June 2019

JOE BIDEN’S ANSWER ON BUSING IS BAD: When your opponent is on the side of Thurgood Marshall, and you’re on the side of Jesse Helms, you’re losing the argument.

WE STILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE CENSUS: Listen to your friend, Larry Tribe.

HERE’S A KIM KARDASHIAN-ADJACENT STORY: This is a good piece about trademarks that some will read hoping there are Kim Kardashian underwear photos in it, and you will not be disappointed, either way.

DACA IS BACK ON THE TABLE: Conservatives are so red-assed about Roberts right now that they going to punish kids.

BOUTIQUES FOR YOUR STARTUP: Law firm boutiques, that is.

Come on, Neel Kashkari, you're supposed to be the hip one.

The firm's a mainstay of the New York legal market.

He was generous enough to spend some time with us this week and share some sage advice for up-and-coming attorneys.

The announcement that the former Food and Drug Administration commissioner would join the pharma giant's board had many on social media criticizing what they saw as a revolving door between government and industry.

We'll continue to see the effects of his retirement on many important cases in years to come.

What can legal ops learn from the Inaugural IP Operations Survey?

Within 30 seconds of looking at a candidate’s LinkedIn page, you can tell if they are qualified and credible.

Maybe Trump is right about this Fed...

These firms are getting it done for startups.

We still have segregation TODAY and it's not clear that Biden is going to be against it.

What do you know, Trump's tweeting again.

Networking is a necessary evil when it comes to practicing law.

This should not work this way.

Sounds about right.

And here I thought they were going to dodge this.

Understanding profitability makes stronger firms and happier partners.

* Apparently greenlighting partisan gerrymandering and severely undermining future protections against openly racist redistricting wasn’t enough. Conservatives are very angry that John Roberts questioned the Trump administration’s rationale for the census simply because there are actual documents that say, “we’re lying about this rationale.” [National Law Journal]

* How the legal academy could learn from the Harry Potter books. Mostly cheaper tuition. [ABA Journal]

* The firms that did the most winning at the Supreme Court this go around. [Law360]

* This case was a real s**t show. [Legal Cheek]

* NY judge says prominent attorney is ruining his reputation in battle with Justin Theroux over roof plots. [NY Daily News]

* Amidst everything else, Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty yesterday. [Courthouse News Service]

* The disturbing history of that statute Castro and Beto fought over. [Washington Post]

Not Terrible: That’s about as much as liberals can expect on the census case.

Gerrymandering On The Other Hand: Oof. Not good.

Another Firm Gets Hit With A Discrimination Lawsuit: This time it is CKR Law as the defendant. 

The Case Against Dershowitz Heats Up: The latest.

Who Has The Best Summer Program Of Them All: The 2020 list.

Respect for this firm is only increasing.