Human Trafficking

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.26.19

* Michael Cohen's three days in the sun begin. [CNBC] * Lawyers trying to hold back release in Kraft massage parlor matter. [WPTV] * Firm GCs are volunteering to mentor Biglaw on diversity. If they'd just live up to their commitment to take business away from firms that either don't make or make only a token attempt at diversity, they wouldn't need to hold these cute mentorship meetings. [American Lawyer] * Elon Musk is either completely ignorant of his legal obligations or doesn't care that he violates them. Either way, it's an invitation to massively step up sanctions. [Law360] * Trump campaign staffer claims he forcibly kissed her without her consent, which shocks no one who's ever listened to him talk. [National Law Journal] * The burgeoning niche practice of hash brown law. [Washington Post] * Profiling the intellectual property lawyer fighting for the CBD industry. [Forbes]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.19.15

* #tbt to The Onion's glorious take on the average American's understanding of the Constitution -- it's sad because it is still so very true. [The Onion] * Forget all those stories about hitting kids with rulers -- nuns are so badass. Here's a group of nuns that work undercover to rescue women from human trafficking. [Huffington Post] * Remember Judge Olu Stevens? He's the judge that took to dismissing all white juries for black defendants. One commentator thinks he should be right -- even if he isn't. [Louisville Constitution-Journal] * You shouldn't let the sh*tstorm that your job creates for you make you a terrible person. Rise above. [Katz Justice] * Evaluating the potential legal claims of Charlie Sheen's former paramours. [Personal Injury Law Blog] * Attention law students: start networking now. Yes, even if it makes you look like a B-school tool. [Law and More]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.21.15

* Loretta Lynch might actually get confirmed, you guys! Senate Republicans have agreed to a bipartisan deal on human trafficking legislation which should end the Lynch logjam. America in 2015, "human trafficking bad" now requires months of negotiation. [CNN] * Our old friend Professor Michael Simkovic is back and defending the decision to go to law school based on part-time job numbers because, hey, that's how the Bureau of Labor measures unemployment so it must be the same for judging employment for struggling J.D.s. Professor Bernie Burk gives a thorough, thoughtful, and respectful retort. [The Faculty Lounge] * Meanwhile, failing to learn the lesson of America, students seeking law degrees skyrocket in the UK. Thomas Cooley considers Norfolk campus. [Legal Cheek] * The property law of Downton Abbey. It teaches the most important lesson of property -- historically it's really, really good to be a wealthy white guy. [Vanderbilt Law Review] * Digging into a less heralded subsidiary argument in the marriage equality cases: the "proceed with caution" rhetoric intended to push the issue to the backburner. [NYU Law Review] * On that note, same-sex marriage kills babies!!! Well, no, not really. But that is the argument one former Scalia clerk is making for some reason. [Dorf on Law] * Looks like Europe is going to hit Putin where it hurts... an antitrust courtroom. That'll learn him! [New York Times]

By Joe Patrice
Baseball

Morning Docket: 08.09.11

* The hotel maid behind DSK’s extended stay in New York has now sued her alleged attacker. Remember, this is all about the truth. It has nothing to do with money. [CNN] * Should you be worried about the stock market’s seppuku yesterday? If you like money, then probably. If you like your job as […]

By Staci Zaretsky