Lyle Denniston
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.26.17
* Kasowitz Benson may have gotten a minor “Trump bump” from other associates in the most recent edition of the Vault 100 law firm rankings thanks to Marc Kasowitz’s representation of the president, but the firm’s own associates don’t seem to be too impressed. In fact, they listed “Trump” as one of the things they dislike most about the firm. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Despite protests from her lawyers that a deposition would “interfere with her ability to perform her duties [as an unpaid advisor] at the White House,” a judge has ruled that Ivanka Trump may be deposed in the IP infringement suit that was filed by Aquazzura over the First Daughter’s look-alike shoes. [CNN Money]
* No matter how many times we think we’ve dispelled this rumor, it keeps rearing its ugly head again and again. Word is somehow still on the street that Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire from the Supreme Court, as early as this Term or next. But… what if it actually turns out to be true that the justice who holds abortion rights in his hands will be leaving the bench? [Newsweek]
* Three months have passed since Trinh Huynh, an in-house attorney at UPS, was gunned down during her commute, and her accused killer has now been indicted on murder charges. Raylon Browning may have targeted Huynh, as surveillance footage indicated that he was following her. [Daily Report]
* After 69 years as a journalist — 58 of them spent reporting on the high court — Lyle Denniston, the dean of the Supreme Court press corps, will be officially hanging up his press pass after today. He’ll be teaching a course at Baltimore Law this fall, but after that, he has no set plans. Congratulations on a remarkable career! You’ll be missed. [Constitution Daily / National Constitution Center]
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Politics, Supreme Court
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Biglaw, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.10.15
* “The reality is, the university has done a lot to be a part of the solution. This undoes a lot of that work.” Students and professors at St. Louis University School of Law are up in arms because Bob McCulloch, the prosecutor in the Ferguson case, is coming to speak at an event on police practices. [ABC News]
* “Travel by coach will make it impossible for the attorneys to work and or sleep effectively upon our arrival.” Defense lawyers for three suspected terrorists motioned for a judge to give them business-class seats on a plane while federal prosecutors bum it back in coach. [New York Daily News]
* SCOTUSblog has been denied a Supreme Court press pass, yet again. Lyle Denniston, the site’s main reporter, had to go to great lengths in an attempt to circumvent the high court’s new journalist credentialing process. [Associated Press]
* “I would really think long and hard before defying a federal court order.” SCOTUS declined to issue a stay that would keep gay marriage at bay in Alabama, but some judges are still refusing to marry gay couples. Thanks Roy Moore. [Los Angeles Times]
* Paul Weiss: lookin’ nice! In a look at some of the early numbers from the latest Am Law 100 rankings, the firm increased its gross revenue year over year by 10.9 percent, allowing Paul Weiss to finally break the billion-dollar mark in revenue. [Am Law Daily]
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Antonin Scalia, Litigators, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Justice Scalia Mercilessly Mocks A Lawyer (And He Was Totally Right To Do It)
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2nd Circuit, 9th Circuit, Anthony Kennedy, Gay, Gay Marriage, John Roberts, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Breaking: Supreme Court Decides To Hear Major Gay Rights Cases
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Health Care / Medicine, John Roberts, Media and Journalism, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Good F*%&in' Luck With That
Will the Supreme Court provide live audio access to the announcement of its opinion in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act case (aka Obamacare)?