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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.16.17

* It's not just Hawaii; a federal judge in Maryland has also ruled against Donald Trump's revised immigration order. [CNN] * Every woman to ever argue before the Supreme Court. [Supreme Court Brief] * Accusations abound that former Yahoo GC Ronald Bell "took the hit" for CEO Marissa Mayer in the hacking matter. Now if she can someone to take the hit for the company's overall performance, she'll be golden. [CNBC] * Emma Watson pursuing legal action against hackers over leaked photos of a fitting. Expecto litigious! [Time] * Relatedly, Lisa Bloom warns against revenge-porn dealers peddling Mischa Barton pics. [USA Today] * Video game cheating can be a costly industry -- Blizzard is suing a cheat-maker for $8.5 million. Or, you know, 1/200th of what Blizzard brings in annually. [Kotaku] * Immigration could disrupt the happily ever after ending of The Bachelor before the customary 2 months. [Chicago Tribune] * The Mormon Church is getting lessons in the breadth of the First Amendment. [Salt Lake Tribune]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.24.17

* Elizabeth Warren's idealism bends to the new political reality. [The Hill] * We get a one week reprieve from Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney General.[Politico] * Welp, this horrific perversion of religion is particularly stomach turning. [Wonkette] * Are the Dems willing to play ball? [Slate] * The United Kingdom's plan to weaponize taxes. [Tax Law Prof] * So... what's the injury in the Emoluments Clause case? [Dorf on Law] * Reflections on Scalia's time on the bench. [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu8K8DTujSA&feature=youtu.be&t=11m58s

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.16.16

* Are conservative partners giving smaller bonuses to female associates? Per the results of a recent study, political ideology impacts how partners allocate discretionary income to associates based on gender. If you thought this couldn't happen in Biglaw since bonuses are largely lockstep by class year, think again. The firm studied has 1,000+ lawyers. We'll have more on this later. [Am Law Daily] * "We’ve got one of the country’s finest jurists, who I happened to have nominated to the Supreme Court and who’s going to continue to serve our country with distinction as the chief judge on the D.C. circuit, Merrick Garland is here." President Obama hasn't withdrawn his SCOTUS nomination, but his White House Hanukkah party introduction of the jurist indicates he's all but given up on Garland's confirmation. [Washington Post] * "Just because you didn’t go to law school doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have more time to bond with a new child." Lowenstein Sandler has adopted a gender-neutral family leave policy that's being offered to all of the firm's employees -- not just its lawyers. Congrats to the firm on taking an important leap towards parental equality. [Big Law Business] * According to the latest ABA data, first-year law school enrollment has increased for the first time since 2010. Don't get too excited over this news, because only 36 more 1Ls were enrolled in law school in 2016 compared to 2015, and one of the schools with the largest enrollment increase (Indiana Tech) is closing for good. [National Law Journal] * "Once again, public schools have decided that their commitment to diversity does not extend to Christians." Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going to war over a religious Charlie Brown Christmas poster that was banned from a local middle school. AG Paxton has filed suit, but some say he did so as a distraction from his own indictment. [Reuters]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.03.16

* Why would liberal states "remain [] member[s] of this union when the president is a raving narcissist that some describe as a sociopath?" Some law professors are having a difficult time imagining Donald Trump as president, and have said that things like secessions or coups could become real possibilities under Trump's leadership if he should win the election. [WSJ Law Blog] * Biglaw firms in the U.S. have made great strides when it comes to parental leave, but across the pond in the U.K., they don't seem to be doing as well; in fact, these firms seem to be "hemorrhaging female talent," and it's "crippling" law firm diversity and career progression for lawyers with children and families. [The Lawyer (sub. req.)] * Speaking of the U.K., its High Court has ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May must seek parliamentary approval before attempting to leave the European Union, writing "the Crown — i.e. the government of the day — cannot by exercise of prerogative powers override legislation enacted by Parliament." Sorry, Brexit bros. [New York Times] * "[A] well-intentioned majority acting in the name of tolerance and liberalism, can, if unchecked, impose its views on the minority in a manner that is in fact intolerant and illiberal." Trinity Western University has won the right to operate a Christian law school, despite the fact that it intends to discriminate against LGBTQ students. [Globe and Mail] * "They changed the legislative nature of the judicial system, they changed the American constitution, they paved the way for a lot of people's lives." Loving, the film that tells the tale of Richard and Mildred Loving's landmark Supreme Court victory that struck down legislation prohibiting interracial marriage, is out in theaters this Friday. [Reuters] * Glamour has named Emily Doe, the college student who survived Stanford swimmer Brock Turner's sexual assault and helped to change a California law that once allowed for lighter sentences in sexual assault cases where victims were unconscious or intoxicated, as one of the magazine's Women of the Year for 2016. Congratulations. [Glamour]

By Staci Zaretsky