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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.22.18

* The First Law Student is single. People reports Tiffany Trump broke up with her longtime boyfriend as part of her law school transition. [People] * Jeffrey Toobin and Alan Dershowitz clash on television when Toobin points out that Dershowitz's cable appearances these days are less legal analysis than auditions for Sarah Huckabee Sanders's job. [Daily Beast] * Charles Cooper says Jeff Sessions is not currently under investigation for false statements or perjury. Update your scorecards accordingly. [USA Today] * Ninth Circuit rules in favor of the Gaye family in the Blurred Lines lawsuit. Wait, that's still going on? [Courthouse News Service] * Former Florida State deputy general counsel arrested in child sex sting. [Tallahassee Democrat] * In-house counsel are very concerned about GDPR. [Big Law Business] * Some people have some entirely understandable problems with Lindsay's new ad. [Ad Age] * CSM believes the Austin bomber case shows off law enforcement's deep surveillance powers. Yeah, they were so deep they pretty much did nothing for weeks. [Christian Science Monitor]

9th Circuit

Breaking: Ninth Circuit Issues Landmark Ruling on Gay Marriage

The Ninth Circuit has issued a landmark ruling on gay marriage. Or, if you prefer, a ruling on marriage equality. We knew this ruling was coming because the Ninth Circuit kindly informed us in advance that its opinion would be issued. Now, let's find out how the three-judge panel ruled in Perry v. Brown (formerly known as Perry v. Schwarzenegger)....

9th Circuit

Liveblogging the Prop 8 Ninth Circuit Oral Arguments

We’ve set up our liveblog of the Ninth Circuit oral arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the Proposition 8 / same-sex marriage case. For a comprehensive account of what has happened in the litigation thus far, see this great FAQ by Chris Geidner, over at Poliglot. You can watch streaming video of the arguments over at […]