Politics
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Justice, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Korematsu Is Still Good Law, And Republicans Are Going To Use It
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Hillary Clinton, Women's Issues
What Does Hillary Clinton's Election Loss Mean For Women Lawyers?
Perhaps women in the legal profession have been kidding themselves all this time...
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.17.16
* Don’t say we didn’t tell you this, but according to the latest report from Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group, the great Biglaw salary increase of 2016 is now being cited as a strain on law firm profits. Expenses are now growing faster than revenues at many firms. We’ll have more on this later today. [Am Law Daily]
* This is one promise that President-elect Trump is sticking to: Kellyanne Conway, his campaign manager, has confirmed that he will choose a Supreme Court nominee from the list(s) he released earlier this year: “You’ve seen the list of 21. The list has not changed.” You can see Trump’s shortlist(s) here and here. [Big Law Business]
* “Every good person has an obligation to both to continue being heard and to continue doing the right thing. We can’t afford for a president to fail.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor has spoken out about the results of the presidential election, and she thinks that we must guide President-elect Trump to make the right decisions for the country. [WSJ Law Blog]
* The American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has sanctioned not one, but two law schools for their lax admissions standards. Valparaiso Law has been publicly censured and Charlotte Law has been placed on probation. We’ll have more on this later today. [National Law Journal]
* Judge William Duffin of the Eastern District of Wisconsin has denied a request made by state prosecutors to delay “Making a Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey’s release from prison. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says he will appeal Duffin’s ruling to the Seventh Circuit. Dassey is scheduled to be released on Friday. [Reuters]
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Non-Sequiturs: 11.16.16
* Distracted by the election? Tips to refocus. [Corporette]
* Which fictional lawyer should you channel? [Law and More]
* Turns out you don’t know all there is to know about Marcia Clark. [Coverage Opinions]
* What will President Trump’s trade agenda really look like? [National Law Review]
* Is your firm doing all it can to compete? [Law Firm Transition Management]
* BuzzFeed is beefing up is legal reporting chops: Zoe Tillman of the National Law Journal is heading there. [Politico]
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Law Professors, Racism
Alan Dershowitz Thinks 'Black Lives Matter' Is Anti-Semitic, Sticks Up For Steve Bannon
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Politics, Small Law Firms
Should Lawyers Disclose Their Political Ideologies And Preferences?
There can be some benefits, but lawyers should be careful and show good judgment. -
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Politics, Supreme Court
Justice O'Connor Has An 'Educational' Video Game About Elections And It's Entirely Wrong
Drops the ball completely. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.16.16
* Plaintiffs in the Trump University fraud class-action lawsuit are sick and tired of waiting for their claims to be heard. They want the trial to proceed as scheduled, the defendant’s presidential duties be damned, writing, “The court has been more than generous in accommodating defendants’ multiple delay requests, but after 6 1/2 years of waiting, plaintiffs cannot afford any further delays.” [Big Law Business]
* Poor Merrick Garland: After more than 243 days of waiting for a hearing as President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, he’ll return to his seat as the chief judge of the D.C. Circuit, the second highest court in the land, in January 2017. The man is a true gentleman, an “example of how to act with dignity and class and character.” [CNN]
* “If president-elect Donald Trump follows through on his campaign promises, people’s rights will be in jeopardy.” Since Donald Trump’s victory in the election, the American Civil Liberties Union has raised a record amount — more than $8.2 million poured in from more than 100,000 donors in the span of less than a week. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Much to LSAC’s chagrin, the LSAT may not be the only admissions testing prerequisite in town for prospective law students anymore. Law schools seem particularly eager to allow would-be students to take the GRE, which is offered throughout the year, as opposed to the LSAT, which is only offered four times a year. [National Law Journal]
* Michael Fine, the Ohio lawyer who was disbarred for hypnotizing his female clients and sexually assaulting them, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to five counts of kidnapping with sexual motivation and one count of attempted kidnapping. Fine must register as a sex offender. We’ll have more on this later. [Reuters]
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Looks Forward To Congress Being Less Lazy During Trump's Presidency
She can't wait for Congress to actually do some work.
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Law Schools, Politics
The Day After: A Law Professor Election Story
With some foresight, professors might think about not having exams after an election night anyway. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Hot Solo And Small Law Firm Practices In A Trump Presidency
There's a lot of legal work ahead in the Trump administration. -
Law Schools, Politics, Racism
A Controversial Law Professor Predicted This Election 24 Years Ago
Clues from a famous story... -
Health / Wellness, Politics
How To Recover From The Hangover Of This Election
Rather than suppress your emotions, or alternatively, lash out, reacting to your emotions, try a technique of mental noting. -
Boutique Law Firms, Politics, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: An Interesting Election Day
There were no ideal choices -- but the fact that we had a chance to choose should leave us hopeful and determined to preserve that freedom. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.14.16
* The legal battle between Snoop Dogg and the Toronto Maple Leafs. [The Fashion Law]
* A look at what happens to abortion and trans rights under Trump. [Rewire]
* Mike Pence tries to crush us all under the weight of unimaginable irony. [The Slot]
* Donald Trump’s way of managing sure has changed a lot, just ask this attorney. [Huffington Post]
* Picking yourself up after Trump’s win. [Katz Justice]
* China is pushing back on Trump’s proposed trade policies. [Law and More]
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Eric Holder, Justice, Politics
I Nominate Eric Holder To Lead The Legal Resistance
As we think about who might make up our government in exile, I think one shadow cabinet position is locked up.