Bill Brewer

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.10.19

* Where does Gordon Caplan go from here? Maybe he goes back to school... I hear there are some folks out there who can help him get in. [American Lawyer] * Mitch McConnell's aide is running for Kentucky AG. The only problem? Kentucky has a law requiring candidates for the post practice law at least sometime in the past eight years. He's arguing that a federal clerkship should count as "the practice of law" as opposed to "one year Fed Soc externship." We've made a mockery of so many rules, why not this one? [Corporate Counsel] * Mark Zaid's daily adventures representing whistleblowers. [The Hill] * Bill Brewer heads to court to see whether or not his $177K benchslapping he received will stand up on appeal. [Texas Lawyer] * Matt Lauer's attorney pushing back against rape allegations, explaining that her former anchor client was involved in a completely mutual and consensual affair with someone on the lower end of a gross power imbalance. [National Law Journal] * Railroaded former Goldman Sachs coder Sergey Aleynikov lost his recent appeal. He'd argued that double jeopardy precluded his conviction, which of course is a non-starter in a dual sovereignty world. [Law360] * Freshfields partner resigns over accusations of "engaging in sexual activity with intoxicated junior colleague" [Legal Cheek]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.19.19

* Five Biglaw firms and 26 general counsel have joined together to improve diversity in the profession. Every little bit helps, but it feels like we take stories like these as excuses not to engage in the comprehensive overhaul of the law school machine needed to get real progress. [American Lawyer] * Eugene Scalia's been formally nominated to serve as Secretary of Labor. In true Scalia fashion, he's going to be sad to learn that Labor isn't just what the government forces women to have against their will. [National Law Journal] * Shocking news: people involved in an industry that intentionally describes itself as "crypto" accused of being up to no good. [Law360] * A quick guide to the new draft rules for CFIUS. [Corporate Counsel] * Another look at Bill Brewer's role in the NRA's internal chaos. [Washington Post] * Richmond trying to reinstate segregation which should surprise no one. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.14.18

* Paul Manafort pleading guilty. Because... witch hunt or something. [CNN] * Brett Kavanaugh could "halt or reverse our progress toward gay equality." Is this all it takes to get an op-ed in a mega circulation paper these days? Just say obvious stuff? I've really been overthinking this. [USA Today] * Betsy DeVos reversing campus rape rules to make Baylor great again. [Law.com] * Bill Brewer bounced from NRA case because it was absolutely the right thing to do. [Washington Post] * A close look at three law-abiding people who are about to be converted to "illegal" humans by this administration. [Courthouse News Service] * Tish James will be New York's next Attorney General and all she had to do to win was promise not to use the powers of the Attorney General. [Law360]

By Joe Patrice
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