Cease and desist letters

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.09.18

* While the #metoo phenomenon receives deserved attention for uncovering decades of vile behavior, it also presents business opportunities. Stroock & Stroock has put together a group headed by ormer U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin and former New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams to conduct internal investigations for companies concerned about harassment on their watch. [New York Law Journal] * Idiot techie fired after saying women weren't smart enough to work in Silicon Valley files class action suit against Google with help of idiot lawyer who thinks this is a "shot across the bow" of tech companies that they need to be more serious about creating hostile work environments... or something. [The Recorder] * The SDNY takes judicial notice that Louis Vuitton needs a sense of humor. [Law360] * An Italian judge is accused of turning his law school into a misogynistic "cult." Oh Italy... just like us. [Washington Post] * Kirkland has done a little more poaching. [American Lawyer] * Tips for aspiring GCs. [Corporate Counsel] * The last substantive line of Macmillan's response to Trump's cease and desist highlights the lockdown argument against Trump's litigious posturing -- "yo, you realize discovery goes both ways, right?" [Slate]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.29.17

* Everything you need to know about Biglaw jargon. [Big Law Business] * Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Wood and the burgeoning environmental racism scandal. [The Root] * Fascinating podcast about negotiating a career as a woman in the law. [Legal Executive Institute] * On the buying and selling of FCPA enforcement officials. [FCPA Professor] * Do you even want to get into a T-14 law school? [Law and More] * Well, this is an awful idea. [Huffington Post] * Zillow's C&D letter against a popular blog. [Jezebel]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.02.17

* A look at how behavior on the Court has changed since Justice Gorsuch’s began serving. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Is General Counsel Dianne Brandi likely to be the next head to roll of Fox News? [Law and More] * We’ve all seen the local news and after school specials — cyberbullying is a real phenomenon. […]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 10.13.15

* More cease-and-desist action from the world of Donald Trump. It seems he's gone and pissed off Aerosmith. [Fortune] * First-person accounts of providing abortions on the cusp of Roe v. Wade. [New York Magazine] * This is the exact opposite of how a school district should handle teacher molestation cases, though I can see it playing well in law school fact patterns in the near future. [The Atlantic] * Kansas Secretary of State to begin his prosecution of voter fraud cases, after first being given authority to do so earlier this year. [Talking Point Memo] * These are now skills lawyers need: the ability to sell, sell, sell. [Law and More] * A change.org petition to prevent gun suicides. [change.org] * Practical advice (in podcast form) for making your law practice lean. [Law Reboot]

By Kathryn Rubino