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Morning Docket: 03.08.16

* This peeping Tom better have a big bankroll: A jury awarded sportscaster Erin Andrews $55 million in her case against a stalker who recorded unauthorized nude videos of her in a hotel. Defense attorneys seem peeved that she won since her "career skyrocketed" and wasn't completely destroyed by the incident. [NBC News] * "[W]e are sort of reaching the height of the most frustrating part of this process for those of you who are trying to cover it." Even if the judges purportedly being vetted for a Supreme Court nomination had visited the White House to speak with President Obama, the public would never know it thanks to the strict secrecy protocols involved. [CNN] * Despite the fact that most Supreme Court justices don't themselves read the numerous amicus curiae briefs filed in support of the cases being heard before the high court, according to a new study, it takes an "amicus machine" -- including amicus wranglers and whisperers -- and a lot of hard work to get them into shape. [New York Times] * Uh-oh... some 4-4 ideological splits may be in our future this Term. In the wake of Justice Scalia's death, Justice Alito and Justice Thomas seem to have decided to team up to stabilize the Supreme Court's conservative wing, joining in each other's dissents from the majority's unsigned opinions in otherwise routine matters. [WSJ Law Blog] * February may have been a great month for those with Leap Day birthdays, but it was pretty terrible for the legal profession. Per the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, 1,500 jobs were lost last month. In other news, we've not yet fully recovered from the recession in terms of employment numbers. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.01.16

* It really isn’t okay that there are children that go hungry. Harvard Law student Thomas Tobin knows there is something that can be done to alleviate the problem. [Arkansas Online] * The Supreme Court rejected requests for expedited audio in today’s two big cases: Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt and U.S. v. Texas. When are we going to be able to force them to put cameras in there and be done with it? [Fix the Court] * Are the lawyers to blame for the giant Sharp / Foxconn deal falling through at the last second? And what can be done to salvage it? The clock is ticking and stock prices are falling. [Quartz] * Remember a few months ago when Republican governors were all butthurt about Syrian refugees? U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled Indiana Governor Mike Pence was way outta line about the whole mess. [Wonkette] * The EEOC is going after employers that discriminate on the basis of sexuality, saying such actions are banned under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. About time. [Buzzfeed] * Looking back at one of the worst Supreme Court decisions of all time to understand how important filling Justice Scalia’s seat really is. [Huffington Post] * A Sikh officer in the Army is suing, complaining his religious observations have subjected him to increased testing. [New York Times] * For those of you who missed last week's event at NYU Law, here's video from "Love, Law, and... Clerkships," featuring Professor Barry Friedman, Judge Alison Nathan (S.D.N.Y.), and our very own David Lat. [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjX6wLQmMIM&index=1&list=PLBC7DDA1DA3578169

By Kathryn Rubino