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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.18.17

* Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer spent Monday with special counsel Robert Mueller's team, chatting about all sorts of things related to the Russia probe. They presumably spoke about more than Trump's choice of Russian dressing. [POLITICO] * During a meeting held at Debevoise & Plimpton's New York office, the members of the Weinstein Company's board ratified their decision to fire Harvey Weinstein from his own company. Every employment lawyer's worst nightmare later resigned from the board. [DealBook / New York Times] * "Democratic attorneys general are getting national injunctions to stop the Trump administration. In just two short years, the national injunction went from rare to routine." The Trump presidency has ushered in the era of nationwide injunctions, and not everyone seems to be a fan of this type of one-size-fits-all jurisprudence. [CNN] * In case you missed it, come 2019, there will be three legal genders in California: male, female, and non-binary. Under the Gender Recognition Act, citizens of the Golden State may select non-binary as an option on state-issued IDs, driver’s licenses, and birth certificates. Congratulations on this landmark legislation. [Esquire] * The number of this year's law firm mergers is set to break records, but you better get ready for MOAR MERGERS. Per Janet Stanton of Adam Smith Esq., deals are happening behind the scenes, and partner defections may serve as an indication of merger talks. Can you think of a firm that's been losing partners? [Am Law Daily]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.13.17

* Professor Ann Althouse wants to know: What's the theory that take-home exams redress gender inequity? [Althouse] * Legal analytics versus legal research: what's the difference? Owen Byrd of Lex Machina explains. [Law Technology Today] * Professor Noah Feldman is not a fan of the Ninth Circuit's recent ruling on Trump Travel Ban 2.0. [Bloomberg View via How Appealing] * And Professor Sam Bray is not a fan of nationwide injunctions in the travel ban litigation. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * My colleague Elie Mystal yesterday offered an ideological critique of Justice Ginsburg's opinion in Morales-Santana; Professor Will Baude has a technical one (and I think he might be right). [PrawfsBlawg] * Mollie Hemingway respectfully dissents from the James Comey lovefest. [The Federalist]

By David Lat