Arthur Miller

An annual tradition at NYU Law soars to new heights.

* Does the future of transgender rights go through the Supreme Court? [Constitution Daily]

* There’s been a lot of chatter about it, but what do the rules say about the scenario of Donald Trump dropping out of the presidential race? [WSJ Law Blog]

* The Olympics is great fun for nationalism, but there is a dark side behind it, as Professor Ilya Somin explains. Here is one idea to do away with that. [Volokh Conspiracy]

* The latest on what went on behind closed doors at Fox during Roger Ailes’s reign. [Law and More]

* In-house lawyer Suleen Lee, general counsel to The Barre Code, gives new meaning to “character and fitness.” [Chicago Lawyer]

* Law professors in defense of the working legal standard in campus rape cases. [Huffington Post]

* Shearman & Sterling partner Richard Hsu interviews leading legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin, author of the new book American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst (affiliate link). [Hsu Untied]

* And Randy Maniloff of Coverage Opinions interviews legendary law professor Arthur Miller. [Law.com]

* Congrats to Orrick’s D.C. associates on more than doubling their contribution to Legal Aid’s Generous Associates Campaign this year! [Orrick]

* The Second Circuit has remanded the New York Stop and Frisk decision, demanding that a new judge hear the case. Among the reasons: that Judge Shira Scheindlin gave “media interviews and public statements purporting to respond publicly to criticism of the District Court.” So basically, act like a contemptuous prick in the press and when the judge calmly reaffirms her impartiality, get her thrown off the case. Thankfully this will all stop being an issue on about January 1, 2014. [U.S. Courts] * Attorney networking and referral site wireLawyer gave itself a Halloween makeover. Personally I wouldn’t want a Fett as an attorney — they have a tendency to lose their heads or fall into pits of despair. Screenshot if you check out the site after they’ve moved on to what we can only assume is their All Saints Day makeover. [wireLawyer] * Joe Biden’s niece appeared in court after she clashed with police last month, “swinging at a female officer then slapping another” before being dragged away in handcuffs all while touting how she “studied law.” This actually sounds more like something Joe Biden’s Onion persona would do. [NY Post] * Penn Law is sporting pumpkins carved with the likeness of all nine Supreme Court justices. [Under the Button] * Vivia Chen’s epic fail as a mother on Halloween. We still love you. [The Careerist] * The House of Representatives has now introduced a use restriction on videos of House hearings to prevent the footage from being used for political purposes. That doesn’t sound all that legal. The Republicans just desperately don’t want people to know what they actually do at “work.” [Patently-O] * Meanwhile, the Senate GOP is going filibuster on Patricia Millett’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit despite lacking any objection to her. [Huffington Post] * NYU Law carried on its annual tradition of acting out the Erie case. Screw that! They should act out Palsgraf…

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