Marc Elias
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Biglaw
General Counsel Of The Oath Keepers Implicates Biglaw Firm In Bizarre Conspiracy Theory
Hoo boy! Strap in for some *wild* conspiracy theories! -
Biglaw
The Biglaw Partner Who Protected Your Right To Vote Starts His Own Boutique Firm
Dude is bringing democracy assistance to the U.S. like a new oil deposit was found. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Contests
Election Protection Avenger Rocks The Vote For 2020 Lawyer Of The Year
Democracy is here to stay in America thanks to this lawyer's efforts.
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Contests
Above The Law’s 2020 Lawyer Of The Year Contest: The Finalists!
From distinguished to despicable, who should be Above the Law’s Lawyer of the Year for 2020? -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Calls Out Former Partner Turned Trump Appointee To The Ninth Circuit
The judicial appointment was 'a source of deep embarrassment and sadness.' -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.28.16
* “In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” President-elect Donald Trump can’t keep himself away from his Twitter account thanks to the recount that’s going on, and now he seems to have accidentally called into question the legitimacy of the election in its entirety. Oopsie! [New York Times]
* Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has jumped on Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s election recount bandwagon, but according to campaign general counsel Marc Elias, it’s only “to ensure the process proceeds in a manner that is fair to all sides.” Thus far, Wisconsin has already agreed to perform a recount. [CBS News]
* Just like the president-elect who’s included him on his Supreme Court shortlist, Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the Sixth Circuit seems to be incredibly blunt. The judge expects civility between parties in briefs, but is well known for his “caustic rebuke[s]” and “eviscerat[ing] [litigants] like first-day law student[s].” [Big Law Business]
* Per recent TV ads, “Wells Fargo is making changes to make things right,” but only if those changes don’t involve public court records: Wells Fargo customers who had unauthorized accounts opened in their names have filed a class-action suit, but the bank is trying to quash their claims by forcing plaintiffs into arbitration. [CNN Money]
* “If you look at other parts of the state — Houston, Dallas, San Antonio — everybody has a law school.” But that doesn’t mean that everybody needs to have a law school. A dearth of potential applicants be damned, because lawmakers in the Texas Rio Grande Valley are going ahead with plans to establish a public law school in the area. [Valley Star]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.26.16
* A judge who drank alcohol “on court premises” now has a lot of free time to drink in comfort elsewhere. [Legal Cheek]
* A fascinating research paper on how the media is leading everyone astray by portraying the Islamic State as lawless — their key to holding land is based in large part on their imposition of legal institutions. [Brookings Institute]
* Quinn Emanuel’s Susan Estrich is representing Roger Ailes. Am I alone in hoping she manages this case like she managed the Dukakis campaign? [Observer]
* The DNC Wikileaks fallout hits a law firm. Marc Elias of Perkins Coie is on record urging DNC officials to accuse Bernie Sanders of lying. I’m sure Perkins Coie will respond that he was just being “nuanced.” [Am Law Daily]
* F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s mother-in-law was just kidnapped in Brazil and is being held for a $36 million ransom. But, you know, let’s definitely have the Olympics there! [NPR]
* A review of the courtroom fates of a number of voter suppression tactics proposed around the country. [Economist]
* This University of Chicago professor is not happy with Judge Frank Easterbrook [Valparaiso University Law Review]
* The folks at Practice Panther took the ABA law school data and made this nice infographic. [Practice Panther]
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American Constitution Society (ACS), Free Speech, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Citizens United v. FEC: The Decision, Its Implications, and the Road Ahead
A liveblog of a panel about Citizens United at the ACS National Convention, after the jump.