Dodd-Frank
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.31.17
* Skadden’s role in helping Paul Manafort’s client justify imprisoning political rivals managed to make its way into his indictment, presumably welcome publicity for the firm’s “authoritarian abuses” practice. [Law.com]
* Speaking of Paul Manafort, when he got indicted, Fox News aired a segment on cheeseburger emoji. For all time, the cheeseburger emoji will express, “I’m willfully ignoring embarrassing reality.” As in: “how did your date go? [Eggplant]?” Response: “[Cheeseburger]!” [Vox]
* Are haunted houses liable for scaring visitors? [USAToday]
* Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-game suspension will begin this weekend after Judge Katherine Polk Failla denied his preliminary injunction motion. Adjust your fantasy lineups accordingly. [SB Nation]
* PepsiCo hopes its choice of a new generation, David Yawman, stays in his general counsel position. Though after going through four general counsel in five years, you have to wonder if maybe the problem isn’t the person filling the job. [Corporate Counsel]
* Dodd-Frank’s CEO Pay-Ratio disclosure rule is about to go into force. Expect to hear a lot more about 10-Ks from mainstream media outlets. [Law360]
* The 2017 Asia 50, your annual reminder that around 1 out of every 5 lawyers on Earth work for Dentons. [American Lawyer]
* A primer on Halloween and the law. [Law.com]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.14.17
* Firing 46 federal prosecutors may have unleashed 46 incredibly qualified Democratic candidates on the midterm elections. [Politico]
* This… isn’t even surprising. [Huffington Post]
* It seem incredibly unlikely this will ever happen, but it isn’t a half-bad idea. [The Hill]
* Whaddya know, actions have consequences. Blows my mind too. [Slate]
* And the North Carolina Democratic Party’s response is perfect. [The News & Observer]
* New York Attorney General Eric Scheiderman has Rex Tillerson in his sights. [Talking Points Memo]
* A look into Judge Gorsuch’s feelings on immigration. [AP]
* Really? I mean, really? The “Hearing Protection Act” will loosen laws on gun silencers. [The Slot]
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Federal Judges
Federal Judge Uses Pop Culture In Pithy Dissent
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.09.17
* S&C may be Trump’s second favorite law firm, but don’t count your chickens on SEC nominee Jay Clayton yet — the Office of Government and Ethics has flagged some potential conflicts of interest. [Law360]
* Law schools often discriminate against women by undercompensating positions that skew female. Sure this is important, but is it as egregious an act of discrimination as not valuing originalist scholarship? [Law.com]
* Three firms admit to overbilling for temp and staff attorneys. [Am Law Daily]
* Ninth Circuit says Dodd-Frank provides broad whistleblower protection, which sets up an intriguing circuit split for the roughly three weeks Dodd-Frank remains a law. [National Law Journal]
* Key cybertrends of 2017. [Legaltech News]
* Fried Frank has its best year ever while the rest of you experienced 2016 as a runaway train of sadness. [Am Law Daily]
* Robot lawyer assisting refugees, making it official that even cyborgs have more of a heart than some politicians. [BBC News]
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Banking Law
Brian Moynihan Musters What’s Left Of His Courage, Leads The Charge Against The Volcker Rule
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.14.17
* The weak spots of Judge Gorsuch’s writing. [Legal Writing Pro]
* Effective ways to put yourself out there. [Law and More]
* Increasing profitability at your law firm. [The Records Company]
* Yup, now there’s a “Chantix Defense” — people who take the smoking cessation drug claiming it made them involuntarily intoxicated. [LawSci Forum]
* Does Judge Gorsuch have a yearbook problem? [First Mondays]
* The beginning of the end for Dodd-Frank. [Huffington Post]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.03.17
* Judge Gorsuch by the numbers. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Employees are passé. [Adjunct Law Prof Blog]
* Will Gorsuch be borked? [Law and More]
* Tell me again how Hillary Clinton was too cozy to Wall Street to be trusted. [Huffington Post]
* Judge Gorsuch: The College Years. [Fusion]
* Oculus exec slams expert witness in the case that led to a $500 million verdict. [Kotaku]
* The 25th Amendment will not save us. [Slate]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.03.17
* 50 Cent is suing Reed Smith for malpractice. As they say, “Get Rich Or Sue Your Lawyers.” [Law.com]
* The federal government lags in cybersecurity because all the talent is going to the private sector. [New York Law Journal]
* Nothing says, “politics as usual” better than the South Dakota legislature declaring an “emergency” to overturn an ethics law. [Huffington Post]
* D.C. Circuit blocks state attorneys general from coming to the defense of the CFPB. [National Law Journal]
* Kellyanne scolds America for not remembering the Bowling Green massacre. Admittedly it’s easy to forget, what with it never happening and all. [CNN]
* Trump plans to roll back the protections put in place after the financial crisis. Presumably next week he’ll take action to eliminate airbags because, “hey my car isn’t crashing right this second, why does anyone need these?” [Wall Street Journal]
* NFL TE turned Wiley Rein associate Colin Cloherty has a hard time picking who to root for in the Super Bowl. [The Am Law Daily]
* The NLRB’s general counsel issued a memo recognizing college football players as employees, because they fit every conceivable definition of an employee. So obviously politicians — of one party anyway — are demanding his resignation. [Law360]
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Banking Law, Wall Street
Trump Wants To ‘Do A Big Number’ All Over Dodd-Frank
That big number, it turns out, is the number two. -
Finance
Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon Singing A Oddly Similar Tune On Dodd-Frank
No need to kill the poor law, just rough it up a little. -
Banking Law, Wells Fargo
Of Course Wells Fargo Flunked Its Latest Living Will Test
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Banking Law
Trump Treasury Hopeful John Allison Wants To Replace Fed, Dodd-Frank With Copies Of 'Atlas Shrugged'
Former BB&T CEO wants to return America to a late-nineteenth-century era of banking.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Mary Jo White To Resign From SEC, Dramatically Cast Dodd-Frank Rulebook Into The Sea
At least she doesn’t have to worry about Liz Warren anymore. -
Money, Wall Street
Algorithmic Trading Is Changing Markets
The Dodd-Frank Act has hastened the shift from people-driven trading to machine-driven trading. -
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Politics, Wall Street
President Trump Would Destroy Dodd-Frank Because Hillary Is Too Close To Wall Street
This might be Trump's most inspired piece of anti-logic yet. -
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Money, Wall Street
Hey, Not EVERY Big Bank Got Its Living Will Plan Rejected By Regulators
For one shining moment, Citi CEO Michale Corbat was Wall Street's most special boy.