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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.15.17

* Yes, it's true: Jeff Sessions came thisclose to resigning as attorney general, after Donald Trump berated him following the appointment of special counsel Bob Mueller in the Russia probe. [New York Times] * Bye-bye to blue slips? It wouldn't exactly be "nuclear," since their treatment has varied greatly over the years. [BuzzFeed] * The State Bar of California tries to cut down the arguments in favor of a lower cut score on the bar exam. [ABA Journal] * Technology platforms are driving an increase in transparency that's having profound consequences for the employer/employee relationship (as I recently discussed on the podcast of Akerman employment-law partner Matt Steinberg). [Akerman] * Embattled Equifax has turned to Phyllis Sumner and King & Spalding for much-needed legal help in the wake of its massive data breach. [Law.com] * Statutory interpretation question: can you be both the victim and the perpetrator in a child pornography case? [How Appealing] * The ranks of nonequity partners continue to grow; has this trend gone too far? [Big Law Business] * Prosecution of individuals in cases of corporate wrongdoing (aka the Yates Memo), and Justice Department policy on enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states where it has been decriminalized -- both are "under review" at the DOJ, according to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. [Law.com]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.14.17

* So now we're going to save DACA? Honestly, watching a White House with no coherent vision is exhausting. [Los Angeles Times] * Trump's FEC nominee raises eyebrows because his Twitter feed includes linking to articles explaining that “Protestantism is poison.” That's an unexpected wrinkle in 2017, but then again... nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! [National Law Journal] * Do the Big 4 accounting firms pose a threat to Biglaw? Um, yes! [Am Law Daily] * Squire Patton Boggs isn't entitled to squirepattonboggs.net according to an international arbitration panel. Put aside the merits of this decision and spend a few minutes cruising squirepattonboggs.net. It's kind of hilarious. [Asian Lawyer] * A new online program promises to help women get out of Biglaw. [Law.com] * Yesterday, jurors heard that employees of payday lender AMG Services were fed weather reports so they could make small talk without revealing that they weren't really on the tribal lands that offered them legal cover. You've got to appreciate how thorough they were. [Law360] * Attorney sentenced for orchestrating a scheme that swindled NFL players. [Chicago Tribune]

By Joe Patrice