Lawsuit Aims To Stop The EPA From Allowing Farmers To Keep Using Toxic Poop Water To Grow Your Food
I got a little sick writing that headline.
Morning Docket: 11.08.21
* Felonious Monkfish: the surf of your turf may actually be criminally good. [LA Times] * Looking to naturalize in the US? Hope you're up to date on your COVID immunity. And very lucky. [NY Daily News] * ...I think a town in Cali just seceded over vaccines? Am I reading this right? [The Guardian] * SCOTUS will be hearing a case about coal that will determine the strength of the EPA's bite. [Inside Climate News] * Some of them that work forces, are the same that keep oaths. They tried to tell you. [NPR]
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A fun-filled administrative law battle.
Morning Docket: 01.17.19
* Jay-Z pointed out that it's nearly impossible to find a diverse arbitrator and Blank Rome says the claim that white arbitrators may be biased against minorities, "dubious, indeed offensive" and "contravenes every published authority on the matter." Every published authority? Bold. [American Lawyer] * Law professor notes that legal technology is going to kill off junior lawyers, which is something I've been saying for years now. [Legal Cheek] * Big 4's coming yo! (Hong Kong edition) [International] * The EPA is basically an empty shell these days. [Courthouse News Service] * The government shutdown raises hacking risks... which doesn't sound encouraging. [Law360] * Supreme Court poised to make it easier to access booze. Kavanaugh's appointment already paying dividends. [NY Times] * Trump appoints more dicks to the courts. [American Lawyer]
Non-Sequiturs: 07.06.17
* Neil Gorsuch has already changed the Supreme Court for forever. [Rewire] * Which attorneys/firms racked up the most SCOTUS wins in 2016? [Empirical SCOTUS] * One small step back for Trump's EPA, one giant step forward for breathing. [Ars Technica] * Yes, it is a message to Donald Trump. No, he won't listen. [Huffington Post] * If only we had a system of laws that would prevent a company from buying their largest competitor and thereby decreasing competition in the market. [NPR] * Scandals might change the media landscape. [Law and More] * In every good lawyer there's a little bit of Wonder Woman. [TaxProf Blog]
Non-Sequiturs: 06.29.17
* Everything you need to know about Biglaw jargon. [Big Law Business] * Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Wood and the burgeoning environmental racism scandal. [The Root] * Fascinating podcast about negotiating a career as a woman in the law. [Legal Executive Institute] * On the buying and selling of FCPA enforcement officials. [FCPA Professor] * Do you even want to get into a T-14 law school? [Law and More] * Well, this is an awful idea. [Huffington Post] * Zillow's C&D letter against a popular blog. [Jezebel]
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Morning Docket: 03.30.17
* North Carolina lawmakers say they've reached a deal to repeal the state's controversial bathroom bill. I wonder how those negotiations went: "Hey, this law is awful and is costing our state billions. Let's get rid of it." "Okay." I mean that's probably not how it went, but it's how it should have gone. [Reuters] * Five University of California law schools are sharing the wealth after an improper foreclosure verdict results in a big punitive damages award. The judge directed a portion of that money to go to the law schools -- $4 million each -- earmarked for consumer law education and direct legal services. [Law.com] * Hawaii successfully converted the TRO on the Trump administration's Muslim Ban 2.0 into a preliminary injunction. [Hogan Lovells] * Seattle is the first city to sue over the Trump administration's threats against sanctuary cities. [LA Times] * Bridgegate results in prison sentences. Bridget Kelly was sentenced to 18 months, and Bill Baroni got 2 years. [New York Times] * Doublespeak -- the environment edition. [Politico] * Is Sean Spicer is lying about whether the White House really wants former acting Attorney General Sally Yates to testify to Congress? [The Hill] * Judge Andrew Napolitano is back at Fox News, and back to conspiracy theories. [CNN]
Non-Sequiturs: 02.17.17
* Greeeeeaaaaat. Now it's easier for states to defund Planned Parenthood. [Slate] * Scott Pruitt is the new EPA chief, but his open records issues continue. [Huffington Post] * Finding new job opportunities as you age. [Law and More] * Justice Breyer is an optimist. [Harvard Magazine] * Law school scholarships and market forces. [TaxProf Blog] * Kate Spade is exploring her options. [The Fashion Law] * Randy Maniloff interviews Karen Korematsu, daughter of the late, great Fred Korematsu. [Coverage Opinions] * RBG's legacy. [YouTube via How Appealing] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLdAKe9ADw
Law Firm Diversity, Amazon’s Alexa, Government Policies, And Best Legal Practice Podcasts
January was a cold month but there were some hot topics in legal last month on Legal Talk Network.
Non-Sequiturs: 02.08.17
* An unforced error by Melania Trump's lawyers? [New York Personal Injury Attorney] * This shampoo regulations case study is enough to make you start itching everywhere. [LawSci Forum] * EPA nominee Scott Pruitt is facing a new lawsuit that alleges he failed to comply with open records laws. [PR Watch] * Everything you need to know about Judge Neil Gorsuch's writing style preferences. [Legal Writing Pro] * What happens when solo practitioners get sick? [Reboot Your Law Practice] * No Sean, I don't think so. [Twitter] https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/829413450224959490
What Might Be Ahead For Environmental Regulation In The Trump Administration?
By almost every account, the Trump Administration is likely to alter substantially the environmental regulatory landscape.
Non-Sequiturs: 02.01.17
* The ACLU has joined the Y Combinator community. [Y Combinator] * I choose to believe Judge Gorsuch did this as part of a small effort to rise above the political morass he finds himself in. [The Hill] * Anne Gorsuch Burford, Neil's mom, and her controversial time at the EPA, which sound eerily familiar to what we are likely to see again in the next few years. [The Slot] * If you're a lawyer that opposes Trump, what should you be doing? [Law and More] * Judge Gorsuch's record on LGBTQ rights. [Slate] * Designers and patents and trade dress, oh my! [The Fashion Law] * When all strategies for dealing with Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court are flawed. [Rewire] * How to find the best opportunities to network. [Reboot Your Legal Practice]
Trump Administration Expected To Change Environmental And Climate Change Regulations And Policies
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to drastically change the federal government’s role and policies in relation to energy, the environment, and climate change.
The First Fatality Of Scalia’s Death
Scalia is dead; is the environment saved?