Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.24.19

* During an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," President Trump falsely claimed that he “inherited” the policy of separating children from their parents at the border from President Obama, and later went on to defend the conditions that migrant children are being detained in, saying, “We're doing a fantastic job under the circumstances.” [NBC News] * The Supreme Court will soon be ending its October 2018 term, and there are still a dozen controversial cases yet to be decided. Which eagerly awaited ruling(s) will be released today? [Reuters] * “So many D.C. lawyers are actors at heart. This is the drama of our time.” The Mead Center for American Theater is planning an 11-hour dramatic reading of the Mueller report. Several lawyers have signed up to read, but we wonder who will get to say Don McGahn’s famous lines. [National Law Journal] * One woman may have settled her sex discrimination claims against Jones Day, but another just joined the gender bias class-action against the firm, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to eight. [Big Law Business] * Cravath partners: They’re just like us! Damaris Hernández, who became the first Latina partner at Cravath in 2016, got her own profile piece on how she spends her Sundays published in the paper of record this weekend. [New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky on June 24, 2019 8:32 am

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* During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President Trump falsely claimed that he “inherited” the policy of separating children from their parents at the border from President Obama, and later went on to defend the conditions that migrant children are being detained in, saying, “We’re doing a fantastic job under the circumstances.” [NBC News]

* The Supreme Court will soon be ending its October 2018 term, and there are still a dozen controversial cases yet to be decided. Which eagerly awaited ruling(s) will be released today? [Reuters]

* “So many D.C. lawyers are actors at heart. This is the drama of our time.” The Mead Center for American Theater is planning an 11-hour dramatic reading of the Mueller report. Several lawyers have signed up to read, but we wonder who will get to say Don McGahn’s famous lines. [National Law Journal]

* One woman may have settled her sex discrimination claims against Jones Day, but another just joined the gender bias class-action against the firm, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to eight. [Big Law Business]

* Cravath partners: They’re just like us! Damaris Hernández, who became the first Latina partner at Cravath in 2016, got her own profile piece on how she spends her Sundays published in the paper of record this weekend. [New York Times]

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.