Sexual Harassment

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.20.18

* Unfortunately, this story that Yale professors felt women needed to have a physical "type" to clerk for Brett Kavanaugh isn't terribly surprising. We've been hearing these same rumblings from others -- it seems people have started to come forward and be identified (at least to the reporters) about this kind of talk. [Huffington Post] * CLOC thinks Australia is ready for its "Legal Operations moment." When is that moment going to come to the US? Because all I see are firms raising fees and in-house offering very little but muted disappointment. [Corporate Counsel] * The judge and attorneys for the WWE are pushing back against the lawyer for a 53-person class alleging the WWE ignored the threat of concussions for years. The operative term is "for years" as in "so long ago that it's time-barred." But the class is following the NFL CTE suit's lead in trying to get around that. [American Lawyer] * Papa John heading to court to battle his old company. A serious question: is it really that important to make bad commercials with Peyton Manning again? Just sit this one out. [Law.com] * Mark Cuban to donate $10 million to the advancement of women's athletics as part of a series of overarching reforms to address harassment findings within the Dallas Mavericks organization (Disclaimer that Mark's brother Brian is an Above the Law columnist). [Law360] * Trump's declared election interference a national emergency. But as you might expect it doesn't actually do much that might upset King Putin. [Lawfare]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.02.18

* On the cusp of college football preseason camps, Ohio State suspends coach Urban Meyer amidst revelations that he knew of and covered up an assistant coach's systematic domestic violence for years. [ESPN] * Trump fighting his lawyers over Mueller meeting. If he's really serious, he should fire all of his lawyers and do the interview unrepresented. That's exactly what you should do, Mr. President. [Huffington Post] * And while people concentrate on Trump's public spat, police have arrested an immigration detention center employee for molesting children separated from their parents because of this administration's policy. QAnon needs to help me figure out how this is all part of Trump's master plan to end child sex abuse. [NY Post] * Good news: law grad hiring is way up. Bad news: the growth is mostly in Biglaw hiring so if you're letting this news convince you to take a chance on going to your local Tier 3 school... don't. [Law.com] * Senator Mike Lee has joined the liberals in asking nominees if they support Brown v. Board. [Law360] * Mueller referred a criminal inquiry into former Skadden counsel and former White House Counsel Greg Craig to the SDNY. Above the Law first reported Craig's mysterious departure from the firm's website. [CNN] * CBS is bringing in both Covington & Burling and Debevoise to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Les Moonves. [WSJ] * In an absolute shocker, Texas is illegally keeping high schoolers off the voter rolls. [Texas Observer] * Meanwhile, in Michigan the state's laughably gerrymandered districts are facing another date with the Sixth Circuit. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice