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BiglawHave Biglaw Firms Pressed ‘Pause’ On Diversity Initiatives Thanks To Anti-DEI Lawsuits?
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 09.14.23
* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal]
* Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it’s more fair to say she’s escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept]
* For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does not understand a hot mic. [Law360]
* Wachtell still trying to get its Twitter money. [American Lawyer]
* Court papers can now “slide into your DMs,” proving Twitter really can get worse. [Legaltech News]
* Law firms line up to advise clients on maintaining productive and often client- and investor-demanded diversity programs in the face of activist lawsuits. While other firms cower in fear. [Reuters]
* DISCO chief’s departure causes shares to take a tumble. What’s next for Kiwi Camara? If history is any guide, maybe a company called “Hair Metal.” [Bloomberg Law News]
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BiglawGibson Dunn Second Biglaw Firm To Cower From Threatened Affirmative Action Suit
What happened to the commitment to diversity?
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CourtsGeorgia's Southern District Has Yet To Have A Black Judge. Things Don't Look Better After Getting Rid Of Affirmative Action.
Despite all the talk of progress, it still looks like the 70s. -
CourtsBiden Likely To Enrage Ilya Shapiro Types With His Judicial Nominees
The 'Lesser Qualified' hate mail is already brewing. -
PodcastsThe Law, The Law! It's Chock Full Of Clowns. Dubious Lawsuits Up And Productivity's Down!
A little Broadway for this week's title. -
Law SchoolsLaw Schools Prepare For Their First Salvo Of Post-Affirmative Action Applications
Get out there and apply! -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 08.23.23
* You’ll never guess what Trump judges are doing to hurt minorities! Okay, they’re ignoring the Supreme Court — we all saw this coming. [Slate]
* AI is writing books using humans as pen names. The people aren’t too happy about it! [Bloomberg Law]
* Does telling people to not be racist on the job violate the 1st? The 11th Circuit will be hearing arguments to determine an answer soon. [Bloomberg Law]
* Norway says “No Way!” to Meta’s European data privacy violations. [Reuters]
* In a much awaited outcome to a heated case, the 2nd Circuit decided that covering up an offensive work of art doesn’t violate the Visual Artists Rights Act. [ABA Journal]
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CourtsState Supreme Court Justice Uncorks Bonkers Tantrum That You Really Have To Read To Believe
Powerful conservative white women ranting about wokeness and quoting Martin Luther King? Check and check! -
CourtsFirst They Came For Affirmative Action. Then They Came For Legacy Admissions. Good Riddance.
If you wanna get weird, let's get wild. -
Law SchoolsThe Break Into Law Conference: Where Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Meet For Aspiring Law Students
This conference is a place where employers will 'see people for people, and not just people for their pedigree.' -
CourtsThere's No Way The Effects Of The Affirmative Action Cases Will Stop At College's Front Door
I'm going to change the last name on my resume to something safer just in case. How's Christopher Smith? They'd give him a job for sure. -
In-House CounselMaking Room For DEI: The Legal Ops Perspective
As the demand for DEI initiatives grows, so does the need for a capable leader to take charge.
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Law Firm Business Development Is More Than Relationship Building
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CourtsThis Newly Sworn In Justice's Commitment To Due Process Is Already Generations Strong
She had a way better reason to go to law school than I did, I'll tell you that much. -
Law SchoolsDiversity Matters: A Study On Federal Judiciary Diversity Goes About As You'd Expect
If we had a more diverse clerking body, we'd probably have fewer "Lawyer Dog" moments. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Beyond The Business Case -- Diversity In The Workplace
What about a moral obligation to create an environment where the human beings producing the work product for the employer feel welcomed as their complete selves? Idealistic? Yes, but also realistic. -
Law SchoolsWhen Nine Are Not Enough: Where Are The Female Law School Deans?
Beyond the remains of the broken glass ceiling lie the Polycarbonate Palisade. -
BiglawThe Legal Profession's Sisyphus Is Getting Really Tired
How long will it take before the profession looks like society at large? -
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