Labor / Employment

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.10.11

* One of Roy Moore's former law school classmates says he isn't surprised that the former judge was accused of having a "sexual encounter" with an underage girl. He warns Alabama to "beware of false prophets," because he's seen "Bible-thumping, God-fearing hypocrites" all his life -- and Moore is one of them. [Washington Examiner] * Much to President Trump's the DOJ's chagrin, AT&T has no plans to sell CNN in order to push through its deal with Time Warner. [DealBook / New York Times] * Earlier this week, the Supreme Court released its first opinion of the October 2017 Term, less than a month after hearing oral arguments in the case. Justice "Rapid Ruth" Ginsburg wrote the Court's unanimous opinion in record time. [Associated Press] * Who is Kate O’Scannlain? You're not the only one who has no idea, but she's the Trump administration's pick for solicitor of labor. You may be familiar with her dad, though. He's a senior judge on the Ninth Circuit. [Big Law Business] * According to a new report by the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance, although 2017 was a record year, women are still lagging behind men when it comes to making partner in law firms. This is apparently news to some people? [American Lawyer] * A juror who was dismissed from Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial says she thinks this is going to end in a hung jury. She says if she would've stuck around, "he would have been ‘not guilty’ on every charge." [New York Post]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.09.17

* Harvey Weinstein is bringing on famed defense attorney Ben Brafman who is conveniently not representing the New York Times at the moment. [Reuters] * Appellate attorney spoke candidly about the lack of funding for his death penalty appeal, prompting the state quickly remedy the situation to avoid the specter of injustice. Nah, just kidding, they fired the attorney. [Salt Lake Tribune] * Texas judge ordered to take a class on listening. There are probably a few other judges that could use a refresher course on that. [Texas Lawyer] * There's a new GC at the NLRB and he's fired up and ready to begin dismantling the agency and turning a blind eye to the constituents he's supposed to serve. [Law360] * Election day swept some Biglaw lawyers into office. [National Law Journal] * Locke Lord hit with £500,000 over a London partner's "dubious" financial arrangements. [American Lawyer] * Companies continue to delay sweeping information governance changes. But soon they might be unavoidable if clients want to keep discovery costs down. [Legaltech News] * A $30 million lawsuit against Morgan Lewis for alleged conflicts will go forward. [Legal Intelligencer]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.07.17

* A useful guide to all the lawyers involved in the Russia probe. You know, so you know which lawyers are about to be duped by spoof email accounts. [Law360] * The decision to fire a cyclist who flipped off the Trump motorcade was cowardly and ominous. It was also legal and probably a good business move for a government contractor serving a notoriously petty executive. [National Law Journal] * Clients may be bringing all their work in-house... but the efficiencies don't necessarily follow. [Legaltech News] * Is a landscaping dispute at the root of Rand Paul's whupping? [New York Times] * The Paradise Papers aren't going to put a stop to the offshore legal market unless someone tells Donald Trump that Barack Obama invented the offshore legal market. [American Lawyer] * Millennials now dominate the legal profession, but what change will they bring? [Law.com] * For legal academics, remember to post information about job searches here. [PrawfsBlawg]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.02.17

* The Hamilton Ponzi scheme ends in a guilty plea. Well, he had his shot. [New York Law Journal] * You know who is really worried about the Paul Manafort case? Every lawyer who acts as a lobbyist and thinks, "uh oh... this criminal complaint reads a lot like my billable hour diaries." [National Law Journal] * Charleston School of Law didn't have a very good bar exam. [Post and Courier] * Womble completes its merger with Bond Dickinson. [American Lawyer] * NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin's term has ended. So gear up for the new Lochner-era! [Law360] * Game-changing litigation moves. Probably not game-changing... game-adjusting. [Litigation Daily]

By Joe Patrice