Supreme Court
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Department of Justice, Federal Government, Supreme Court
And The Nominee For Solicitor General Is....
The long and winding road to a nominee for Solicitor General of the United States is about to come to an end. -
Jury Duty, Justice, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Jury That Was So Racist The Sixth Amendment May Never Be The Same Again
Today, the Court ruled by a vote of 5-3 to pierce the jury deliberation veil to correct clear evidence of racial bias in jury deliberations. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Justice, SCOTUS
After All That, Transgender Case Kicked Away On Procedural Grounds
It makes sense as a matter of procedure, in that grudging way procedure often makes sense.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.06.17
* Hey, sometimes the Supreme Court falls for bad data. [NY Times]
* Lessons in professional responsibility: people frown upon lawyers telling people, “I think you should commit suicide.” [NY Post]
* How much of Tiffany Trump’s law school fate is based on being the daughter of the president, asks newspaper willing to blindly speculate on her test scores to undermine her credibility as a student? [Washington Post]
* Dewey know who didn’t trust the troubled firm? [Law360]
* JAMS facing trial in mediator résumé padding case. [The Recorder]
* Make Target great again. [National Law Journal]
* Covington settles its conflicts case with 3M. [Am Law Daily]
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Supreme Court
Who Is The Richest Of Them All?
Supreme Court Justices are doing alright for themselves. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.03.17
* Nixon Peabody’s profits per partner are up. You know what that means… everyone’s a winner at Nixon Peabody! [Am Law Daily]
* Apparently House Republicans are drafting the Obamacare repeal in the Room of Requirement. [Slate]
* Mike Pence faces some harsh criticism amid reports that as governor he used private email for state business and got hacked, but you’re missing the real story of how this humanitarian really wanted to help that Nigerian prince. [Indianapolis Star]
* “At best, unprofessional” isn’t the ideal ceiling. [ABA Journal]
* JP Morgan whistleblower wants a new judge. The key to this story is seeing Judge Sweet described as “snarky.” [Law360]
* Sitting down with the newest leaders in Biglaw. [Law.com]
* A profile of one of 2017 Skadden Fellow Tarra Simmons from Seattle University Law, who spent 20 months in prison for drug offenses and plans to work on prisoner re-entry issues.
* Gavin Grimm has drawn support from 53 companies who all know how to properly caption a filing. [National Law Journal]
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Books
Standard Of Review: 'The Center Seat' Examines Life At The Supreme Court
The Center Seat is definitely a good read for those interested in Supreme Court vacancies or the life of a Supreme Court clerk. -
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Election Law, Justice, SCOTUS
How Much Racial Gerrymandering Is Too Much? Court Doesn't Know, But Wants Virginia To Think About It
Absent mountains or rivers or some other kinds of geological formations, drawing district lines is fundamentally arbitrary. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.28.17
* So, is the Ninth Circuit really the court that gets most frequently overturned by the Supreme Court? [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Buckle in marijuana enthusiasts, it’s going to be a long four years. [Huffington Post]
* Is there ideological discrimination in law school hiring? A debate. [TaxProf Blog]
* Death penalty sentences are down. Does the Dallas District Attorney want to change that? [Slate]
* You can stop talking like a lawyer. [Law and More]
* RIP to partner Andrew Thompson. [Cravath]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.28.17
* The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has extended a deadline to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request asking who the director of the agency is. That’s all they want. And the PTO asked for more time to respond! The absurdity of this reminds me of Apocalypse Now. [IP Watchdog]
* You’ve heard about Justice Ginsburg’s workout regimen. Well, Politico sent a reporter to do it and… it nearly broke him. [Politico]
* Divorce judge sued for allegedly spitting on a former Mintz Levin attorney. The New York legal community keeping it classy. [Law360]
* In totally unsurprising move, guy who thought the KKK was cool until he found out they smoked pot withdraws the government’s objection to Texas efforts to suppress minority voting. [NY Times]
* More law firms are changing their partner compensation models to create an even more competitive environment. There’s no way this can backfire and create a woefully dysfunctional partnership. Nope. [Law.com]
* The Jeffrey Wertkin case puts a spotlight on the whole whistle-blower unit. [Bloomberg]
* Winston & Strawn are going after laterals pretty hard. [Am Law Daily]
* Now might be a good time to make a donation to legal aid. [Litigation Daily]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Justice, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Does Donald Trump Open The Way For Sex Offenders To Get Back On Twitter?
Is social media a core method of communication that sex offenders are entitled to? -
Supreme Court
SCOTUS Slams Lawyers For Petty Bigotry... Which Is What They Wanted Anyway
The Supreme Court is earning plaudits for smacking down prejudiced amici briefs... but what did they really accomplish? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.27.17
* If you’re working with PwC on any matters right now, say something nice, because they had a rough night. [USA Today]
* Nixon Peabody is looking for a new office and wants a major interior design overhaul. Interior design is important, guys. [Boston Globe]
* Random employee phone checks. That’s what it means to be a lawyer in government service these days. [Politico]
* Bill Cosby will face multiple accusers at his upcoming trial. [Courthouse News Service]
* The new plan for fighting for voting rights? More geometry expert witnesses. [Chronicle of Higher Education]
* North Carolina’s law banning sex offenders from Facebook is on tap at the Supreme Court today. How will the justices respond?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.24.17
* Ted Cruz predicts another Supreme Court vacancy this year based on absolutely nothing but his desire to see his name in stories reporting his baseless ramblings. [ABA Journal]
* Hope you didn’t dump your private prison stock, because look who’s back in the business of abusing prisoners! [Mother Jones]
* Stanford’s student senate joins the calls to reinstate the lawyer dropped from the school’s referral program for sexual assault victims after she criticized the school. [Law.com]
* Covington posts double-digit growth. [National Law Journal]
* Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is suing Simpson Thacher over real estate. [National Law Journal]
* Revenue recognition rules are changing… what’s that going to do to M&A? [Law360]
* Securities lawyer gets in juicy lawsuit over sports journalism. [Business Insider]
* Law professors file ethics complaint against Kellyanne Conway. For good measure let’s rephrase that: Law professors file first ethics complaint against Kellyanne Conway. [Washington Post]
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Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor's Scathing Death Penalty Dissent
Are lethal injection protocols cruel?