Politics
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Law Schools, Politics
Electoral Law School Update: Trump Is Running... Third
It's not surprising that lawyers are with Her, but the margin is kind of amazing. -
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Politics
At Least It's Not About The Election
Focusing is hard when you are constantly refreshing fivethirtyeight.com
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Politics, Pregnancy / Paternity
Election Day Essentials For The Expectant Mother
Which candidate will make your transition into parenthood more financially feasible -- and which one has the cutest baby gear? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Election Day Special: Vote Solo -- Because Nobody Else Will
Solo attorneys aren't getting enough respect at the polls. -
Election Law, Justice, Politics
The Refusal To Accept Democracy Starts: Trump Files Lawsuit In Nevada
The Trump campaign is claiming that people who were not in line at 7:00 were allowed to vote. -
Politics
The Most Important States To Watch On Election Night
Everything you need to know about tonight's results. -
Politics, Women's Issues
Hundreds Honor Susan B. Anthony On A Day When 'Herstory' Could Be Made
People are waiting in line to paste their "I Voted" stickers on her gravestone. Watch the live video feed here. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Law Schools, Politics
The Above The Law Electoral Law School Election
Tell us where you went to school (or where you are going to school) and your presidential choice. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.08.16
* In the event that the election ends in a deadlock, will the Supreme Court be able to resolve the dispute even though the highest court in the land is currently split 4-4 down ideological lines? No one knows, and that’s “[one] hell of a scary thought.” Not to worry, because there’s a “low probability” that the Supreme Court would have to decide the winner of the 2016 election — “[b]ut if it does happen, it surely won’t be good.” How comforting! [POLITICO]
* The Supreme Court refused to step into a legal battle between the Ohio Democratic Party and the Trump campaign over voter harassment with no dissents, save for a comment from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who noted that because she was “mindful” of existing Ohio law prohibiting voter intimidation, she was denying the request. Thanks to the Notorious RBG for the reminder not to participate in illegal activities. [Slate]
* Martin Shkreli thinks he’s going to be able to clear his name by forcing Katten Muchin to turn over three years’ worth of documents from the time the firm represented him, with his new attorneys claiming he acted in good faith because he “sought and received his lawyers’ advice and he followed it.” The firm isn’t thrilled about the prospect of having to hand over hundreds of thousands of pages of documents. [Big Law Business]
* The institution formerly known as the South Texas College of Law has unveiled yet another new name after being enjoined from using the name Houston College of Law. The school will now be known as the South Texas College of Law Houston. Your tuition dollars at work: It seems like the school wasted an incredible amount of money to come up with a name substantially similar to its original name. Congrats? [Houston Chronicle]
* The Law School Admission Council recently published a report on the different methods test-takers used to prepare for the LSAT, and it seems that the biggest ground-breaking takeaway from the data is that those who actually studied scored much better on the exam than those who did not. In addition, those who used official LSAC materials and commercial preparation courses fared better than self-studiers. [U.S. News]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.07.16
* Is the GOP writing a check its ass can’t cash? (In regard to the Supreme Court.) [Talking Points Memo]
* What time will a new president be determined? Everything you think you know about election predictions is about to change. [Politico]
* The 75-mile problem with Donald Trump’s wall. [Huffington Post]
* A deep dive into the D.C. bar exam stats. [Bar Exam Stats]
* A look at the Supreme Court’s grant, vacate, remand (“GVR”) dispositions this Term. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The best of Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act speech. [FCPA Professor]
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Politics
Inspired By This Year’s Presidential Election: 3 Communication Strategies For Lawyers
Whether you agree with their policies, positions, and strategies you may be able to learn a few things from this year’s candidates. -
Politics
No, Jim Comey Didn’t Try To Swing The Election (or 'I TOLD YOU SO')
It’s time to let go of the crazy FBI conspiracy theories, kids.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.07.16
* There are many questions, but no answers, as Judge Merrick Garland’s “final reckoning” approaches. His nomination will die if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is elected, but would he be confirmed in a lame-duck session if Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wins? In that case, if Senate Republicans refuse to confirm him after the election, will Clinton re-nominate him after she’s sworn in? Will he ever receive a hearing? Someone please help this poor man. [Reuters]
* With apologies to Judge Garland, the only thing that seems to remain certain is that Senate Republicans are firm in their stance that they’ll continue to prevent the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court from being filled. Senator John McCain, for example, asked supporters to re-elect him so he can assist his GOP brethren in “prevent[ing] that four-to-four split from tilting to the left.” [Huffington Post]
* According to FBI director James Comey, after review of additional emails found in an unrelated investigation into Anthony Weiner, there’s still no evidence that Hillary Clinton should face any criminal charges over the handling of her email communications while she was Secretary of State. Voters can breathe a little easier now, because there will be no indictments coming for the Democratic presidential nominee. [New York Times]
* Chadbourne & Parke has finally responded to partner Kerrie Campbell’s $100M gender discrimination suit, and the firm didn’t pull any punches, alleging that her practice area was a “poor fit” for the firm, that she “exhibited questionable legal judgment,” and that its decision to ask her to leave was for “entirely legitimate and proper business reasons and without a scintilla of consideration being given to her gender.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* “No purpose will be served by letting him rot in prison for years on end.” Judge Jed Rakoff, a longtime critic of federal sentencing guidelines, has sentenced Harvard Law School graduate-cum-Ponzi schemer Andrew Caspersen to four years in prison for his $38.5M fraud, even though prosecutors sought almost 16 years of time behind bars for his financial crimes — a proposition which Rakoff referred to as “absurd.” [Reuters]
* E. Barrett Prettyman Jr., founder of the first appellate practice, RIP. [Hogan Lovells]
* Janet Reno, first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general, RIP. [New York Times]
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Justice, Politics
A Fifth-Year Could Have Told You About Dupe Emails, WHY COULDN'T THE FBI?
But the question is WHY Comey couldn't have come to this conclusion 11 days ago? -
Politics
Responsive Emails Found On Anthony Weiner's Laptop
"Thanks so much, Donald. You are our ACE!" -
Justice, New Jersey, Politics
Breaking: Bridget Anne Kelly And Bill Baroni Found GUILTY In Bridgegate Trial
Bridgett Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni have been convicted on all counts in the Bridgegate trial. -
Justice, New Jersey, Politics, Trials
The Bridgegate Trial Has Become The Most New Jersey Thing Ever
A jury could find that Kelly and Baroni agreed to break the rules, even if they didn't know why they were breaking them. -
Barack Obama, Politics, Supreme Court
President Barack Obama Schools Republicans On How The Constitution Works
Don't forget, President Obama knows a thing or two about the Constitution. -
Politics, White-Collar Crime
Jim Comey And The Risks Of Believing Too Much In Your Own Reputation
Say nothing, have it leak, and be accused of a cover-up; or say something, and have it blow up.