Morning Docket: 09.28.17

* Federal law enforcement's crackdown on NCAA coaches has likely brought an end to Rick Pitino's career. That said, we thought his career was over when we all learned that Louisville hired hookers for recruits so maybe he still has a shot. [ESPN] * Law firm mergers continue at a record place. Yep, there's no fundamental market weakness here at all. [Am Law Daily] * DOJ lawyers face an unpleasant grilling at the Second Circuit. Maybe someday Sessions can disinvite judges he doesn't want criticizing his unsupported legal theories. [Slate] * Women losing pregnancies while detained by the administration. I'd say we're going to look back on this era of immigration policy in horror, but we can probably go ahead and be horrified now. [Huffington Post] * The USD Alumni Board has weighed in on the Wax/Alexander op-ed. They take a "let's all come together" approach, which isn't wrong as much as it seems asymmetric. When one-side throws bombs about cultural superiority, decrying divisiveness puts the onus on the wrong side side to move. [Motions Online] * The most likely grants from the long conference. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Here's how you get $4 billion in punitive damages (hint: be in Texas). [Law.com]