Harvard Law School
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.07.17
* Antonin Scalia’s papers donated to… Harvard, obviously. What did you expect? Did you seriously think it was going to be ASSLaw or Ave Maria or something? [Harvard Gazette]
* What state is looking to legalize dachshund racing? Because daddy needs a new pair of shoes! [Lowering the Bar]
* The surprise dismissal of the Gavin Grimm case complicated the struggle for transgender rights, but it was far from a death knell. [Rewire]
* Professor Tribe thinks accusing Obama of illegal wiretapping is grounds for Trump’s impeachment. Somewhere, Mike Pence is putting together a nice little scrapbook of all these articles. [Raw Story]
* On that note, John Dean is back in the news to explain Watergate to Trump. [The Hill]
* With TaxProfBlog’s Paul Caron taking over as dean of Pepperdine, here are some changes we expect to see. [PrawfsBlawg]
* Sex and the Constitution (affiliate link) is not just a book, it’s also peak 3L course name. [Concurring Opinions]
* Discussing cybersecurity and our new Russian overlords. [Lawfare]
* Law student raps about bar prep to the tune of Gangsta’s Paradise. Most of the Anglo-centric jokes go over our heads, but it’s some good stuff. [Legal Cheek]
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Harvard Law Admins Accused Of Embezzlement
A pair of former admins are accused of stealing from an account for disabled students.
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Law School Deans, Law Schools
The Next Dean Of Yale Law School (And Other Law Dean News)
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Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools
Harvard Show Accused Of 'Stealing,' Real Crime Is Being Obvious
I struggle to think what law students could possibly find "funny" right now. -
Supreme Court
Judge Gorsuch's Law School Résumé Under Scrutiny
Could there be some exaggerating going on here? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.26.17
* You could say these lawyers made an epic screwup when they cribbed another complaint and failed to make even the most obvious changes, but I like to think they were just trying to prove the dangers of repeated concussions. [Law.com]
* Class action certified in PACER suit. If you want to read the order, I’m sure there’s a place online you can go to find it. [Law Sites]
* Sounds like Charlotte School of Law has some real issues. [The Atlantic]
* Trump hires Stefan C. Passantino of Dentons to handle ethics and compliance for the new administration. Because Dentons has done so well on this score lately. [Law360]
* For some reason, whistleblower lawyers feel pretty good about their practices for the next few years. [National Law Journal]
* Andrew Ceresney believes the SEC will remain aggressive in the new administration, proving that this whole alternative facts thing is spreading! [Law.com]
* Some student groups want a formal role in the process of hiring Harvard’s next dean including membership on the search committee. Don’t cross that line — a strong, vocal student body prepared to critique the school’s decisions actually requires staying out of the decisions themselves. [Harvard Crimson]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.04.17
* “Judge Garland is respected on both sides of the aisle. That he did not even get so much as a hearing will be a stain on the legacy of the Republican Senate.” After languishing for a total of 293 days, D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court officially expired yesterday at noon with the formal adjournment of the 114th Congress. [Wall Street Journal]
* Following eight years at the helm of one of the most prestigious schools in the county, Dean Martha Minow of Harvard Law will be stepping down from her position at the end of the academic year. Minow plans to return to teaching a full course load this summer, and according to inside sources at the school, a search for her successor will begin “soon.” We’ll have more on this news development later today. [Harvard Crimson]
* Judge William Pryor (11th Cir.) was named acting chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Pryor, who is under consideration to be President-elect Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, says he looks forward to “developing federal sentencing policies that further the goals of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.” [U.S. Sentencing Commission]
* President-elect Trump has chosen Skadden Arps partner Robert Lighthizer as U.S. trade representative. Lighthizer served as deputy U.S. trade representative in the Reagan administration, and Trump believes he “will do an amazing job helping turn around the failed trade policies which have robbed so many Americans of prosperity.” [USA Today]
* As days go by without word of a resolution as to the school’s federal loan issues, lawsuits continue to pile up against the Charlotte Law. Students now claim the school has sentenced them “to years of indentured servitude” by saddling them “with crushing, non-dischargeable debt that will take literally decades to pay off.” [Charlotte Observer]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.14.16
* Are women opting out of law school? [Texas Lawyer]
* Harvard Law student Susanna Barron takes a whirl on tonight’s episode of Jeopardy. [Greenwich Daily Voice]
* The fight over sanctuary cities continues. [Politico]
* Another lawsuit for Fox News alleging sexual harassment by Roger Ailes. [Jezebel]
* An assistant United States attorney’s romance might lead to a suspension. [Legal Profession Blog]
* The GOP’s partisan wrangling may turn out to bite Trump in the ass. [Huffington Post]
* On Biglaw attorneys in the orbit of power. [Law and More]
* Bill Cosby with the jokes on his way into court. [New York Daily News]
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Constitutional Law
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Is It Time To Call A New Constitutional Convention?
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Law Schools, Politics
Tiffany Trump Eyeing Harvard Law School Yesterday -- It's The Legally Blonde Sequel We Deserve!
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Justice, Law Schools, Racism
Apparently 'The Swamp' Now Extends To Jews At Harvard Law School
A visiting professor at Harvard Law gets some vile hate mail. -
Law Professors
Professor Dershowitz's Response Still Misses My Core Argument
Professor Dershowitz provided a lot of context, but still doesn't get to the core of our disagreement. -
Law Professors, Racism
A Response To Joe Patrice
The Harvard Law professor responds to an earlier Above the Law article. -
Law Professors, Racism
Alan Dershowitz Thinks 'Black Lives Matter' Is Anti-Semitic, Sticks Up For Steve Bannon
Dershowitz has hopped on the crazy bus.