The Senate Is ‘Prepared’ To Confirm A Supreme Court Justice — And Ted Cruz Might Be The Pick
I mean someone (cough, Alito, cough) would have to retire first, so the cart may be before the cart here.
Morning Docket: 04.16.26
* “Law school ranking shakeup sparks calls to retire T-14.” We’ve been doing that here since at least 2017. [Reuters]
* John Eastman formally disbarred. [NY Times]
* And so, right on cue, Cornell’s Federalist Society is having him speak. [Cornell Daily Sun]
* Justice Sotomayor apologizes for “hurtful comments” suggesting that Brett Kavanaugh might not know any hourly workers. Her comments were always unfair… many bartenders are paid hourly. [Law360]
* Jury finds Live Nation operated illegal monopoly. Too bad the DOJ’s antitrust division bailed on this case already. [NY Law Journal]
* Latest Eighth Circuit nominee testifies that he will decide cases fairly and impartially. His online footprint explains that he’s a warrior against “woke ideology.” [Balls and Strikes]
* WNBA labor deal came together because of a lawyer with Philadelphia basketball roots. [Inquirer]
Talk About Failing Upward — See Also
Ted Cruz, Supreme Court Justice?: One hell of a promotion for being annoying to work with!
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Where Would You Like To Work?: This quality of life ranking should help you narrow down your options.
That’s A Lot Of Judicial Firings: The Trump administration has fired over 100 immigration judges so far.
It Isn’t What You Know, It’s How You Think: Conservative judges are hiring clerks before 1L grades are in if their politics align.
The Increasingly Old-Fashioned Notion Of Biglaw Partnership
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It’s Not An AI Hallucination — It’s Lazy Editing Of A Human Paralegal
A court spent months trying to figure out if AI generated the fake citations. The answer was somehow worse.
Another Day, Another Mega-Merger: Partners Say Yes To Historic $3 Billion Biglaw Behemoth
The Hogan Lovells Cadwalader merger signals the continuing consolidation of elite firms.