Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.15.16

* "No one I know likes law school. It was a bad experience. I wouldn't wish it on a dog I didn't like." Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Donald Trump's likely vice-presidential running mate, is an attorney whose law license is listed as "inactive in good standing," and though he had a B average, he apparently hated law school -- just like the vast majority of law students. [WSJ Law Blog] * Faiza Saeed, who on January 1, 2017, will not only become Cravath Swaine & Moore's first female presiding partner, but the first female to manage any Wall Street firm, will be joining a "sorority" of about 25 women who lead or serve as co-heads of some of the nation's largest law firms. Congratulations on this historic appointment! [Law.com] * Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may have issued a "mea culpa" with regard to her remarks about presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but legal scholars say her non-apology "does not unring the bell." At the very least, she may be forced to recuse if Election 2016 turns into a Bush v. Gore situation. [WSJ Law Blog] * The American Civil Liberties Union has pledged to file constitutional challenges to many of Donald Trump's would-be political policies should be be elected president and try to enact them. Specifically, the ACLU finds Trump's stances on immigration, American Muslims, torture, and freedom of speech to be problematic. [ABA Journal] * The University of Houston Law Center and the Houston College of Law (formerly the South Texas College of Law) will face off in court today to resolve an emergency motion. The original Houston Law seeks to ban the new Houston Law from using its name or logo on merchandise, brochures, and promotional materials. [Houston Chronicle]

By Staci Zaretsky on July 15, 2016 8:59 am
Gov. Mike Pence and Donald Trump (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)

Gov. Mike Pence and Donald Trump (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)

* “No one I know likes law school. It was a bad experience. I wouldn’t wish it on a dog I didn’t like.” Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s likely vice-presidential running mate, is an attorney whose law license is listed as “inactive in good standing,” and though he had a B average, he apparently hated law school — just like the vast majority of law students. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Faiza Saeed, who on January 1, 2017, will not only become Cravath Swaine & Moore’s first female presiding partner, but the first female to manage any Wall Street firm, will be joining a “sorority” of about 25 women who lead or serve as co-heads of some of the nation’s largest law firms. Congratulations on this historic appointment! [Law.com]

* Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may have issued a “mea culpa” with regard to her remarks about presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but legal scholars say her non-apology “does not unring the bell.” At the very least, she may be forced to recuse if Election 2016 turns into a Bush v. Gore situation. [WSJ Law Blog]

* The American Civil Liberties Union has pledged to file constitutional challenges to many of Donald Trump’s would-be political policies should be be elected president and try to enact them. Specifically, the ACLU finds Trump’s stances on immigration, American Muslims, torture, and freedom of speech to be problematic. [ABA Journal]

* The University of Houston Law Center and the Houston College of Law (formerly the South Texas College of Law) will face off in court today to resolve an emergency motion. The original Houston Law seeks to ban the new Houston Law from using its name or logo on merchandise, brochures, and promotional materials. [Houston Chronicle]

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