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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.16.17

* Are federal authorities investigating Fox News? [Law360] * Has Trump made law school "cool again"? No. Law school was never cool. [Quartz] * What do you know? Looks like some firms are finally waking up to the fact that they didn't have good years and really couldn't afford to jack up associate salaries. [ABA Journal] * That said, Davis Polk just had its self-described "best year ever." Did nobody tell these people Bowie died? [Am Law Daily] * Judges say they understand technology, but contradictory rulings about discovery and "the cloud" may say otherwise. [Law.com] * The litigation finance industry is leery of class actions. Should they be? [The Recorder] * Then again, maybe it won't matter because this Congress is trying to gut class actions by making it next to impossible to find lawyers willing to take on these cases. [Forbes] * Hofstra Law is opening a clinic to serve immigrants dealing with deportation. [Newsday] * Nobody actually likes the Rams or Chargers. That's why Biglaw is in deep with a gaggle of antitrust suits brought by the people of Los Angeles over having to buy NFL Sunday Ticket. [Law.com]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.26.17

* True confessions of a Biglaw partner. [Law Practice Today] * If you could prevent one person on Trump's shortlist from getting on the Court, who would it be? [Slate] * Will President Trump, or in the alternative, Congress, do anything about the bane of lawyers' existence: discovery? [The Hill] * Tim Kaine had some pretty cool alternate plans on inauguration day. [Huffington Post] * The Netherlands's safe abortion fund. [The Slot] * Forever 21's fighting infringement. [The Fashion Law] * If you'll be in Philly on Monday the 30th, please come to "Fred Korematsu Day: A Conversation," featuring Kermit Roosevelt, author of Allegiance (affiliate link), and our very own David Lat. [Japan America Society]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.20.16

* Will Pokémon Go open up a battlefield of legal troubles for Nintendo? [Ohio State Bar Association] * Better Call Saul’s Jimmy McGill is a great example of the trickster lawyer. [Guile is Good] * ComicCon is coming, and most of the vendors owe a lot to the doctrine of fair use. [ReCreate Coalition] * A soured love affair turns into sanctions for discovery violations. [Legal Profession Blog] * Lawyers get a reputation for being slow to change, but you need to adapt to a changing landscape. [Reboot Your Law Practice]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.12.16

* Even at a conference, Judge Easterbrook can be intimidating. [Business Law Prof Blog] * Boeing filed a patent to make air travel slight less hellish. Good luck with that. [Travel and Leisure] * Judge plans to stick Ammon Bundy's merry band of militia men playing terrorist out in the woods with the bill for their security... to the tune of $70,000 a day. [Raw Story] * Josh Duggar is such a loser he is even losing discovery battles like a pro. [Radar] * Lawyer Eric Macleish played a role in the legal battles over child abuse by Catholic priests in Boston (as recounted in the movie Spotlight). Whether he was a villain or victim in the saga is still up for debate. [Guile is Good] * Is it possibly true that you can really discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy? [My Bank Tracker] * If you're goofing off by pretending to work from home, don't give yourself away. [Daily Lawyer Tips]

By Kathryn Rubino