Morning Docket: 03.09.18
* The 2018 Go-To Law Schools rankings are out -- where should you go to law school if you want a job at a top firm? Spoiler: not Arizona Summit. [Law.com] * According to a new study, justices spend more oral argument time grandstanding today than they did 20 years ago. So give Clarence Thomas credit for at least not falling into this trap. [National Law Journal] * A fascinating interview with George Pataki covering his path to politics, his current practice, and his concern over the rise of celebrity candidates. For our younger readers, George Pataki was the tall guy in last election's GOP junior varsity debate that you didn't watch. [Coverage Opinions] * John Dean and Preet Bharara are among the amici listed in a new brief from Project Democracy challenging the administration's role in the AT&T merger. Their argument is outlined at Lawfare. [Lawfare] * Dean Erwin Chemerinsky lays out the big Fourth Amendment cases to watch this Term. [ABA Journal] * Suing over vaccination programs? Check. Cracking down on protestors in the name of free speech? Check. Harassing schools over affirmative action? Check. Prosecuting corporate criminals? Not so much. [Forbes] * Oh. And add "defending the right to block people on Twitter" to the legal fights Justice is taking up rather than prosecuting corporations. [Law360]
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