Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.06.18

* Apparently there's some kind of election today? In any event, law firms are taking on a huge role as volunteers. [American Lawyer] * Flush with nearly $250 million in fundraising, Northwestern Law says it's facing a "difficult time." Time to cut back on those platinum casebooks. [Law.com] * Pressure mounts in the UK to make all law firms -- not just those bigger than 250 employees -- publish gender pay gap data. Meanwhile, US law firms are still so iffy on whether or not to allow associates to give birth that parental leave is a huge deal. [LegalCheek] * Weinstein defense team wants all charges dropped alleging faulty indictment process. It feels like this is an argument half of Riker's could benefit from but won't. [CNN] * Calm before the storm? Supreme Court refuses to disturb ruling that the Second Amendment doesn't protect randos carrying concealed weapons. I feel a lot of these punts are designed to let the Kavanaugh fervor die down for a year before they revisit women's suffrage. [The Hill] * Another day, another insider trading conviction overturned. [Law360] * They're all good lawyers, Brent. [Corporate Counsel]

By Joe Patrice on November 06, 2018 8:40 am

* Apparently there’s some kind of election today? In any event, law firms are taking on a huge role as volunteers. [American Lawyer]

* Flush with nearly $250 million in fundraising, Northwestern Law says it’s facing a “difficult time.” Time to cut back on those platinum casebooks. [Law.com]

* Pressure mounts in the UK to make all law firms — not just those bigger than 250 employees — publish gender pay gap data. Meanwhile, US law firms are still so iffy on whether or not to allow associates to give birth that parental leave is a huge deal. [LegalCheek]

* Weinstein defense team wants all charges dropped alleging faulty indictment process. It feels like this is an argument half of Riker’s could benefit from but won’t. [CNN]

* Calm before the storm? Supreme Court refuses to disturb ruling that the Second Amendment doesn’t protect randos carrying concealed weapons. I feel a lot of these punts are designed to let the Kavanaugh fervor die down for a year before they revisit women’s suffrage. [The Hill]

* Another day, another insider trading conviction overturned. [Law360]

* They’re all good lawyers, Brent. [Corporate Counsel]