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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.13.17

* The Supreme Court, without any dissents, has allowed the Trump administration's refugee ban to stand while the case proceeds, temporarily staying a Ninth Circuit ruling to the contrary. As my colleague Elie Mystal wondered yesterday, "Why is Kennedy stepping on the Ninth Circuit here? Why do any of them want this?" [New York Times] * Not that recommending prosecutions is part of her job, but White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders thinks that the Justice Department might want to prosecute former FBI director James Comey because his leaks "were improper and likely could have been illegal." [Washington Post] * "It's going to be death by a thousand cuts if people keep leaving at this rate." Ropes & Gray seems to be leaking partners like a sieve. In fact, 19 partners have parted ways with the firm since this past January. Not to worry, because according to management this is fine. [Legal Week] * Lynne Hermle, a partner in the labor and employment practice group at Orrick, thinks that in-house counsel need to adopt their own versions of the Mansfield Rule when hiring and staffing their trial teams. Why not have a woman lead your trial team? Juries tend to listen to them. [Business Insider] * Rob Ranco, a Texas personal injury attorney who landed himself on the front page of Breitbart last week after tweeting that he'd "be ok if #BetsyDevos was sexually assaulted," resigned from his firm, agreeing with his managing partner that he'd crossed "a line that simply cannot be uncrossed." [Law.com]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.12.17

* Biglaw's about to get hit hard by an economic downturn. [Law.com] * Looks like Ralph Baxter is announcing a run for congress this afternoon. [Am Law Daily] * Dewey think a 4 year sentence sounds fair? [Law360] * Judge calls fee request "attempted bank robbery." This is why you never request fees while wearing a rubber Nixon mask and carrying a shotgun. [Law.com] * Fascinating overview of the complex fight over Cravath's efforts to block victims from getting previously produced discovery materials. [Litigation Daily] * An interview with Ben Brafman, including a delightful explanation of why he has the hardest job in the world. [Coverage Opinions] * California moving to limit access of federal immigration officials to those in the state court system. [The Recorder] * What schools do the best job of placing AGs, SGs, United States Attorneys, and federal judges? The answer will absolutely not shock you at all. [Empirical SCOTUS]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.30.17

* "Gimmie an L!" Antitrust suit brought by Oakland Raiders cheerleaders dismissed. On the bright side, they're all losing their jobs to a bunch of Vegas "dancers" soon anyway. [Litigation Daily] * Cleary prevailed in the discrimination suit brought against it, but the real story here is a reminder that Trump made a dating show and now he has nuclear codes. [Law.com] * Russian bank sues Buzzfeed over "Pissgate," which is really more of a "Pissghazi." [Courthouse News Service] * The biggest 400 law firms in the country. Did we really need to go all the way to 400? [Law360] * Speaking of accolades you didn't think we needed, Wilmer Hale is the D.C. Litigation Department of the Year. [National Law Journal] * Ralph Baxter is toying with a congressional run in West Virginia. So... somebody expects a 2018 Democratic wave. [Am Law Daily] * How to reform the MDL process? Get more judges involved. [Corporate Counsel]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.21.17

* Justice Ginsburg says she's feeling "very well." Has anyone else noticed that we've resorted to monitoring the Supreme Court like the 1970s Kremlin? [Law.com] * Jewish centers across the country are receiving bomb threats. But dealing with anti-Semitism is hard, so let's definitely deport more people to Mexico. [Huffington Post] * The most important thing to remember about the Constitution is that no one has standing to challenge the most egregious breaches of its terms. [National Law Journal] * Salvation Army wins trademark battle with itself. That sounds ridiculous, but this is an organization that's had it's bell rung a few times. [Corporate Counsel] * The ACLU is finding uses to all the money getting dropped on them. [Litigation Daily] * Orrick nabs tech partner from Squire Patton Boggs [The Recorder]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.14.17

* It turns out former Acting AG Sally Yates may have first gotten under the administration's skin when she warned them about Michael Flynn's dealings with Russia. [Boston Globe] * That's a good question... where is Don McGahn in all this? [The Careerist] * Crowell & Moring's PPP up $412,000 over the previous year. So, I guess they could afford that associate salary increase. [National Law Journal] * A lot of companies talk about valuing diversity. HP is withholding legal fees from firms that fail their diversity staffing requirements. [Corporate Counsel] * New AI system finds tax law answers in Australia. Now, if it can just prove whether or not a dingo ate that baby.... [The Australian] * Federal judge thinks Holland & Knight may have improperly doubled their pleasure. [Law360] * Biglaw has stepped up in a big way in response to the Muslim travel ban. Orrick is contributing to the cause with sound data collection, creating a cloud-based system to track the victims of the order. [Big Law Business]

By Joe Patrice