panel. [ABA Journal]
* So the filibuster is now dead for SCOTUS nominees; are blue slips for lower-court nominees next? [Roll Call via How Appealing]
* Melania Trump settles her defamation litigation with the Daily Mail, getting an apology, a retraction, coverage of her legal fees, and what her lawyer Charles Harder describes as “millions of dollars in damages.” [New York Law Journal]
* Biglaw firms aren’t the only workplaces with gender pay gaps; it’s an issue for in-house legal departments too, including Google’s. [Corporate Counsel]
* Seriously, North Carolina? After its half-hearted repeal of the “bathroom bill,” three lawmakers in the state want to ban gay marriage. [WNCN]
* Judge Janice Rogers Brown of the D.C. Circuit seems to be a fan of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s views on Chevron deference. [Law.com]
* And Justice Elena Kagan will be throwing a party to welcome Justice Gorsuch to the Court. [Washington Post via How Appealing]
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Fabulosity, Gay, Parties, Public Interest
Looking Forward, Looking Back: LeGaL's 2017 Annual Dinner
These are interesting times for the LGBT rights movement. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.06.17
* Every question you ever had about dead alligator permits. [Everyday Should be Saturday]
* Remember when filibusters used to be a thing? They were glorious and noble and they live on in movies and TV. [Slate]
* The legal battle over President James Polk’s remains. [Pictorial]
* Want some awful ideas for team building at your firm’s next event? Don’t say I never did nothing for ya. [Bitter Empire]
* Excellent news for same-sex couples in Japan. [Mashable]
* How do you make a legal comeback? [Law and More]
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Federal Judges, Gay, Music
Judge Richard Posner Confesses Error
This brilliant jurist is hipper than you might expect. -
Federal Judges, Gay, Labor / Employment
A Judicial Battle Royal At The Seventh Circuit -- And Judge Posner's Favorite Gays Of All Time
SCOTUS shortlisters and other luminaries of the federal judiciary duke it out in a landmark case. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Legal Ethics
Anti-Gay Lawyer Can Lawyer (In Michigan) No More
An update on a lawyer who rose to Above the Law infamy in 2010. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Beware The Ides Of March (And LGBT Parental Roadblocks)
If you are LGBT and want kids, it’s time to call your local ART attorney, as well as your tax lawyer. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
What Do The Kardashians And The EEOC Have In Common?
What can we expect from the EEOC during the Trump Administration? -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Tennessee Artificial Insemination Statute At Risk; Lawmakers Play Coy With Motivation
Proposed legislation in Tennessee would only serve to do harm to LGBTQ couples. -
Clerkships, Federal Judges, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Liberals And Gays For Gorsuch? (Or, The Virtues Of Non-Ideological Clerk Hiring)
It's nice to have friends on both sides of the aisle.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw, Gay, Sponsored Content
LGBTQ In Biglaw: Advice For Law Firms And For Job Seekers
Despite the progress, Biglaw is not perfect – more can be done. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
'Alternative Facts': Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Now Legal, And 'We Can Say Fag Again'
Sorry, no -- recent electoral politics do not give license to harassers or employers who look the other way. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.23.17
* Several prominent lawyers and legal scholars are filing a lawsuit alleging that Donald Trump is violating the Emoluments Clause by letting his businesses accept money from foreign governments — but the litigation looks like a long shot to some. [New York Times via How Appealing]
* Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (previously profiled here) is returning to private practice — and, not surprisingly, to Paul, Weiss. [American Lawyer]
* Judge Andrew Hanen (S.D. Tex.), who brutally benchslapped the Obama Justice Department last year, has withdrawn the sanctions he imposed on the DOJ, finding that the misstatements in question were inadvertent. [ABA Journal]
* If you’ve been handicapping the Supreme Court race, adjust the odds in favor of Judge Neil Gorsuch (10th Cir.) — he’s conservative but less contentious than some other nominees, as noted by Jan Crawford. [CBS News]
* Confirmability might be increasing in importance as a factor for picking a SCOTUS nominee now that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to block any nominee who is not “bipartisan and mainstream.” [How Appealing]
* The Obama Administration didn’t fare so well before SCOTUS; will the Trump Administration do any better? [New York Times]
* The Second Circuit joins the Seventh Circuit in considering whether discrimination “because of sex” encompasses discrimination based on sexual orientation. [New York Law Journal]
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Crime, Health Care / Medicine, Justice
Infecting People With HIV Shouldn't Be A Crime... I Think
The burden in our society is on partners to protect themselves from their imperfect knowledge by insisting on protected sex. -
Family Law, Gay, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Arkansas Just Became An Even Worse Place To Be A Parent If You're Gay
Same-sex couples must be treated the same under the law as heterosexual couples -- which Arkansas doesn't seem to get. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.09.16
* President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of labor, fast-food executive Andrew Puzder, is a critic of the Obama Administration’s regulation in this area (and he’s a former litigator, interestingly enough). [Washington Post]
* Judge Bill Pryor (11th Cir.), a top SCOTUS contender in a Trump Administration, is beloved by conservatives — but confirming him could be a battle. [Bloomberg BNA via How Appealing]
* The Arkansas Supreme Court rules that married lesbian couples can’t put the names of both spouses on their children’s birth certificates. [WSJ Law Blog]
* SEC enforcement chief Andrew Ceresney will leave the agency by the end of this year; where might he wind up? [Law.com]
* Governor Andrew Cuomo met with the feds in connection with the corruption case brought against some of his former aides. [New York Times]
* Michael Jordan’s latest court victory — in an IP case in China. [Bloomberg]
* Alabama prisoner Ronald Smith is executed after the Supreme Court denies a stay, leaving SCOTUS review of the state’s unique “judicial override” system for another day. [New York Times via How Appealing]
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Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Ontario's New Surrogacy And Sperm Donation Law Is Both Awesome And Terrible
Sometimes no legislation is better than some legislation.