Morning Docket: 05.11.15
* UMass School of Law has a burgeoning deficit of $3.8 million, so instead of attempting to increase enrollment, the school has decided to cut its class size to 72 students. Hmm, we have a feeling those "cuts" aren't intentional. [Boston Globe] * Reddit's Ellen Pao may have lost her gender discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins, but she sure as hell doesn't want to pay the nearly $1 million in “grossly excessive and unreasonable" court costs that the venture-capital firm has requested. [WSJ Law Blog] * It's no shocker that members of the T14 have the most competitive LSAT scores in the country, but you may be surprised by which two schools had the absolute lowest median LSAT scores. Hint: Cooley isn't one of them. [Short List / U.S. News & World Report] * Baltimoreans will surely be pleased by this news: Officers in the Freddie Gray case filed a motion to get their charges dismissed, and have asked that State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby recuse herself for her "overzealous prosecution" and conflicts of interest. [Baltimore Sun] * Jury selection is complete for the criminal trial of failed firm Dewey & LeBoeuf's former top brass. “It’s a very diverse jury,” with jurors ranging from members of the unemployed to day traders. Best of luck to Joel and the Steves -- they may need it. [Am Law Daily] * MVP? No, MVD! A UNH Law prof will teach a college course called "Deflategate: The Intersection of Sports, Law and Journalism" because a dean thought it would be a great way to use pop culture to hook undergrads on the law. [Chronicle of Higher Education]
* UMass School of Law has a burgeoning deficit of $3.8 million, so instead of attempting to increase enrollment, the school has decided to cut its class size to 72 students. Hmm, we have a feeling those “cuts” aren’t intentional. [Boston Globe]
* Reddit’s Ellen Pao may have lost her gender discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins, but she sure as hell doesn’t want to pay the nearly $1 million in “grossly excessive and unreasonable” court costs that the venture-capital firm has requested. [WSJ Law Blog]
* It’s no shocker that members of the T14 have the most competitive LSAT scores in the country, but you may be surprised by which two schools had the absolute lowest median LSAT scores. Hint: Cooley isn’t one of them. [Short List / U.S. News & World Report]
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* Baltimoreans will surely be pleased by this news: Officers in the Freddie Gray case filed a motion to get their charges dismissed, and have asked that State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby recuse herself for her “overzealous prosecution” and conflicts of interest. [Baltimore Sun]
* Jury selection is complete for the criminal trial of failed firm Dewey & LeBoeuf’s former top brass. “It’s a very diverse jury,” with jurors ranging from members of the unemployed to day traders. Best of luck to Joel and the Steves — they may need it. [Am Law Daily]
* MVP? No, MVD! A UNH Law prof will teach a college course called “Deflategate: The Intersection of Sports, Law and Journalism” because a dean thought it would be a great way to use pop culture to hook undergrads on the law. [Chronicle of Higher Education]
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