Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.06.17

* Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families, friends, and colleagues of the victims of the deadliest church shooting in modern U.S. history, which took place yesterday in Sutherland Springs, Texas. This is the second mass shooting in a little more than one month. [ABC News] * The Russian election collusion investigation is just getting started, but lawmakers have introduced a nonbinding resolution demanding that special counsel Robert Mueller resign due to his "obvious conflicts of interest." [POLITICO] * "Jeff, you need to tell us everything you know about Russia." Senator Lindsey Graham wants AG Jeff Sessions to testify again before the Senate Judiciary Committee about whether there were any arranged meetings between President Trump's campaign and Russia. [UPI] * According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal profession lost 1,100 jobs in October, which is depressing news for jobless law school graduates who just found out positive bar exam news. [American Lawyer] * LSAT or GRE? Thanks to a vote by the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, it might not matter. If this proposal passes, soon law schools won't even have to test potential applicants seeking admission. [Law.com] * Advice for the internet hero who shut down President Trump's Twitter account on his last day of work: "Don't say anything and get a lawyer." Why? He likely violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. [The Hill] * Todd Macaluso, one of Casey Anthony's former attorneys, has been found guilty in an international cocaine distribution conspiracy involving a plane load of drugs worth about $13 million. He plans to appeal his conviction. [New York Daily News]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.16

* "NEW CIVILITY WATCH: Dem Senate candidate and former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland: Scalia's death 'happened at a good time.'" [Instapundit] * A Skull and Bones society for top NYC law firms? Professor Rick Swedloff discusses a secretive group whose membership includes some of Biglaw's biggest names. [SSRN] * A notable new petition (filed by Professor Orin Kerr and Marcia Hofmann) in a high-profile appeal about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Donald Trump's infamous "Second Amendment" quip is protected by the First Amendment -- but just barely, according to Professor Noah Feldman. [Bloomberg View via How Appealing] * Jury consultant Roy Futterman of DOAR wonders: is concern about prejudicing jurors actually driving them to using the internet for decision-making? [Big Law Business] * Could the ABA someday lose its power to accredit law schools? Steven J. Harper thinks its day of reckoning is coming closer. [The Belly of the Beast]

By David Lat