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Law Dean Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations, But Will Be Back As Highest Paid Professor
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Law Firms Should Provide Student Loan Assistance To Their Associates
Offering relief from student loans would allow large law firms to project a much gentler image. - Sponsored
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Obtaining Student Loan Discharges Under The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Could Be Harder For Attorneys
Expect a big inquisition from the Department of Education since they are potentially discharging hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.21.18
* Lawyers for Brendan Dassey of Making a Murderer have filed a writ of certiorari, asking the Supreme Court to review a decision made by the en banc Seventh Circuit that upheld his conviction for murder. Earlier, a federal magistrate overturned his conviction and a panel of the Seventh Circuit affirmed. This is totally going to be in the show’s sequel. [ABC 2 WBAY]
* A step in the right direction for gun control? During a Medal of Valor ceremony at the White House, President Trump announced that he’d directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to draft regulations that would effectively ban the use of bump stocks. Now we’ll just wait a few months to see some action on AR-15s… [USA Today]
* Could it be? Could Justice Neil Gorsuch be on your side when it comes to privacy? Believe it or not, “[h]e may even become the Supreme Court’s next swing vote on Fourth Amendment issues,” and this term he’ll have more than an ample opportunity to swing on the issues of digital privacy and police search warrants. [VICE News]
* If you thought you couldn’t get rid of your student loans in bankruptcy, you were likely be right, but that could change. The Trump administration is looking into what it takes for borrowers to meet the “undue hardship” threshold for the discharge of federal loans in bankruptcy, and may clarify the standard. [Wall Street Journal]
* In perhaps the best student event ever, Howard Law rented out an entire movie theater so that students, faculty, staff, and alumni could see an opening-night screening of Black Panther. The school’s SBA co-hosted the awesomeness with Georgetown Law’s Black Law Students Association. Congratulations! [Law.com]
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FedSoc Event At A Shooting Range Is The Most Sadly Obvious Post-Parkland Story
Law students plan trip to the gun range in epic display of poor taste. -
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NBA Player Accepts Law Student's Invitation To Law Prom -- 3 Years After Being Asked
He was apparently too busy hustling on the court to be courted by a law student. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.20.18
* Now that people have suddenly decided that sexual harassment is a real problem, can we revisit the guy with the lifetime appointment whose Senate confirmation testimony has been branded false by multiple accusers? Just a question from New York Magazine. [New York]
* New initiative aims to mint more lawyers through apprenticeship to avoid law school debt. [The Root]
* The keys to a great law firm website. The article doesn’t mention it, but “dank memes” should be your top priority. [Forbes]
* Vivia Chen thinks Michael Cohen’s story about paying off Stormy Daniels makes him a pimp, which is… pretty fair actually. [American Lawyer]
* Department of Justice tells judge that Donald Trump does have it in for CNN but that’s not a reason to block the AT&T merger. “Oh Kent, I’d be lying if I said my men weren’t committing crimes.” [National Law Journal]
* Who’s paying Schulte Roth & Zabel? That’s the big question in the ongoing New York state government corruption case. [New York Times]
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Northwestern Law Students Take On DACA Fight -- And Need Your Help
A group of law students seek to add more voices to the immigration battle. - 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… -
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Lincoln Law School Dean Laura Palazzolo On Diversifying The Legal Industry And Discovering ‘Diamonds In The Rough’
Despite significant and very gratifying victories for her clients over the years, Dean Palazzolo still gets the most joy out of watching Lincoln students on graduation day. -
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'Not The First Time I Have Received A Rape Threat': Stanford Law Prof Targeted Speaks Out
The professor was targeted over her activism. -
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Investigation At Stanford Law Ongoing After Professor Receives Suspicious White Substance
The substance posed no health threat but the incident is under investigation. -
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Famous Porn Star Reportedly Attending 'Top Law School'
Which elite law school is the renowned adult film actress attending? -
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Ex-Administrator At Top Law School Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
She claimed that she was in financial need, so she forged more than 250 checks to help herself.
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Institute For The Future Of Law Practice Steps In Where Law Schools Struggle
Why wait for law schools to figure out what they're doing wrong? -
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Don't Count On A Government Student Loans Bailout
There's been a lot of talk about bailing out student debt. And it's going to stay all talk. -
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Law Review Rankings As Proxies For Quality
The quest to be published in the highest-ranked law review knows no bounds. -
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Tiffany Trump Acting Like Normal Law Student, Doing Normal Law Student Things
There is absolutely nothing to see here. -
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Law School Grads To Pay 'Significantly More' On Their Loans Under Trump's Budget Proposal
Many law school graduates will be screwed by Trump’s budget plan. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.13.18
* Trump tabs Skadden partner Michael Scudder for Seventh Circuit seat. Here’s some quotes from James Comey praising Scudder, so we know the Deep State must be happy. [National Law Journal]
* Yes, it’s accurate to say that the specific job of sheriff has an “Anglo-American heritage.” And, yes, given that it’s entirely unnecessary to do so — when terms like “common law” exist — the fact that someone would use that phrasing is indicative of racial bias. In fact, if anyone drops “heritage” when talking about white people it’s probably a bad sign. [Washington Post]
* All 56 Attorneys General are asking Congress to end forced arbitration in sexual harassment cases. Florida’s Pam Bondi stepped out of her usual ethical cloud to say, “decades of private arbitration proceedings regarding sexual harassment have had the unintended consequence of protecting serial violators.” You can go ahead and delete “regarding sexual harassment” and only improve the accuracy there. [Daily Business Review]
* DLA Piper has a new senior partner, which I believe grants him the official title of “Pied Piper.” [International]
* ABA looking to make online education easier. [Inside Higher Ed]
* Jones Day continues to have the top law firm brand according to the annual Acritas survey of clients. [American Lawyer]
* One of the tourists killed in the Grand Canyon helicopter crash this weekend was a lawyer. [American Lawyer]
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