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Morning Docket 4.30.15

* Supreme Court actually limits speech rights and upholds a Florida ban on judicial candidates' direct fundraising. Here's the excellent plain English breakdown of Williams-Yulee. [SCOTUSblog] * Former NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pleaded not guilty to a superseding indictment. [NY Law Journal] * Professor Dorf analyzes the sex discrimination rationale in the same-sex marriage case. [Dorf on Law] * $1 million in sanctions upheld against a Philadelphia lawyer. [Legal Intelligencer] * So this is what they mean by practicing "sexy" law. 2015 list of 100 top Hollywood attorneys revealed. [Hollywood Reporter] * In an increasingly rare bipartisan act, patent reform is back on the agenda. [Corporate Counsel] * According to a new study by Harvard University, nearly 50% of millennials believe the criminal justice system is unfair. Welcome to the party kids. [NY Post]

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* Supreme Court actually limits speech rights and upholds a Florida ban on judicial candidates’ direct fundraising. Here’s the excellent plain English breakdown of Williams-Yulee. [SCOTUSblog]

* Former NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pleaded not guilty to a superseding indictment. [NY Law Journal]

* Professor Dorf analyzes the sex discrimination rationale in the same-sex marriage case. [Dorf on Law]

* $1 million in sanctions upheld against a Philadelphia lawyer. [Legal Intelligencer]

* So this is what they mean by practicing “sexy” law. 2015 list of 100 top Hollywood attorneys revealed. [Hollywood Reporter]

* In an increasingly rare bipartisan act, patent reform is back on the agenda. [Corporate Counsel]

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* According to a new study by Harvard University, nearly 50% of millennials believe the criminal justice system is unfair. Welcome to the party kids. [NY Post]

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