Dewey & LeBoeuf

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.12.17

* Biglaw's about to get hit hard by an economic downturn. [Law.com] * Looks like Ralph Baxter is announcing a run for congress this afternoon. [Am Law Daily] * Dewey think a 4 year sentence sounds fair? [Law360] * Judge calls fee request "attempted bank robbery." This is why you never request fees while wearing a rubber Nixon mask and carrying a shotgun. [Law.com] * Fascinating overview of the complex fight over Cravath's efforts to block victims from getting previously produced discovery materials. [Litigation Daily] * An interview with Ben Brafman, including a delightful explanation of why he has the hardest job in the world. [Coverage Opinions] * California moving to limit access of federal immigration officials to those in the state court system. [The Recorder] * What schools do the best job of placing AGs, SGs, United States Attorneys, and federal judges? The answer will absolutely not shock you at all. [Empirical SCOTUS]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.25.17

* Who says you can never go home again? Neil Eggleston, White House Counsel under President Obama, return to Kirkland & Ellis. [Law.com] * The Biglaw scandal that just keeps giving and giving and giving... The Dewey retrial nears its end. [New York Law Journal] * North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has opened up an investigation into the troubled Charlotte School of Law. We'll have more on this story later today. [Politico] * The Republican controlled North Carolina General Assembly is trying to mess with Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's ability to appoint judges to their state courts. But Judge J. Douglas McCullough -- a Republican -- has at least one trick up his sleeve to thwart the plan. [Slate] * The NRA is ramping up its legal strategy in California as they anticipate the future political direction of the courts there. [LA Times] * The excuse "the Russians did it" just doesn't fly in the world of tax law... not even if you are Sotheby's. [New York Times]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.06.17

* Hey, sometimes the Supreme Court falls for bad data. [NY Times] * Lessons in professional responsibility: people frown upon lawyers telling people, "I think you should commit suicide." [NY Post] * How much of Tiffany Trump's law school fate is based on being the daughter of the president, asks newspaper willing to blindly speculate on her test scores to undermine her credibility as a student? [Washington Post] * Dewey know who didn't trust the troubled firm? [Law360] * JAMS facing trial in mediator résumé padding case. [The Recorder] * Make Target great again. [National Law Journal] * Covington settles its conflicts case with 3M. [Am Law Daily]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.01.17

* Amazon is struggling to protect law enforcement from turning the Echo into a permanent wiretap. Maybe they should ask Alexa if she can find some caselaw. [Law.com] * Is this the next Solicitor General? [National Law Journal] * In case you missed it, a bunch of whiny snowflakes are complaining that law schools don't respect their opinions. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * If you're wondering what life might be like in a totalitarian version of America, consider this profile of Jones Day. [American Lawyer] * Kellogg Huber is now Kellogg Hansen for those keeping score at home. [Kellogg Hansen] * Summer Associate hiring hit a wall last year. Not a good sign for the fragile 3-hour lunch industry going forward. [Am Law Daily] * Dewey & LeBoeuf's Stephen DiCarmine has gotten the government's documents surrounding the Frank Canellas plea deal. [Law360]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.24.17

* SEC probe into whether or not Yahoo had an obligation to disclose data breaches to shareholders could set a precedent, which would mark the first time Yahoo's been on the cutting edge of something since the mid-90s. [National Law Journal] * Dewey know anyone looking to get out of jury duty? [Law360] * If you're trying to become a fugitive from justice, dream a little bigger than a Quality Inn in New Jersey. [NY Post] * The top Biglaw firms continue to pull away from the rest of the pack. This isn't so much news as a quarterly reminder that the rich get richer. [The Am Law Daily] * Britain's Supreme Court blocks Theresa May's effort to trigger Article 50 without a parliamentary vote. Because breaking up is hard to do. [BBC] * A bevy of laws to criminalize peaceful protests coming soon. At least the death of American democracy is still running on schedule. [The Intercept] * Finally someone willing to stand up to the tyranny of snow globes. [Clickhole]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.17.17

* "Every single racial slur you can think of for Asian Americans is a trademark right now. And almost any kind of slur you could think of for any group is a registered trademark right now. The law’s not working." Asian-American rock band The Slants will make their debut before the Supreme Court this week, and when all is said and done, trademark law's prohibition on the registration of disparaging marks may be forever changed thanks to their First Amendment argument. [Washington Post] * Zachary Warren, the low-level Dewey & LeBoeuf employee who wound up being criminally charged along with the failed firm's head honchos, has been cleared of all charges. After completing 350 hours of community service in accordance with the requirements of a deferred prosecution agreement, Warren's indictment has been sealed, and he's now working as an associate at Williams & Connolly. [Big Law Business] * For all of their talk about wanting to prevent women from leaving the practice of law, many Biglaw firms that once made big promises about onsite day-care facilities have allowed those plans to fall to the wayside after being hamstrung by significant costs and liability issues. Today, about 10 law firms have set up day-care programs for attorneys' children, and for those that have, it's a real "distinguisher in recruiting." [Am Law Daily] * According to the results of a new study performed by Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court in conjunction with students at Yale Law School, while Asian-Americans are plentiful within our country's attorney workforce, very few of them have managed to ascend to the most prestigious leadership roles in the legal profession. What could be causing this to occur? Implicit bias may be playing a role. [Washington Post] * "[I]t would be your word against mine and nobody will believe you." A Republican politician in Connecticut who "love[s] this new world" because he "no longer [has] to be politically correct" currently stands accused of grabbing a town employee by the p*ssy pinching a town employee's groin. He's been charged with fourth-degree sexual assault, and he's scheduled to appear in court at the end of the month. [Westport Daily Voice] * The University of Washington at Tacoma is rethinking its plans to create a law school that's separately accredited from the one at the University's Seattle campus. Before moving forward, UWT wants to build up its undergraduate pre-law program to make sure the demand will be there in the future. Unlike some schools, "[t]he last thing [UWT] want[s] to do is to start a law school and it not to be successful early." [News Tribune]

By Staci Zaretsky