Mitt Romney

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.25.16

Ed. note: As mentioned on Wednesday, we will be publishing today, but at a reduced level. We'll be back in full force on Monday. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! * President-elect Donald Trump will likely pick a lawyer as his nominee for Secretary of State: Rudy Giuliani (NYU Law '68) or Mitt Romney (Harvard Law '75). [New York Times] * Where do broken hearts go? Some precedents for Chief Judge Merrick Garland to follow from unsuccessful Supreme Court nominees. [Associated Press via How Appealing] * A pre-Thanksgiving ruling from the Florida Supreme Court that gave one prisoner something to be grateful for could signal more upheaval to come in the nation’s second largest death row. [BuzzFeed] * Three more judges participated in Pennsylvania's "Porngate" email exchanges -- but it seems that Bruce Beemer, the state's new attorney general, won't be naming names. [ABA Journal] * What does the future hold for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its chief, Chicago Law grad and former SCOTUS clerk Richard Cordray? [New York Times] * It's not just a plot line from Suits: Reginald Taylor, accused of posing as a lawyer by stealing an attorney's bar number, apparently delivered decent results for his clients. [The Daily Beast] * Don't mess with (federal judges from) Texas, Mr. President; Judge Amos Mazzant, who blocked President Obama's proposed extension of overtime pay, isn't the first Lone Star jurist to cause problems for the Obama Administration. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Thinking of hitting the movies over the long weekend? Tony Mauro shares our own Harry Graff's enthusiasm for Loving. [National Law Journal]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.17.15

* Mitt Romney is going to fight Evander Holyfield. Man, Romney has been beaten by a black guy like that since 2012. Oooh, also, Floyd Mayweather just found his next opponent. [CNN] * Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore's son was arrested and charged with drug possession yesterday and then blamed the media... somehow. I blame the moral vacuum created when they took down the Ten Commandments. [Al.com] * The long-awaited Justice Scalia play is out. It's like Tony and Tina's Wedding with more gun control and abortion. [WTOP] * Professor Baude has a cute theory how the Obama administration could ignore a negative verdict in King v. Burwell. [New York Times] * Not everyone thinks Professor Baude's hypothetical is a serious option. [Concurring Opinions] * Israel has blocked polling in advance of the election to prevent bandwagon voting. Professor Somin evaluates the efficacy of the plan. It probably won't affect the outcome, but if you thought Republicans threw a hissy-fit over the polls in 2008 and 2012, wait until a candidate they really care about loses. [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * A nice little maxim (get it?) for the trial lawyer looking to hone their craft. Of course, if you show them a glint of broken glass in the first act, it better be the murder weapon in the second act. [What About Clients?] * Speaking of second acts, this profile of former Skadden partner Harriet Posner discusses life after Biglaw. [A Lawyer's Life]

By Joe Patrice
Barack Obama

Morning Docket: 11.06.12

* It's the most wonderful time of the year. [National Law Journal] * If it's close, Ohio could keep us watching for weeks. [New York Times] * But it might not be close. [FiveThirtyEight] * And afterwards we can all have a joint. [San Francisco Chronicle] * It's important to on a day like today to remember and be thankful that we don't live Russia. [Jonathan Turley] * Because in America, we can sue over blood thinners that make you bleed. [ABA Journal] * Anyway, if you want my prediction for tonight:

By Elie Mystal
Attorney Misconduct

Morning Docket: 10.30.12

* People realize that the next President will probably get to appoint a couple of SCOTUS justices, right? [Slate] * That's some costly attorney misconduct: a lawyer who got slapped with a $10,000 sanction for "egregious conduct" at a deposition now has to pay an additional $36,274 in legal fees. [New York Law Journal] * The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau better hope for Obama wins. [National Law Journal] * Fun legal times at the Village Voice. [Corporate Counsel] * When Sandy got real for people in Manhattan. [New Yorker]

By Elie Mystal & Staci Zaretsky
Biglaw

Morning Docket: 10.26.12

* Gloria Allred’s “October Surprise” for Mitt Romney didn’t exactly go according to plan, but that’s probably because she never filed the appropriate motions related to the gag order in this decades old divorce case wherein Mitt Romney testified. [Bloomberg] * This Election Day, 16 Biglaw firms in offices across the country will be manning an Election Protection hotline to field questions, because despite the bad jokes about the legal profession, “lawyers can play a really valuable civic role.” [Am Law Daily] * “We never make decisions to eliminate positions with any discriminatory conduct.” In other news from the CYA Department, Paul Hastings really doesn’t like getting sued by former legal secretaries who were laid off. [JD Journal] * The assistant dean of academic support at TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law claims the school discriminated against her based on her skin color. Did we mention she’s white? [Courthouse News Service] * Apparently the allegations of false reporting levied against TJSL are a “crock of crap” because the school claims the ex-employee who told on them never alerted the dean. Hmm… [Thomas Jefferson School of Law] * A nice pipe dream: now that “the twilight of the generalist law degree is here,” perhaps law schools will move to a two-year model, with an optional third year for specialization purposes. [DealBook / New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky