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Government
House Sues To Force Don McGahn To Sit There And Not Answer Their Questions
This all looks like the House is doing something, but they're not really. -
Biglaw
You're Not Really Surprised Kamala Harris Is Getting Big Bucks From Biglaw, Are You?
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Courts
The GOP Has A Plan On Gun Control: Appoint Conservative Judges So No Gun Control Is Ever Possible
Gorsuch and Kavanaugh are just the tip of spear in the Republican attempt to protect gun violence for a generation. -
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Politics
The Law The Needs To Be Repealed Immediately To Bring Gun Makers To Heel
Universal background checks is the easy move, making gun manufacturers liable will move the needle. -
Politics
Should The North Carolina Gun Store Billboard Targeting 'The Squad' Be Unconstitutional?
It's not unconstitutional now, but should it be? -
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Government
Imagine Mueller Just Said All That About A Black President
The mainstream media continues to botch the Mueller testimony. Maybe if they pretended Trump was a black man, they'd get it right. -
Government
Here Are Some Tweets From The Mueller Hearing (ROLLING UPDATES)
Here's what people are saying. -
Politics
If I Had 5 Minutes With Robert Mueller
Let's surface some questions for the special counsel. -
Law Schools
Anthony Scaramucci Joked His Way Through Harvard Law -- Then Failed The Bar Exam, Twice
The Mooch is actually a pretty relatable guy. -
Government
The Misunderstood And Irrelevant Fear Of Socialism
The fear of socialism seems to be a pressing concern for many, and in the name of defeating it, some people appear willing to tolerate disgusting, un-American behavior by the president.
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Politics
Well, Alaska Appears To Be On Fire, Legally Speaking
The governor is getting blinded by so many lawsuits he probably can't even see Russia anymore. -
Finance
Trump’s Record Second Quarter Fundraising Total Not-So Grand Compared To Democratic Field’s
Trump’s fundraising total is impressive, but when you add up what all the Democratic candidates are generating, they are outraising him. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.17.19
* A divided House of Representatives voted to “strongly condemn[] President Donald Trump’s racist comments” that were recently lodged against four Democratic congresswomen of color “that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color.” [NBC News]
* Plaintiffs in the census citizenship case are seeking sanctions against the Department of Justice for committing “fraud on the court” after allegedly hiding the truth about the case’s origins during trial. This should be interesting, considering the Supreme Court seemed to agree… [Reuters]
* Which Biglaw firms are playing host to 2020 Democratic presidential candidates? Quite a few, actually! From Milbank to Kirkland to Paul Weiss, these politicians are getting cozy with their future lawyers. [American Lawyer]
* Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has Pennsylvania Supreme Court to declare the death penalty unconstitutional because he claims it’s arbitrary and racially biased. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Salary news you can use: If you’ve got a law degree and you work in a compliance role, you can expect to make more money than your colleagues without JDs at each and every stage of your career. [Corporate Counsel]
* Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, the former leader of the liberal wing of the Supreme Court, RIP. [New York Times]
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Law Schools
Living With MAGA Hats In The Law School Classroom
What happens when a law student reportedly tries to 'racially antagonize' a law professor? -
Government
House Finally Gets Around To Issuing Subpoenas That Will Be Ignored
Whatever, this is all dumb. -
Government
Trump To Defy Court, Order An Illegal Census Be Taken
The Census is now an illegal document that should be thrown out, and the people who promulgate it arrested.