Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.02.18

* On the cusp of college football preseason camps, Ohio State suspends coach Urban Meyer amidst revelations that he knew of and covered up an assistant coach's systematic domestic violence for years. [ESPN] * Trump fighting his lawyers over Mueller meeting. If he's really serious, he should fire all of his lawyers and do the interview unrepresented. That's exactly what you should do, Mr. President. [Huffington Post] * And while people concentrate on Trump's public spat, police have arrested an immigration detention center employee for molesting children separated from their parents because of this administration's policy. QAnon needs to help me figure out how this is all part of Trump's master plan to end child sex abuse. [NY Post] * Good news: law grad hiring is way up. Bad news: the growth is mostly in Biglaw hiring so if you're letting this news convince you to take a chance on going to your local Tier 3 school... don't. [Law.com] * Senator Mike Lee has joined the liberals in asking nominees if they support Brown v. Board. [Law360] * Mueller referred a criminal inquiry into former Skadden counsel and former White House Counsel Greg Craig to the SDNY. Above the Law first reported Craig's mysterious departure from the firm's website. [CNN] * CBS is bringing in both Covington & Burling and Debevoise to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Les Moonves. [WSJ] * In an absolute shocker, Texas is illegally keeping high schoolers off the voter rolls. [Texas Observer] * Meanwhile, in Michigan the state's laughably gerrymandered districts are facing another date with the Sixth Circuit. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice on August 02, 2018 8:43 am

* On the cusp of college football preseason camps, Ohio State suspends coach Urban Meyer amidst revelations that he knew of and covered up an assistant coach’s systematic domestic violence for years. [ESPN(Opens in a new window)]

* Trump fighting his lawyers over Mueller meeting. If he’s really serious, he should fire all of his lawyers and do the interview unrepresented. That’s exactly what you should do, Mr. President. [Huffington Post(Opens in a new window)]

* And while people concentrate on Trump’s public spat, police have arrested an immigration detention center employee for molesting children separated from their parents because of this administration’s policy. QAnon needs to help me figure out how this is all part of Trump’s master plan to end child sex abuse. [NY Post(Opens in a new window)]

* Good news: law grad hiring is way up. Bad news: the growth is mostly in Biglaw hiring so if you’re letting this news convince you to take a chance on going to your local Tier 3 school… don’t. [Law.com(Opens in a new window)]

* Senator Mike Lee has joined the liberals in asking nominees if they support Brown v. Board(Opens in a new window). [Law360(Opens in a new window)]

* Mueller referred a criminal inquiry into former Skadden counsel and former White House Counsel Greg Craig to the SDNY. Above the Law first reported Craig’s mysterious departure from the firm’s website(Opens in a new window). [CNN(Opens in a new window)]

* CBS is bringing in both Covington & Burling and Debevoise to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Les Moonves. [WSJ(Opens in a new window)]

* In an absolute shocker, Texas is illegally keeping high schoolers off the voter rolls. [Texas Observer(Opens in a new window)]

* Meanwhile, in Michigan the state’s laughably gerrymandered districts are facing another date with the Sixth Circuit. [Courthouse News Service(Opens in a new window)]