Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.28.16

* "In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." President-elect Donald Trump can't keep himself away from his Twitter account thanks to the recount that's going on, and now he seems to have accidentally called into question the legitimacy of the election in its entirety. Oopsie! [New York Times] * Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has jumped on Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's election recount bandwagon, but according to campaign general counsel Marc Elias, it's only "to ensure the process proceeds in a manner that is fair to all sides." Thus far, Wisconsin has already agreed to perform a recount. [CBS News] * Just like the president-elect who's included him on his Supreme Court shortlist, Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the Sixth Circuit seems to be incredibly blunt. The judge expects civility between parties in briefs, but is well known for his "caustic rebuke[s]" and "eviscerat[ing] [litigants] like first-day law student[s]." [Big Law Business] * Per recent TV ads, "Wells Fargo is making changes to make things right," but only if those changes don't involve public court records: Wells Fargo customers who had unauthorized accounts opened in their names have filed a class-action suit, but the bank is trying to quash their claims by forcing plaintiffs into arbitration. [CNN Money] * "If you look at other parts of the state — Houston, Dallas, San Antonio — everybody has a law school." But that doesn't mean that everybody needs to have a law school. A dearth of potential applicants be damned, because lawmakers in the Texas Rio Grande Valley are going ahead with plans to establish a public law school in the area. [Valley Star]

By Staci Zaretsky on November 28, 2016 8:57 am
President-elect Donald Trump (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty)

President-elect Donald Trump (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty)

* “In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” President-elect Donald Trump can’t keep himself away from his Twitter account thanks to the recount that’s going on, and now he seems to have accidentally called into question the legitimacy of the election in its entirety. Oopsie! [New York Times]

* Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has jumped on Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s election recount bandwagon, but according to campaign general counsel Marc Elias, it’s only “to ensure the process proceeds in a manner that is fair to all sides.” Thus far, Wisconsin has already agreed to perform a recount. [CBS News]

* Just like the president-elect who’s included him on his Supreme Court shortlist, Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the Sixth Circuit seems to be incredibly blunt. The judge expects civility between parties in briefs, but is well known for his “caustic rebuke[s]” and “eviscerat[ing] [litigants] like first-day law student[s].” [Big Law Business]

* Per recent TV ads, “Wells Fargo is making changes to make things right,” but only if those changes don’t involve public court records: Wells Fargo customers who had unauthorized accounts opened in their names have filed a class-action suit, but the bank is trying to quash their claims by forcing plaintiffs into arbitration. [CNN Money]

* “If you look at other parts of the state — Houston, Dallas, San Antonio — everybody has a law school.” But that doesn’t mean that everybody needs to have a law school. A dearth of potential applicants be damned, because lawmakers in the Texas Rio Grande Valley are going ahead with plans to establish a public law school in the area. [Valley Star]

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. She’d love to hear from you, so feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.