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The LEAKED 2020 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Here
A change in the T14 and some of the largest rankings tumbles and gains. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.06.19
* Happy birthday, Your Honor! More than a thousand of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fans signed up to plank on the steps of the Supreme Court for her 86th birthday on March 15. Do you love the RBG enough to plank for justice? [Washingtonian]
* Allison Jones Rushing, a Williams & Connolly litigation partner, was confirmed to the Fourth Circuit in a vote of 53-43. Rushing is now one of the youngest federal appeals judges to be appointed by President Trump. [National Law Journal]
* According to a new poll, more voters believe convicted felon and disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen than President Trump, and want Congress to “do more” to investigate Cohen’s “claims about President Trump’s unethical and illegal behavior.” [CNBC]
* According to the American Bar Association, there’s not much that can be done for students at Western State University College of Law. This is not welcome news for people who have yet to receive their loan disbursements. [InsideHigherEd]
* Remember Raj Rajaratnam, the former Galleon Group head who was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy way back in 2011? Thanks to the Second Circuit, he still has to pay a $93 million civil fine for insider trading. [Big Law Business]
* In case you missed it, Kanye West has filed suit against EMI because he’s contractually barred from retiring, and his attorneys from Quinn Emanuel say the contract “violated California public policy.” [THR, Esq. / Hollywood Reporter]
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A Grandmotherly Discussion Of Studying
Patience and thinking. Sounds like simple advice, but just you try following through with it.
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The Law School Students Who Help Pay Their Peers' Tuition
Students paying full sticker price to go to law school are really quite charitable. -
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Alleged Law Student Arrested On Grand Larceny Charges
Somebody doesn't seem to know how law school works. -
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It’s A Law School Party And You Are Invited
Admitted student receptions can be an extremely valuable tool for making one of the most important decisions of a lawyer’s life. -
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.01.19
* Reps. Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows have referred Michael Cohen to the Justice Department, claiming that they have evidence that Trump’s former fixer “committed perjury and knowingly made false statements“ during his testimony before the House Oversight Committee. [CNN]
* Meanwhile, thanks to Cohen’s testimony, Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization who has already been granted immunity by SDNY prosecutors, will be called to testify before the House Intelligence Committee. [Daily Beast]
* Almost time to say hello to Judge Neomi Rao: The nominee to replace Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit got through the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote, and the full Senate is likely to vote her onto the bench. [NBC News]
* Lawrence Tu, the chief legal officer over at CBS, has resigned from his post and will be leaving the company in April. His leave follows the ouster of former CEO Les Moonves, who allegedly sexually harassed several employees. [New York Law Journal]
* Much to the Justice Department’s chagrin, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit unanimously ruled that not only may AT&T acquire Time Warner but that such a combination would be unlikely to harm competition. [Wall Street Journal]
* Ho Ka Terence Yung, the ex-UT Law student who pleaded guilty to terrorizing an admissions interviewer after he was rejected from Georgetown Law, was just sentenced to almost four years in prison for one count of cyberstalking. [Law.com]
* Lincoln Bandlow, a Fox Rothschild partner who some have referred to as a “porn copyright troll,” got sanctioned $750 by a federal judge after missing court deadlines in at least two dozen of those porn infringement cases. [American Lawyer]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.27.19
* Cooley Law’s most infamous graduate goes down: Following his guilty pleas on federal felony charges — some of which were allegedly related to his work for Donald Trump — Michael Cohen has been disbarred. [New York Law Journal]
* Meanwhile, Michael Cohen is going to be testifying today before the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL 1st District) allegedly took it upon himself to tamper with the witness via tweet. [Tampa Bay Times]
* Here’s Michael Cohen’s opening statement, where he states, “For the record: Individual #1 is President Donald J. Trump.” [CNN]
* “Is your oath of office to Donald Trump or is it to the Constitution of the United States? You cannot let him undermine your pledge to the Constitution.“ The House of Representatives voted to overturn Trump’s national emergency declaration at the southern border. Next stop, the Senate… [New York Times]
* The D.C. Circuit unanimously upheld the validity of Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel. This is the first time that a federal appellate court has weighed in on the appropriateness of Mueller’s role in the Russia probe. [National Law Journal]
* High school and college students have been waiting in line for days holding places for people to watch today’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court. The price of justice in America is high, and they’re being paid top dollar to camp out in front of the high court. [CNBC]
* A Virginia police officer accidentally fired his gun during a traffic stop involving two students from William & Mary Law. According to reports, a bullet ricocheted off the ground and struck the car’s door, but thankfully no one was injured. [Flat Hat News]
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Student Gets Accepted -- Then Rejected -- From Law School Because Of His DACA Status
This is every would-be law student's worst nightmare. -
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Professor, Can You Just Give Me A Straight Answer?
No matter what area of the law you find yourself in, rarely will 'straight answers' exist. -
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Law Students Have Flawed Perceptions About What It's Like To Practice Law
The actual practice of law is a lot different -- and a lot less intriguing -- than most law students might believe. -
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Tales From An Unsuspecting T14 1L: Problematic Professors
The professors who purport to be allies have done the most damage to students with marginalized backgrounds. Will it get better?
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Advice Columnist Tells Pre-Law Student He's Too Moronic For Law School
He already failed out of law school. Should he apply again? -
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Fisking An Instagram Law School Decision
Breaking down someone's law school woes, line by line. -
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Law Students Unable To Pay Rent Without Student Loans After School Goes Into Receivership
Unable to afford the essentials, students have been seen crying in the law school's hallways. -
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Meaningful Comments From Leader Of First All-Women Executive Board Of Top Law School's Flagship Journal
'It felt like we had done something larger than what we originally expected.' -
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Struggling Law School Vows To Change Its Ways, Triple In Size
The last InfiLaw school left standing recently announced its plans to convert to a nonprofit institution. -
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Getting Through Law School AND Hardship At The Same Time
Sometimes law school isn’t the only hurdle for law students. -
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The Law Schools Where The Most Women Enrolled As Students (2019)
For the third year in a row, there are more women learning the law than ever before.