Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.05.17

* As we continue to reel from Judge Posner's retirement, here are some of his best quips. Unfortunately lists like these will always miss something. Like my personal favorite: “Yeah, but, you know, the problem with the balancing test is there’s nothing on your side of the balance!” [National Law Journal] * The high price of becoming a partner. [American Lawyer] * Top Kasowitz Benson partner jumps ship... could this be more fallout from the ill-fated attempt to defend Trump? [New York Law Journal] * The government's been in a slump at the Supreme Court. [Empirical SCOTUS] * A deep dive into the Chadbourne discrimination suit. [Bloomberg Businessweek] * If you've not followed the phenomenon of running payday lending from tribal lands, here's an in depth look at a $2B lawsuit over the practice. [Law360] * Some predictions about the upcoming law school application cycle. Here's another one... a bunch of people will end up in debt for no good reason. [US News]

By Joe Patrice on September 05, 2017 7:59 am

* As we continue to reel from Judge Posner’s retirement, here are some of his best quips. Unfortunately lists like these will always miss something. Like my personal favorite: “Yeah, but, you know, the problem with the balancing test is there’s nothing on your side of the balance!” [National Law Journal]

* The high price of becoming a partner. [American Lawyer]

* Top Kasowitz Benson partner jumps ship… could this be more fallout from the ill-fated attempt to defend Trump? [New York Law Journal]

* The government’s been in a slump at the Supreme Court. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* A deep dive into the Chadbourne discrimination suit. [Bloomberg Businessweek]

* If you’ve not followed the phenomenon of running payday lending from tribal lands, here’s an in depth look at a $2B lawsuit over the practice. [Law360]

* Some predictions about the upcoming law school application cycle. Here’s another one… a bunch of people will end up in debt for no good reason. [US News]