Morning Docket: 01.27.23

* There's a lot to say about Brett Kavanaugh's speech at Notre Dame Law School, but he used the opportunity to bash the US News rankings blasting the idea that the publication's reputation survey can capture the quality of an education. His clerks this Term all went to Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. [CNN] * Shearman & Sterling used to be a top 5 earning firm. Now it's banking on a merger -- that feels more like a takeover -- to save it. What happened? [American Lawyer] * Forum shopping has gotten to the point where attorneys pushing fringe legal theories have a 100 percent chance of landing a friendly judge. [The Nation] * Ted Lieu proposes resolution to regulate AI written by AI. I guess we already let oil companies write environmental laws so this isn't much different. [NBC] * John Eastman disbarment proceedings coming soon. [The Guardian] * Republicans target ESG rules. It's one thing to complain about the SEC, but these proposals would bar investment funds from making demands on companies they own. So much for the free market! [Bloomberg]