Judicial Nominations
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Federal Judges, Politics
Some Possible Nominee Names For The Ninth Circuit
Let's hope the Senate handles Trump's judicial nominees in a fair -- and fast -- manner. -
Federal Judges, Politics
Federal Judge Shakes Off Import Of President Trump's Anti-Judiciary Tweets
The judge don't care. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Federal Judges, Politics
Who Will President Trump Nominate To The Circuit And District Courts?
Let's get this party started.
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Justice, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
3 Ways To Fix The Supreme Court Confirmation Process
It's time to change the rules. Everything that has happened since Antonin Scalia died has been awful. -
Old People, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
On The Longevity Of Supreme Court Justices
Should we have 18-year term limits for the members of SCOTUS? -
Justice, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Gorsuch Hearings: If This Is All The Dems Got, They Best Go Home
This is about Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, and Donald Trump, or it's about nothing at all. -
Federal Judges, Politics
Lower-Court Judicial Nominations By The Trump Administration
Because the Supreme Court isn't the only game in town. -
Justice, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The 'Frozen Truck Driver' Case Democratic Senators Are Hanging On Neil Gorsuch
Hanging the "bad outcome" on a judicial nominee is never the right way to go. - 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… -
Supreme Court
Does Judge Gorsuch Have Backwards Thoughts On Working Women And Pregnancy?
Will this come up in the confirmation hearings? -
Crime, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, White-Collar Crime
The Upside To The Gorsuch Nomination
On criminal justice issues, Neil Gorsuch is a better draw for defense lawyers than Merrick Garland. -
SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Only Gorsuch Surprise Is That Anyone Still Expects A Surprise
The media may try and gin up controversy, but there's nothing to see here. -
Federal Judges, Money, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Judge Neil Gorsuch: What's His Net Worth?
It's pretty, pretty sizable -- although it falls far short of Judge Merrick Garland's. -
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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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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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
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.25.16
Ed. note: As mentioned on Wednesday, we will be publishing today, but at a reduced level. We’ll be back in full force on Monday. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
* President-elect Donald Trump will likely pick a lawyer as his nominee for Secretary of State: Rudy Giuliani (NYU Law ’68) or Mitt Romney (Harvard Law ’75). [New York Times]
* Where do broken hearts go? Some precedents for Chief Judge Merrick Garland to follow from unsuccessful Supreme Court nominees. [Associated Press via How Appealing]
* A pre-Thanksgiving ruling from the Florida Supreme Court that gave one prisoner something to be grateful for could signal more upheaval to come in the nation’s second largest death row. [BuzzFeed]
* Three more judges participated in Pennsylvania’s “Porngate” email exchanges — but it seems that Bruce Beemer, the state’s new attorney general, won’t be naming names. [ABA Journal]
* What does the future hold for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its chief, Chicago Law grad and former SCOTUS clerk Richard Cordray? [New York Times]
* It’s not just a plot line from Suits: Reginald Taylor, accused of posing as a lawyer by stealing an attorney’s bar number, apparently delivered decent results for his clients. [The Daily Beast]
* Don’t mess with (federal judges from) Texas, Mr. President; Judge Amos Mazzant, who blocked President Obama’s proposed extension of overtime pay, isn’t the first Lone Star jurist to cause problems for the Obama Administration. [New York Times via How Appealing]
* Thinking of hitting the movies over the long weekend? Tony Mauro shares our own Harry Graff’s enthusiasm for Loving. [National Law Journal]
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court
Will There Be A Vote? Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks 'Cooler Heads Will Prevail' When It Comes To SCOTUS Nominee
Do you think she's right? Will Chief Judge Merrick Garland ever get a vote? -
Biglaw, Federal Judges
Obama Makes Historic Nomination To Federal Judiciary, Makes Donald Trump's Head Explode
The Donald can't be excited about this Biglaw partner's nomination. -
Movies, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Standard Of Review: Merrick Garland, Movie Star
Film critic Harry Graff speculates on how future films will depict the Merrick Garland saga. -
SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court
Chair Of Senate Judiciary Committee Defends Decision Not To Confirm Judge Merrick Garland
Senator Chuck Grassley says the "sky won't fall with one less justice." -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.07.16
* “Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime.” New York Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich dismissed part of singer Kesha’s claims against producer Dr. Luke because the pop star’s allegations of rape and abuse were time barred and happened outside the state. Tick tock on the clock for a similar suit she filed in California. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has scheduled an appointment to meet with Judge Merrick Garland for breakfast next Tuesday, despite his opposition to President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. Senator Grassley’s courteous refusal to perform his job presumably pairs well with eggs and bacon. [Quad-City Times]
* The Department of Justice has filed suit against Halliburton and Baker Hughes, seeking to block the oil-field services companies’ pending merger. According to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, completion of the deal would “eliminate vital competition, skew energy markets, and harm American consumers.” [DealBook / New York Times]
* Panama papers law firm Mossack Fonseca seems to have pulled off the perfect magic trick. Shortly after the firm’s exploits in hiding client assets in offshore accounts were revealed via hack, its U.S. operations all but disappeared. The firm’s website has now been scrubbed completely clean of any connection to its Miami office. [USA Today]
* Bart Williams, a top partner at Munger Tolles — a firm that’s been likened to the Wachtell of the West — will be leaving the place where he’s called home for 21 years to become the co-chair of Proskauer Rose’s Los Angeles litigation department. This is a real coup for Proskauer, since partners rarely leave Munger. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]
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Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Merrick Garland Is The Right Man For The Job, But Not The Job You're Thinking Of
President Obama was not looking for someone to serve on the Court; he was looking for someone who could navigate the next few months with dignity.