Bernie Sanders Might Not Have Read Dodd-Frank All The Way Through
Behold, a truly disastrous interview.
MetLife Win Will Or Will Not Gut Dodd-Frank: NYT
We still don’t know why, exactly, MetLife is no longer a systematically important financial institution, pending appeal.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
Hillary Clinton Reasonably Certain That Bernie Sanders Is Making No Damn Sense
Hillary might just rub her thumb and forefingers together the next time she's asked about those Goldman speeches.
Standard Of Review: 7 Ways To Fix ‘Billions’
As Billions ends its first season and begins to prepare for its second, television critic Harry Graff offers some suggestions on how to improve it.
Layoffs Watch ’16: BlackRock Planning To Cut 3% Of Global Headcount
The cuts will be across the board in terms of divisions and at all levels of seniority.
High-Flying Harvard Law Grad Charged With $95 Million Fraud Scheme
His family has quite the thing for Harvard Law: his father and three brothers are all HLS alums.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Morning Docket: 03.29.16
* Legal showdown averted (for now): the feds were able to access the data on the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone without any help from Apple. [Washington Post] * A Harvard Law School grad stands accused of a $95 million fraud scheme -- yikes. We'll have more on this later. [ABA Journal] * Does a sentencing delay violate the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? Some on SCOTUS seem skeptical. [How Appealing] * Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announces his intention to veto the Free Exercise Protection Act, which critics claimed would have protected discrimination as a form of religious liberty. [New York Times] * Hillary Clinton takes Republicans to task for their handling of the current Supreme Court vacancy. [Wisconsin State Journal via How Appealing] * Some thoughts from Professor Noah Feldman on the recent Seventh Circuit ruling about the use of form contracts on the internet (which nobody reads). [Bloomberg View] * Save money (on taxes), live better: a federal judge strikes down a tax levied by Puerto Rico on mega-retailer Wal-Mart. [Reuters] * The Bracewell law firm, now sans Giuliani, elects Gregory Bopp as its new managing partner. [Texas Lawyer]
BofA Merrill Paying $14 Million Apology To The Millennial Trainees It Treated Like Old-School Trainees
Banks learning the hard way that kids these days will sue for working weekends.
Even Barney Frank Thinks Bernie’s Evil Wall Street Act Needs Work
The man who put the Frank in Dodd-Frank is NOT feeling "The Bern."
Partner Leaves Firm After Sex Abuse Lawsuit
What one party views as a decade plus of “sexual, physical and emotional abuse,” another sees as a “romantic relationship” that ended “badly.”
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Ted Cruz Goes Way Out Of His Way To Take Debate Potshot At Wall Street
Old Meltyface doesn't need a logical transition moment to cravenly bash the financial sector.
When It Comes To President Trump, Wall Street Money Not Necessarily Going Where Wall Street Mouths Go
Even millionaires can be drilled into exhausted acquiescence.
Barclays Analyst Is Strong Early Contender For Worst Roommate Of The Year Award
Declan Garrity seems like a real human nightmare.
Bernie Sanders Hates Wall Street So Much That He Forgot What A Noun Is
His fury is grammar blind.