Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.18.17

* President Donald Trump claims he has no plans to fire special counsel Robert Mueller -- which, according to past precedent in the Trump administration, means Mueller's days as special counsel may be numbered. [Washington Post] * By order of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, the Second Circuit will be handling the formal inquiry into Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski's alleged harassment of women who once served as his clerks and externs. [The Recorder] * Like father-in-law, like son-in-law: a law firm is suing Jared Kushner's real estate company for failure to pay any of its legal fees for work performed from December 2014 to May 2015. [New York Daily News] * Uh oh... In other Kushner-related news, word on the street that's since been confirmed by Abbe Lowell is that the first son-in-law's legal team is trying to find a crisis public relations firm to handle inquiries into their client's role in the Trump-Russia investigation. [Washington Post] * According to recently released Standard 509 reports, law school enrollment was essentially flat between 2016 and 2017, with a negligible 0.7 percent decrease in law students. What's more interesting is the fact that for the first time ever, law schools’ bar passage rates weren't included in the reports. That information will be out next March, when it's less helpful for prospective students. [ABA Journal]

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* President Donald Trump claims he has no plans to fire special counsel Robert Mueller — which, according to past precedent in the Trump administration, means Mueller’s days as special counsel may be numbered. [Washington Post]

* By order of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, the Second Circuit will be handling the formal inquiry into Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski’s alleged harassment of women who once served as his clerks and externs. [The Recorder]

* Like father-in-law, like son-in-law: a law firm is suing Jared Kushner’s real estate company for failure to pay any of its legal fees for work performed from December 2014 to May 2015. [New York Daily News]

* Uh oh… In other Kushner-related news, word on the street that’s since been confirmed by Abbe Lowell is that the first son-in-law’s legal team is trying to find a crisis public relations firm to handle inquiries into their client’s role in the Trump-Russia investigation. [Washington Post]

* According to recently released Standard 509 reports, law school enrollment was essentially flat between 2016 and 2017, with a negligible 0.7 percent decrease in law students. What’s more interesting is the fact that for the first time ever, law schools’ bar passage rates weren’t included in the reports. That information will be out next March, when it’s less helpful for prospective students. [ABA Journal]

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