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Dear Trump: Please Stop Hiring Harvard Law Grads Because We Are The Actual Worst

You show me an HLS grad willing to work with Trump, and I'll show you an active threat to democratic self-government.

By Elie Mystal

Law Schools

Another Elite Law School Eyes GRE For Admissions

Is the GRE expanding its footprint to Greenwich Village?

By Kathryn Rubino

Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup

With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.

By Opus 2

Law Schools

Another Law School Jumps On The GRE Train

This won't be the last law school to accept the GRE.

By Kathryn Rubino

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.26.18

* "Impartiality requires fair treatment for both sides, not merely for victims—even victims in a case as horrifying as this one." Some are calling into question Judge Rosemarie Aquilina's impartiality during Larry Nassar's sentencing. [PrawfsBlawg] * If you're invited by the Supreme Court to brief and argue a case as an amicus curiae, you better believe that your career in the law is about to take off. [Empirical SCOTUS] * A few of the New England Patriots visited Harvard Law to learn about inequities in the criminal justice system before securing a spot in the Super Bowl. [Harvard Law Today] * Maybe your life won't end if you get bad 1L grades -- maybe it'll be a whole new beginning. [LinkedIn] * Here are some useful tips on how to avoid getting burned if someone asks you for your salary history when you're applying for a job. [Corporette] * Are you a law review nerd, a legal scholar, or professor obsessed with when your latest article will be published? Then you must check out the Law Review RSS Project. [Excess of Democracy] * Can you get a DUI in a self-driving vehicle? In the future, the answer to this question may depend on how autonomous the vehicle is. [Versus Texas]

By Staci Zaretsky

Law Schools

The Legal-Genius Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree

This young legal eagle is following in his famous mother's footsteps by joining the Harvard Law School faculty.

By David Lat

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.23.18

* The effort to hijack "religious freedom" to legalize discrimination continues to be plagued by members of Satanic Temples invoking the same law to secure personal freedoms that governments routinely curtail. [Huffington Post] * Cy Vance is barring donations to his campaign from lawyers with business before his office, resolving a conflict that was obvious to everyone but him. [ABC News] * Mary Jo White admits Debevoise made a mistake in naming confidential witnesses in its report that functionally exonerated the University of Rochester in a massive sexual harassment investigation. Well, when they're described as "confidential" witnesses this would seem to be a mistake. [American Lawyer] * Prosecutors want to retry Senator Menendez and have a list of demands for the new trial like, "not letting defense attorneys talk." [New Jersey Law Journal] * HLS students open a startup bringing AI into document categorization following in the proud tradition of Harvard undergrads who dropped out to become tech moguls. [Legaltech News] * Discrimination suit against Winston & Strawn hinges on what it means to be a "partner." In other words, can firms placate attorneys with empty titles without accepting the consequences? [Litigation Daily] * Pennsylvania's gerrymandered map gets the benchslap. [NPR]

By Joe Patrice