Julian Castro

  • Morning Docket: 06.28.19
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 06.28.19

    * Apparently greenlighting partisan gerrymandering and severely undermining future protections against openly racist redistricting wasn’t enough. Conservatives are very angry that John Roberts questioned the Trump administration’s rationale for the census simply because there are actual documents that say, “we’re lying about this rationale.” [National Law Journal]

    * How the legal academy could learn from the Harry Potter books. Mostly cheaper tuition. [ABA Journal]

    * The firms that did the most winning at the Supreme Court this go around. [Law360]

    * This case was a real s**t show. [Legal Cheek]

    * NY judge says prominent attorney is ruining his reputation in battle with Justin Theroux over roof plots. [NY Daily News]

    * Amidst everything else, Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty yesterday. [Courthouse News Service]

    * The disturbing history of that statute Castro and Beto fought over. [Washington Post]

  • Morning Docket: 06.27.19
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 06.27.19

    * The first debate night included an unexpected spotlight on America’s addiction to overcriminalization when Castro and Beto clashed over why border crossing needs to be a crime to fight sex trafficking… when sex trafficking is already a crime. Meanwhile prosecutors wearing granny’s clothing said, “all the better to leverage you into a deal, my dear.” [Washington Post]

    * For all the tech transfer attorneys out there… this can’t be good news. [Law360]

    * They’re turning Lee Harvey Oswald’s jail cell into a law school and here’s an update on that process. [Dallas News]

    * San Francisco has banned e-cigs. I’m no fan, but it seems like analog cigs should be banned before e-cigs, right? [CBS News]

    * Fintech practices are hot these days. Maybe doubling down on tech savvy lawyers will help move the legal industry into the 21st century. [American Lawyer]

    * Roger Stone stares into the void of contempt. [National Law Journal]

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