Immigration
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Justice, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics
How Trial Lawyers Ran Sheriff Joe Out Of Town, And Why Trump Should Pay Attention
How long will voters be content to foot the bill for the president? -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches
Great Job Opportunities For Law School Graduates And Entry-Level Attorneys
Good luck to everyone applying for these and other government jobs. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
9th Circuit, Immigration, Justice
When You Give The Travel Ban An Inch, It Tries To Take A Mile
I hope Roberts and Kennedy are watching what just happened here.
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Immigration, Law Schools
With DACA Under Attack, Janet Napolitano Works To Create A New Generation Of Public Interest Lawyers
Above the Law chats with Janet Napolitano about her efforts to help law students seeking public and government work and the assault on DACA. -
Immigration, Justice, Politics
Trump Ends DACA, In Latest Proof That Elections Matter
Bet Republicans wish they had Barack Obama back. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.01.17
* Supreme Court overrules presidential election! Unfortunately we’re talking about Kenya. [Huffington Post]
* Are partners employees? Asking for a couple Am Law 100 firms embroiled in a sexual discrimination suit. [Reuters]
* Baseball continues to enjoy the most arbitrary legal exemption ever. [Law360]
* Rumors swirl that Trump will announce the end of DACA today. Well, it is a Friday and we know how important that is for ratings. [GQ]
* Fox Rothschild partner scores primo U.S. Open tickets. [Am Law Daily]
* Jury finds that Manatt paid the wrong recruiter when it brought on a pair of lateral partners. [Law.com]
* As we slide toward bonus season, this is a good time to remind your bosses that performance reviews are stupid. [The Careerist]
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Immigration, Justice
Injunction Stops Texas 'Show Me Your Papers' Law: 'Cause It's Unconstitutional, Not Just Post-Harvey Cruel
The Constitution continues to stop the racists, but for how long? -
Immigration
Ninth Circuit Thinks Government Argument Is Out Of This World
I'm pretty sure this judge isn't buying it, you guys. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Immigration, Justice
Should Mexico Help Our Country Recover From Harvey?
Why Would They Help Us Now? -
Immigration
Houston Mayor Will Represent People Deported After Calling For Help During Hurricane Harvey
Beyond the natural disaster, there is a manmade threat looming that could compound the tragedy. -
Immigration, Justice
Let's Remember Why Pardoning Joe Arpaio Would Be A Miscarriage Of Justice
In case some of the salient details about this odious man have escaped you. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.08.17
* While the convict at the center of a UN bribery scheme was no doubt pleased to avoid jail time, he was ordered to get all his private massages with bedroom door open in view of assigned guards to ensure Chinese language messages aren’t being passed secretly. That’s not a happy ending at all. [Law360]
* It’s not exactly news that an ethics expert thinks Trump should be impeached. But this time the expert has fun visual aides for everyone whose attention span has been battered by cable news. [Facebook]
* Reminder that “Breaking Bad” shouldn’t be a blueprint for your legal career. [WTOL]
* Miami may no longer be a sanctuary city, but others aren’t giving up so easily. When someone brings a dubiously constitutional threat, you bring a lawsuit. That’s the Chicago way. [Courthouse News Service]
* So-called judge has some problems with the way the administration talks about jurists. [Law.com]
* Fried Frank gets malpractice claim kicked to the curb. [Texas Lawyer]
* You can’t patent podcasts. Phew. That’s one fewer category of trolls Thinking Like A Lawyer has to deal with. [The Recorder]
* UC Hastings has a new academic dean. [UC Hastings]
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Immigration, Justice
Aging Unskilled Man Only Wants Young, Educated, Wealthy Immigrants In His Failing Country
Trump's latest attempt to solve immigration by making no one want to come here.
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Immigration, Justice, Racism
Jeff Sessions Threatens To Make Cities Less Safe If They're Not More Racist
Y'all need to stop defending Sessions, he's a cynical threat to urban safety. -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Katherine Magbanua Turns Down A Deal
Who's paying Katie Magbanua's legal fees will remain a mystery, and her trial date has been set. -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Job Searches, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Wendi Adelson Finds A New Job
Any negative views people might have about Wendi Adelson haven't stopped her from landing a prominent post. -
Immigration, Justice
De Blasio Reminds Landlords That Snitches Get Stitches
Sanctuary cities, explained in one case. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.20.17
* Buyer’s remorse: Trump says he wouldn’t have hired Jeff Sessions if he’d known Sessions would follow the law. [New York Times]
* Your grandma is now officially part of your close family according to the Supreme Court. [SCOTUSBlog]
* A fitting end to Trump’s “Made in America Week”? Star of “O.J.: Made In America” may get out today (or… get approval to get out in a couple months to be more accurate). [NBC News]
* White & Case slapped with record fine over conflict of interest. [Law.com]
* Andy Pincus mouths off about CFPB arbitration rule: “quite an extraordinary moment to see this agency, notwithstanding the election, six months into the new administration, issue this very dramatic and far-reaching rule.” You mean the election where Trump got 3 million fewer votes? Yeah, the CFPB may be more plugged into the will of the electorate than you are. [National Law Journal]
* New York City has extended the right to counsel to tenants. Here’s one City Councilman’s statement on the measure. [City & State]
* Second Circuit backhands federal prosecutors over foreign compelled testimony. [Forbes]
* When GCs become propaganda mouthpieces… a look at what ISP GCs are saying about the need to repeal net neutrality rules. [Corporate Counsel]
* Things that are a problem: Revenge Porn. Things that aren’t a problem: Revenge Editing. Someone explain that to this college. [Chronicle of Higher Education]
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Immigration, Justice
Hawaii Strikes Down The Grandma Ban
The most obvious ruling against the Travel Ban yet. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.07.17
* Another day, another notable immigration ruling from the Ninth Circuit (by the great liberal lion, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, joined by his brilliant ideological protégé, Judge Marsha Berzon). [How Appealing]
* The sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, which previously ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked, will be retried in November. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Why do associates leave Biglaw, and what can be done to reduce attrition? Insights from NALP and from Major Lindsey & Africa’s Tina Cohen and Jennifer Henderson. [ABA Journal]
* Law firm merger mania continues — and much of the action is taking place abroad. [Law.com]
* Senator Kamala Harris, prominent prosecutor turned politician, might get interrupted on occasion — but she will not be stopped. [New York Times]
* Linda Greenhouse wonders about Justice Neil Gorsuch: “How could the folksy ‘Mr. Smith Goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee’ morph so quickly into Donald Trump’s life-tenured judicial avatar?” [New York Times via How Appealing]
* Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledges that the Republicans might not be able to repeal Obamacare right now — and that an interim solution might be needed. [The Hill]
* For interested readers, here’s the “origin story” of Above the Law, which turns 11 next month. [Yale Alumni Association of New York]