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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.25.18

* Justice Department launches its bid to reverse LGBTQ rights. I'll bet several liked beers that the timing isn't a coincidence. [National Law Journal] * Speaking of the Supreme Court, anthropomorphic hemorrhoid Charles Harder is asking the Court to get rid of Section 230 so every website can be sued into oblivion for defamation they don't even commit. [The Verge] * With Baker McKenzie chair Paul Rawlinson stepping down from exhaustion, other Biglaw managing partners line up to describe how hard they have it. [American Lawyer] * Latham & Watkins partner takes Lording his position over everybody literally. [Legal Cheek] * "Hey Google, what are sanctions?" [Law360] * The DOJ may have won the stay it wanted, but it's still staring down a trial over the census. [New York Law Journal] * Judge set to resolve one of the many shady election law problems plaguing Georgia. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.02.18

* President Trump acknowledges he needs to pick someone "great" to replace Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court. That person needs to be "extraordinarily well qualified" and have a "portfolio of solid academic writing," but according to advisors, he doesn't care about reading any of it, come on now. [Washington Post] * "I’m really sorry that something we thought we had won for future generations instead we must leave for future generations to protect for themselves." Sarah Weddington, the attorney who argued Roe v. Wade 48 years ago, is "really worried" about women's reproductive rights now that Justice Kennedy is retiring. [Vox] * Meanwhile, Republican Senator Susan Collins -- whose vote on the next Supreme Court justice will be critical -- says that any nominee who would contemplate overturning Roe v. Wade would "not be acceptable," and that all nominees must have "respect for precedent." Let's see if any of her colleagues agree. [ABC News] * Latham & Watkins announced that London-based partner Richard Trobman was elected as the firm's next chair and managing partner. Trobman has been serving as the firm's interim co-chair ever since Bill Voge Lathamed himself over inappropriate conduct involving “communications of a sexual nature.” [American Lawyer] * Senators Cory Booker, Tim Scott, and Kamala Harris have introduced a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime punishable by a sentence of up to life in prison. A law like this has never been passed. Per Sen. Booker, "This bill finally rights a wrong that should have been done a long time ago." [New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.15.18

* "If the law’s not going to be improved by Congress, we have to help these young people who are drowning in student loan debt." In the past, judges would rarely consider helping people who were bankrupted by student debt payments, but now offering their support through the court system. [Wall Street Journal] * Guess which Biglaw firm helped the United States Soccer Federation secure the 2026 World Cup? If you guessed it was the firm that celebrated its bid by not raising its associates' salaries yet, you were right. Thanks, Latham! [American Lawyer] * A judge approved AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner on Tuesday, and two days later, it's now complete. Although the Justice Department isn't filing for a stay, that's not going to stop lawyers in the Antitrust Division from appealing the judge's decision in the case, though. [CNN] * As our personal-finance columnist Jordan Rothman complained of earlier this week, it's messed up that you can lose your law license after defaulting on your student loans. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Marco Rubio thought it was messed up too, so they introduced a bill to stop it from happening. [Law.com] * RBG, the documentary about the life and times of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is quite literally stealing the show. The film has made $9.2 million since its release, making it the highest-grossing movie of the Sundance Film Festival. I highly recommend seeing this movie. [Hollywood Reporter]

By Staci Zaretsky