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* 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]

* “Eat sh*t, Bob.” Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver convinced a judge to dismiss a defamation suit filed by Robert Murray of Murray Energy, finding that the comedian was well with his First Amendment rights to criticize the coal baron and his company on HBO. [Hollywood Reporter]

* Former Skadden associate Alex van der Zwaan has already pleaded guilty to lying in the Russia investigation, but special counsel Robert Mueller isn’t nearly done with the Biglaw firm. According to sources, “[l]awyers at Skadden are on edge,” which means we should get ready for some juicy Skaddenfreude. [New York Times]

* This weekend, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released their declassified rebuttal to Republican claims that FBI and DOJ officials abused their powers, calling those claims a “transparent” attempt to undermine the special counsel’s investigation into Russian election interference. [NBC News]

* “Do better NKU. Dont let him teach us.” Students and alumni of Northern Kentucky University Law School are demanding action after former dean Jeffrey Standen was allowed to resign and then return as NKU’s highest-paid full-time professor following sexual harassment allegations, but the school says it can’t fire him. [Cincinnati.com]

* How are you reacting to the scrutiny of sexual harassment in the workplace? That’s just one of the questions the ABA Journal and Working Mother want you to answer in this important survey for women and men working in law firms. [ABA Journal]

* Trump tabs Skadden partner Michael Scudder for Seventh Circuit seat. Here’s some quotes from James Comey praising Scudder, so we know the Deep State must be happy. [National Law Journal]

* Yes, it’s accurate to say that the specific job of sheriff has an “Anglo-American heritage.” And, yes, given that it’s entirely unnecessary to do so — when terms like “common law” exist — the fact that someone would use that phrasing is indicative of racial bias. In fact, if anyone drops “heritage” when talking about white people it’s probably a bad sign. [Washington Post]

* All 56 Attorneys General are asking Congress to end forced arbitration in sexual harassment cases. Florida’s Pam Bondi stepped out of her usual ethical cloud to say, “decades of private arbitration proceedings regarding sexual harassment have had the unintended consequence of protecting serial violators.” You can go ahead and delete “regarding sexual harassment” and only improve the accuracy there. [Daily Business Review]

* DLA Piper has a new senior partner, which I believe grants him the official title of “Pied Piper.” [International]

* ABA looking to make online education easier. [Inside Higher Ed]

* Jones Day continues to have the top law firm brand according to the annual Acritas survey of clients. [American Lawyer]

* One of the tourists killed in the Grand Canyon helicopter crash this weekend was a lawyer. [American Lawyer]

* Michael Cohen is suing Buzzfeed over publishing the Trump intelligence dossier. He says the Russia collusion allegations are “not legitimate” but to paraphrase Judge Judy, “don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s a Russian prostitute.” [Bloomberg]

* Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is embroiled in boring, plodding lawsuit which actually sums up his offense pretty well. [Deadspin]

* The IRS is getting into the Bitcoin game. Maybe they can explain blockchain in terms that don’t involve magic. [Forbes]

* Justice Sotomayor bluntly confronted Noel Francisco over the administration’s 180 on voting rights. Francisco didn’t have a clear, straightforward  answer ready which is weird because “we managed to slip in the back door of the White House so we’re basically the Allstate Mayhem guy but for the Constitution” would’ve been a perfectly acceptable and honest answer. [National Law Journal]

* Meanwhile, a federal judge threw out a challenge to Alabama’s strict voter ID law finding the state had an important regulatory interest in combatting the voter fraud crisis that they can’t string together any evidence of. Jeez, maybe Brett Talley would have actually improved the Alabama federal bench. [NPR]

* For your daily reminder that Texas is a jerkweed backwater, the woman accused of drunkenly destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars in art faces a possible life sentence because Texas couldn’t figure out how to put the death penalty on it. [Texas Lawyer]

* Kirsten Gillibrand will use her blue slip to block the nomination of Greenberg Traurig’s Geoffrey Berman for the SDNY U.S. Attorney post. Or, more accurately these days, Kristin Gillibrand will use her blue slip to do absolutely nothing to slow down the nomination of Geoffrey Berman for the SDNY U.S. Attorney post. [New York Law Journal]

* Skadden avoids sanctions in Vijay Singh suit. Remember when the PGA was accusing people of doping… in golf? [Law360]

* Skadden’s role in helping Paul Manafort’s client justify imprisoning political rivals managed to make its way into his indictment, presumably welcome publicity for the firm’s “authoritarian abuses” practice. [Law.com]

* Speaking of Paul Manafort, when he got indicted, Fox News aired a segment on cheeseburger emoji. For all time, the cheeseburger emoji will express, “I’m willfully ignoring embarrassing reality.” As in: “how did your date go? [Eggplant]?” Response: “[Cheeseburger]!” [Vox]

* Are haunted houses liable for scaring visitors? [USAToday]

* Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-game suspension will begin this weekend after Judge Katherine Polk Failla denied his preliminary injunction motion. Adjust your fantasy lineups accordingly. [SB Nation]

* PepsiCo hopes its choice of a new generation, David Yawman, stays in his general counsel position. Though after going through four general counsel in five years, you have to wonder if maybe the problem isn’t the person filling the job. [Corporate Counsel]

* Dodd-Frank’s CEO Pay-Ratio disclosure rule is about to go into force. Expect to hear a lot more about 10-Ks from mainstream media outlets. [Law360]

* The 2017 Asia 50, your annual reminder that around 1 out of every 5 lawyers on Earth work for Dentons. [American Lawyer]

* A primer on Halloween and the law. [Law.com]

* Skadden is getting sucked into the Paul Manafort investigation. Will the firm’s stellar reputation suffer as a result? [Law and More]

* As a woman, “business casual” is fraught with peril. Here is some handy advice for surviving — without a faux pas. [Corporette]

* Four ways Neil Gorsuch could ruin your life. Only four? [Rewire]

* This HIV-positive, former D.C. Biglaw attorney is putting his life back together — and writing about it. [Optimistic Despite It All]

* So you hired a white supremacist! A thoughtful consideration of the legal and practical ramifications of employing a white supremacist. [Harvard Business Review]

* Are you the proud owner of a fancy new iPhone X? Here’s how to keep the police out of it. [Versus Texas]

* Congratulations to Precedent Magazine on ten great years of covering the Canadian legal scene! [Precedent]

* Harvard Law School unveils new plaque recognizing the contributions of Isaac Royall’s slaves. [Smithsonian Magazine] * In an open letter, 47 high-profile conservatives, including Brent Bozell of the Media Research Center, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, blast the Southern Poverty Law Center for using the […]