Sexual Harassment
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Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Found Dead Hours After Allegations Of Inappropriate Behavior Surface
His body was found at the bottom of a cliff. -
Courts
The Rehabilitation Of Disgraced Judge Kozinski Has Begun
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.18.18
* Michael Flynn’s going in for sentencing today. My money is on him not throwing out the plea deal over materiality. [National Law Journal]
* Meanwhile, some of his old cronies have been charged for acting as illegal agents of Turkey, which is not the cooperation that’s getting the most attention, but it’s the cooperation that probably has the most direct impact. [Courthouse News Service]
* Judge makes deer poacher watch Bambi. I guess to understand what a wonderful and delightful journey he kicks off when he kills boring adult deer. [LegalCheek]
* The top verdicts of the year. [Law360]
* Howrey doing with that bankruptcy? [American Lawyer]
* Client misconduct is an underappreciated source of sexual harassment. Women in firms feel greater pressure not to report harassment from clients fearing it could damage their careers. Firms often don’t even consider the possibility that this is going on. [Corporate Counsel]
* Closing arguments due in NCAA’s right to profit off of its student ath-o-leets. [The Recorder]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.06.18
* Michael Cohen and DMX have a lot in common? Do you not believe that? Well, f**k what you heard, it’s what you hearin’.
* Better Ingredients. Illegal Employment Contracts. Papa Johns. [Law360]
* The American Lawyer Awards name their “Law Firm Of The Year.” I’ve never been to the American Lawyer Awards, but I assume the opening musical act about mid-year raises was hilarious. [American Lawyer]
* It’s been so long since anyone took the prospect of limiting telecom monopolies seriously, I kind of forgot we had those laws until the White House decided it didn’t like CNN. [National Law Journal]
* The 21st century has revolutionized the efficiency of working remotely… but getting promoted is still a 19th century process. [Legaltech News]
* Mayer Brown interested in growing more in NY. Hopefully with fewer sexual harassment problems this time. [New York Law Journal]
* This may shock you, but Congress is having a difficult time forging a workable set of self-driving car regulations that they can pass. Those folks are usually so on top of things… [WIRED]
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Law Schools
What The Law School Professor Facing A Title IX Investigation Has To Say About #MeToo
He said his response is 'cowardly' and he wants to avoid getting called out for saying the 'wrong stuff' about sexual harassment. -
Law Schools
Law School Launches Title IX Investigation Into Prominent Professor
As a result of the investigation Ian Samuel will not even be handling final exams for his classes. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Fires Partner After Sexual Harassment Investigation
Another Biglaw firm ditches a partner over sexual harassment claims. -
Law Schools
Law School Professor Faces Unique Penalty For Inappropriate Behavior
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.09.18
* Matt Whitaker thinks Marbury v. Madison should be overturned. We truly live in the dumbest timeline. [National Law Journal]
* Heightened security as Kavanaugh formally joins the Court. That’s a good idea, he seems like a dangerous man. [NPR]
* Amazon really excited about its new role as a leader in wrongly convicting people. [The Verge]
* Baker Donelson is just a big Skinner Box for tech adoption now. More firms should follow suit. [American Lawyer]
* Google is ending its practice of forcing sexual harassment claims into arbitration in another advancement spurred by the #MeToo movement. [Law360]
* Bryan Cave unveils new tech service to help clients evaluate the value of pursuing litigation. [Corporate Counsel]
* The Justice Department put out a new rule limiting asylum claims in violation of international law because that’s how this country rolls now. [Reuters]
* Voter suppression tactics don’t work as well after the votes are cast. [The Hill]
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In-House Counsel
Which Companies Tolerate A Sexually Harassing GC?
What do their anti-harassment policies look like, and what are their practices? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.01.18
* Supreme Court looks to further cripple class actions by killing off cases that chasten corporate misconduct but can’t feasibly reimburse every individual victim. So, if you’re planning to injure a bunch of people, make sure to do it in a small and difficult to track manner! [National Law Journal]
* Brexit comes to Biglaw as Kirkland moves its European hub to Paris. [International]
* Biglaw associate suing USA Gymnastics for all the reasons USA Gymnastics is getting sued these days. [American Lawyer]
* Tribes are suing North Dakota over its naked effort to disenfranchise Native Americans. [National Law Journal]
* Shocking absolutely no one, the EEOC finds that the #MeToo movement has not resulted in a surge in false allegations. [Law.com]
* This lawsuit against Spirit Airlines uses a lot of fast food analogies but misses the most apt: flying Spirit Airlines is like willfully going to the dirtiest Sbarro you can find and being shocked. [Law360]
* The legal battle over Selendy & Gay’s billings following the departure from Quinn Emanuel pits contractual obligations against legal ethics. [New York Law Journal]
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Law Schools
New Law School Rankings, The Plight Of The Managing Partner, And In-House Work In The #MeToo Era
A recap of the last week.
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Law Schools
Yale Law School Alumni Tell Paper They Aren't Surprised By Faculty Sexual Harassment Allegations
The law school community seems to have fostered a strong culture of silence. -
Law Schools
Students Demand Resignation Of Law School Professor Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Check out the update to the story -- the faculty responds. -
Women's Issues
#MeToo In The Legal Industry: Over A Third Of Senior Women In The Law Say They've Been Sexually Harassed
ATL has an exclusive breakout of how the legal industry stacks up in the age of #MeToo. -
Law Schools
Law School Investigation Finds Professor Accused of Sexually Harassing Students And Faculty Violated University Policy
The law school community does not seem satisfied with the results of the investigation. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
#MeToo Turns One
The #MeToo movement has driven not only an increase in litigation, but also meaningful changes in the workplace. -
Law Schools
Another Group Of Law Students Thought It Was Okay To Rank Classmates Based On Their Looks -- This Time It's A T14 Law School
When the same crap is happening at two law schools in the same week -- a week when issues surrounding sexual assault and harassment are in the national spotlight -- you have to wonder: what the hell is going on? -
Sexual Harassment
Can A Bird Be A Sexual Harasser? Does It Have Assets?
The recent appeals court decision recited facts that sound slightly familiar to those folks long-riveted by my parrot tale.