Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.29.17

* Recently confirmed Judge Timothy J. Kelly (D.D.C.) has refused to block Mick Mulvaney from serving as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, denying a request from would-be director Leandra English's for a temporary restraining order. Donuts for everyone! [CNN] * The Senate has confirmed Greg Katsas, one of President Trump's former legal advisers, to the D.C. Circuit. The Thomas law clerk will replace Judge Janice Rogers Brown on one of the nation's most influential courts. [ABC News] * AT&T has responded to the Justice Department's lawsuit over its planned merger with Time Warner, and things just got ugly. AT&T claims that the government has no antitrust argument because it's not buying a competitor. [Washington Post] * For the second time this year, the Supreme Court has suspended the wrong attorney. This time around, the Supreme Court bar accidentally suspended a former Supreme Court employee. Oopsie! [Associated Press] * With the goal of having women make up at least 50 percent of the leadership roles on its litigation teams, JPMorgan is trying to make a major statement with its latest initiative for women in the legal profession. [American Lawyer] * "I don’t give a f--k, I will burn the place to the ground...." Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes of Cellino & Barnes continue to have a very friendly relationship as the firm is dissolved. [New York Daily News]

By Staci Zaretsky on November 29, 2017

* Recently confirmed Judge Timothy J. Kelly (D.D.C.) has refused to block Mick Mulvaney from serving as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, denying a request from would-be director Leandra English’s for a temporary restraining order. Donuts for everyone! [CNN]

* The Senate has confirmed Greg Katsas, one of President Trump’s former legal advisers, to the D.C. Circuit. The Thomas law clerk will replace Judge Janice Rogers Brown on one of the nation’s most influential courts. [ABC News]

* AT&T has responded to the Justice Department’s lawsuit over its planned merger with Time Warner, and things just got ugly. AT&T claims that the government has no antitrust argument because it’s not buying a competitor. [Washington Post]

* For the second time this year, the Supreme Court has suspended the wrong attorney. This time around, the Supreme Court bar accidentally suspended a former Supreme Court employee. Oopsie! [Associated Press]

* With the goal of having women make up at least 50 percent of the leadership roles on its litigation teams, JPMorgan is trying to make a major statement with its latest initiative for women in the legal profession. [American Lawyer]

* “I don’t give a f–k, I will burn the place to the ground….” Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes of Cellino & Barnes continue to have a very friendly relationship as the firm is dissolved. [New York Daily News]

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.