Boston Red Sox

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.24.20

* A lawyer for the Red Sox is adamant that the franchise is not guilty of sign stealing. But underhanded tactics is kind of a tradition for Boston-area teams... [Yahoo News] * A former staffer for Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign has filed a class action lawsuit alleging that numerous staffers were promised jobs through November and were actually laid off after Bloomberg suspended his campaign. [Hill] * A Detroit courthouse has been disinfected after an attorney who visited the courthouse tested positive for COVID-19. If Detroit's courts are even open, they're a few weeks behind New York and New Jersey... [Detroit Free Press] * The New Jersey Attorney General has said that citizens who break a stay-at-home order may face jail time or fines of up to $1,000. [Hill] * Goldman Sachs paid its top in-house lawyer over $8 Million last year. I'm in the wrong field. [Bloomberg Law]

By Jordan Rothman
Affirmative Action

Morning Docket: 06.25.13

* As we wait for the biggest cases of this term, the question that seems to be on everyone’s minds is: “What would Justice Kennedy do?” We might find out the answer today if we’re lucky. [New Yorker] * At least we know what Justice Kennedy wouldn’t do. He’d never disrespect his elders like Justice Alito did yesterday after rolling his eyes at Justice Ginsburg while on the bench. [Washington Post] * Meanwhile, although the Supreme Court punted an important affirmative action ruling yesterday, Jen Gratz’s life has been defined by a more meaningful one made about a decade ago. [Washington Post] * It’s not what you know, it’s who you know: Covington, the firm where ex-DOJ lawyers go to make money, is representing some very big tech companies in their dealings with the NSA. [Am Law Daily] * Fox Rothschild picked up a small Denver firm to reach a “critical mass” of attorneys in its new office and offer full service. FYI, “full service” in Colorado means weed law now, you know. [Legal Intelligencer] * “[G]iven the significant decline in law school applications,” Cincinnati Law is pushing for a 30 percent tuition and fees reduction for out-of-state students. That’s a step in the right direction. [WCPO ABC 9] * This guy had the chance to go to law school, and I bet he’s really kicking himself now after choosing to be a member of the Boston Red Sox bullpen instead. Poor kid, he could’ve had it all. [MassLive.com]

By Staci Zaretsky
Baseball

Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Small-Firm Wins

I’m a huge Red Sox fan. (That noise you just heard were all the Yankees fans skipping ahead to the comment section. Don’t wait, guys. I’ll be right there.) This season began with the highest expectations, after the Sox won the offseason by acquiring superstars Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford and by rebuilding their bullpen. […]

By Jay Shepherd