Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.16.17

* Ted Cruz is angry that the ABA calls unqualified people unqualified. Everyone gets an A in Professor Cruz's class! [National Law Journal] * "A Rutherford couple reportedly got an unwanted house call over the weekend from a lawyer who was completely naked except for a tight-fitting T-shirt and a pair of black high heels." Go on.[NY Daily News] * You had me at "sexual enterprise," you magnificent RICO complaint you. [The Recorder] * The NFL is going to war with Jerry Jones, so grab your popcorn. [CNBC] * Barclay's prevails over a former employee's sex discrimination claim and her race discrimination claim. Seems as though it's been forever since Kimberle Crenshaw pointed out exactly why this is a problem. [Law360] * What do law firms and despotic regimes have in common? Probably a lot, but one thing is a non-existent succession plan. [American Lawyer] * The SEC pursues fewer actions for dramatically less money as it largely abdicates its watchdog role. What could possibly go wrong? [Corporate Counsel] * A deep dive into whether or not ex-convicts should be able to serve as lawyers. [Bloomberg] * Law firm files complaint arguing that Disney stole the script to Pirates of the Caribbean. Amazing because it was never clear to me that there was a script to that movie. [CBS]

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* Ted Cruz is angry that the ABA calls unqualified people unqualified. Everyone gets an A in Professor Cruz’s class! [National Law Journal]

* “A Rutherford couple reportedly got an unwanted house call over the weekend from a lawyer who was completely naked except for a tight-fitting T-shirt and a pair of black high heels.” Go on.[NY Daily News]

* You had me at “sexual enterprise,” you magnificent RICO complaint you. [The Recorder]

* The NFL is going to war with Jerry Jones, so grab your popcorn. [CNBC]

* Barclay’s prevails over a former employee’s sex discrimination claim and her race discrimination claim. Seems as though it’s been forever since Kimberle Crenshaw pointed out exactly why this is a problem. [Law360]

* What do law firms and despotic regimes have in common? Probably a lot, but one thing is a non-existent succession plan. [American Lawyer]

* The SEC pursues fewer actions for dramatically less money as it largely abdicates its watchdog role. What could possibly go wrong? [Corporate Counsel]

* A deep dive into whether or not ex-convicts should be able to serve as lawyers. [Bloomberg]

* Law firm files complaint arguing that Disney stole the script to Pirates of the Caribbean. Amazing because it was never clear to me that there was a script to that movie. [CBS]