Top Law School Eliminates Early Decision Application Program
There's now less stress involved in applying to Justice Amy Coney Barrett's alma mater.
Morning Docket: 08.09.16
* Did Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court commit judicial misconduct when he instructed probate judges that the state's same-sex marriage ban was still in effect despite the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell? The state's Court of the Judiciary has set a date for a trial-like proceeding on the ethics charges Moore faces for late September. [ABC News] * If you want to go to law school and you've got your heart set on a particular institution, it may be in your best financial interests to apply early decision. A few law schools are now offering significant scholarship opportunities to early applicants -- in some cases, full tuition scholarships are being handed out. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News] * "Even innocent clients may not benefit from the fraud of their attorney." Chevron Corp. has prevailed in a long-running environmental law case set in an Ecuadorian rainforest. Lawyers for the oil and gas company convinced the Second Circuit that an $8.65 billion judgment was obtained through attorney Steven Donziger's bribery and fraud. [Reuters] * The family of slain Florida State law professor Dan Markel has accepted a $40,000 settlement from the Consolidated Dispatch Agency in connection with a wrongful death case. Due to an "error by dispatchers," it took approximately 19 minutes for ambulances to arrive at Markel's home as he lay dying after being shot. [Tallahassee Democrat] * This is why indebted law students can't have nice things: while the American Bar Association may have changed its tune when it comes to law students earning pay for credit-bearing externships, it will allow law schools to be the ultimate arbiters on whether academic credit will still be offered for these job placements. [Law.com]
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Morning Docket: 08.06.15
* Another American doctor is accused of illegally killing another lesser-known lion in Zimbabwe, but this time, Biglaw is in the doctor's corner. Apparently when you're a hunter who's become the hunted, you turn to Blank Rome. [Am Law Daily] * Where Dewey eat when allegedly conspiring to scam the firm's creditors about its financial situation? According to testimony in the D&L trial, criminal activity reportedly tastes better when paired with fine dining experiences. [WSJ Law Blog] * At some point in the very near future, it's likely that one or more new Supreme Court justices will need to be appointed, and some say that it's obvious that Justice Don Willett, the Tweeter Laureate of Texas, is plotting a course to be a nominee. #blessed [Forbes] * The Fourth Circuit handed down an important opinion on cellphone location records, and it looks like the police need a warrant. Thanks for the circuit split. Quick, someone write a law review note before SCOTUS takes it. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * For some would-be law students, applying early decision may not be the right choice. After all, if you think you can get into ALL of the T14 schools, we bet you'd probably like to see if your huge ego is correct. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]