Rudolph Giuliani
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Non-Sequiturs
Non Sequiturs: 02.03.19
* How have personnel changes at the Supreme Court affected the dynamics at oral argument? Adam Feldman offers this analysis. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Ed Whelan expresses relief over the White House’s new slate of Ninth Circuit nominations. [Bench Memos / National Review]
* Can President Trump declare a “national emergency” in order to build his beloved wall? The National Emergencies Act is not a blank check, according to Brianne Gorod. [Take Care]
* Should Congress pass a “deepfakes” law? Orin Kerr has some concerns. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]
* What’s going on with Rudy Giuliani? Joel Cohen has a theory. [The Hill]
* Jean O’Grady is pleased to see all the competition in the legal analytics space (with Precedent Analytics from Thomson Reuters as the newest entrant) — but she’d like to see more support for the competing claims of the different products. [Dewey B Strategic]
* News organizations need stricter and better guidelines when interviewing mentally ill defendants, according to former public defender Stephen Cooper. [The Tennessean]
* Have questions about the fast-approaching February bar exam? Ashley Heidemann has answers. [JD Advising]
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Government
Lawyer Whore Rudy Giuliani Doesn't Respect How Stormy Daniels Makes Her Money
Giuliani wants to disparage people who sell themselves? Okay. I'll play. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
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Department of Justice, Justice
Trump Considers Replacing Lannister Attorney General With Actual White Walker
You can always do worse, even when you're starting with Jeff Sessions. -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Justice, Politics
Who Is Being Considered To Succeed James Comey As Director Of The FBI?
Candidates include current and former judges, prosecutors, Biglaw partners, and other impressive individuals. -
Donald Trump, Justice, Rudy Giuliani
Court Orders Trump To Turn Over Rudy Giuliani's Muslim Ban Draft
Trump's intent is knowable, so let's know it. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.25.16
Ed. note: As mentioned on Wednesday, we will be publishing today, but at a reduced level. We’ll be back in full force on Monday. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
* President-elect Donald Trump will likely pick a lawyer as his nominee for Secretary of State: Rudy Giuliani (NYU Law ’68) or Mitt Romney (Harvard Law ’75). [New York Times]
* Where do broken hearts go? Some precedents for Chief Judge Merrick Garland to follow from unsuccessful Supreme Court nominees. [Associated Press via How Appealing]
* A pre-Thanksgiving ruling from the Florida Supreme Court that gave one prisoner something to be grateful for could signal more upheaval to come in the nation’s second largest death row. [BuzzFeed]
* Three more judges participated in Pennsylvania’s “Porngate” email exchanges — but it seems that Bruce Beemer, the state’s new attorney general, won’t be naming names. [ABA Journal]
* What does the future hold for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its chief, Chicago Law grad and former SCOTUS clerk Richard Cordray? [New York Times]
* It’s not just a plot line from Suits: Reginald Taylor, accused of posing as a lawyer by stealing an attorney’s bar number, apparently delivered decent results for his clients. [The Daily Beast]
* Don’t mess with (federal judges from) Texas, Mr. President; Judge Amos Mazzant, who blocked President Obama’s proposed extension of overtime pay, isn’t the first Lone Star jurist to cause problems for the Obama Administration. [New York Times via How Appealing]
* Thinking of hitting the movies over the long weekend? Tony Mauro shares our own Harry Graff’s enthusiasm for Loving. [National Law Journal]
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Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Law Firm Merger Mania: Greenberg Traurig Flirts With A British Suitor
Greenberg Traurig's CEO has criticized mergers with overseas law firms in the past, but could this particular deal make strategic sense? - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Anthony Kennedy, Jeffrey Toobin, Orin Kerr, Rudy Giuliani, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: The Conspiracy
This week, Legal Eagle Wedding Watch salutes some tender new lawyer marriages. Read on for all the juicy details on these newlyweds, plus a recap of all the recent legal-eagle nuptials…. -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Military / Military Law, Partner Issues, Politics
An Afternoon With Jeh Johnson, General Counsel of the Defense Department
Jeh C. Johnson, General Counsel of the Department of Defense, can be described as one of the most powerful and influential lawyers in the entire federal government. Our very own David Lat had the pleasure of interviewing him. -
Dreier, Lawsuit of the Day, Media and Journalism, Politics, Rudy Giuliani
Lawsuit of the Day: A Gallery of Rogues
The lawsuit captioned Dreier LLP v. Judith Regan was filed back in March 2008, months before Ponzi schemer Marc Dreier’s eponymous law firm went bust. But it’s back in the headlines as of today, thanks to some juicy documents unearthed by the New York Times. The documents in question — affidavits that were supposed to […]