Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.20.18

* Unfortunately, this story that Yale professors felt women needed to have a physical "type" to clerk for Brett Kavanaugh isn't terribly surprising. We've been hearing these same rumblings from others -- it seems people have started to come forward and be identified (at least to the reporters) about this kind of talk. [Huffington Post] * CLOC thinks Australia is ready for its "Legal Operations moment." When is that moment going to come to the US? Because all I see are firms raising fees and in-house offering very little but muted disappointment. [Corporate Counsel] * The judge and attorneys for the WWE are pushing back against the lawyer for a 53-person class alleging the WWE ignored the threat of concussions for years. The operative term is "for years" as in "so long ago that it's time-barred." But the class is following the NFL CTE suit's lead in trying to get around that. [American Lawyer] * Papa John heading to court to battle his old company. A serious question: is it really that important to make bad commercials with Peyton Manning again? Just sit this one out. [Law.com] * Mark Cuban to donate $10 million to the advancement of women's athletics as part of a series of overarching reforms to address harassment findings within the Dallas Mavericks organization (Disclaimer that Mark's brother Brian is an Above the Law columnist). [Law360] * Trump's declared election interference a national emergency. But as you might expect it doesn't actually do much that might upset King Putin. [Lawfare]

By Joe Patrice on September 20, 2018 8:31 am

Judge Brett Kavanaugh (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

* Unfortunately, this story that Yale professors felt women needed to have a physical “type” to clerk for Brett Kavanaugh isn’t terribly surprising. We’ve been hearing these same rumblings from others — it seems people have started to come forward and be identified (at least to the reporters) about this kind of talk. [Huffington Post]

* CLOC thinks Australia is ready for its “Legal Operations moment.” When is that moment going to come to the US? Because all I see are firms raising fees and in-house offering very little but muted disappointment. [Corporate Counsel]

* The judge and attorneys for the WWE are pushing back against the lawyer for a 53-person class alleging the WWE ignored the threat of concussions for years. The operative term is “for years” as in “so long ago that it’s time-barred.” But the class is following the NFL CTE suit’s lead in trying to get around that. [American Lawyer]

* Papa John heading to court to battle his old company. A serious question: is it really that important to make bad commercials with Peyton Manning again? Just sit this one out. [Law.com]

* Mark Cuban to donate $10 million to the advancement of women’s athletics as part of a series of overarching reforms to address harassment findings within the Dallas Mavericks organization (Disclaimer that Mark’s brother Brian is an Above the Law columnist). [Law360]

* Trump’s declared election interference a national emergency. But as you might expect it doesn’t actually do much that might upset King Putin. [Lawfare]