Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.18.24

* NFL Commissioner takes the stand in antitrust case. Presumably Jerry Jones has to take the stand too to whisper answers into Goodell's ear. [Law360] * Having already uncovered multiple ethical scandals at the U.S. Supreme Court, ProPublica takes a turn revealing filth at the state supreme court level. [ProPublica] * Akin decides on new management with co-chairs. [American Lawyer] * Winston & Strawn has a new chair too. [Crain's] * Are you a wide receiver who's been injured trying to go across the middle? You're probably not entitled to compensation, but your tackler will be as college football player signs NIL deal with personal injury law firm. [Sports Illustrated] * In the annals of judicial corruption, it's hard to top the Fifth Circuit, where a second district has now put an automatic stay on transferring cases for any reason just in case there might be an avenue to protect jurisdictionally flimsy forum shopping in politicized cases. [Reuters] * NYC Bar finally gets around to scolding federal judges for Columbia clerkship boycott. [New York Law Journal]

By Above the Law on June 18, 2024 8:52 am
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* NFL Commissioner takes the stand in antitrust case. Presumably Jerry Jones has to take the stand too to whisper answers into Goodell’s ear. [Law360]

* Having already uncovered multiple ethical scandals at the U.S. Supreme Court, ProPublica takes a turn revealing filth at the state supreme court level. [ProPublica]

* Akin decides on new management with co-chairs. [American Lawyer]

* Winston & Strawn has a new chair too. [Crain’s]

* Are you a wide receiver who’s been injured trying to go across the middle? You’re probably not entitled to compensation, but your tackler will be as college football player signs NIL deal with personal injury law firm. [Sports Illustrated]

* In the annals of judicial corruption, it’s hard to top the Fifth Circuit, where a second district has now put an automatic stay on transferring cases for any reason just in case there might be an avenue to protect jurisdictionally flimsy forum shopping in politicized cases. [Reuters]

* NYC Bar finally gets around to scolding federal judges for Columbia clerkship boycott. [New York Law Journal]