Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.26.23

* Emboldened homophobes. Just another part of the Roberts Court's legacy. [Slate] * The Florida judge that handled the Parkland school shooter case has been reprimanded for bias towards the prosecution. [Huffington Post] * Department of Education launches investigation into Harvard legacy admissions. It's not bringing back affirmative action, but it's a step in the right direction. [Law360] * Incoming law students are wildly overconfident. Nothing like to Socratic method to knock them down a few pegs. [Reuters] * Ernst & Young's General Counsel steps down amid blowback on cheating scandal.[Law.com]

By Kathryn Rubino on July 26, 2023 8:58 am
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* Emboldened homophobes. Just another part of the Roberts Court’s legacy. [Slate]

* The Florida judge that handled the Parkland school shooter case has been reprimanded for bias towards the prosecution. [Huffington Post]

* Department of Education launches investigation into Harvard legacy admissions. It’s not bringing back affirmative action, but it’s a step in the right direction. [Law360]

* Incoming law students are wildly overconfident. Nothing like to Socratic method to knock them down a few pegs. [Reuters]

* Ernst & Young’s General Counsel steps down amid blowback on cheating scandal.[Law.com]