Ian Samuel
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Law Schools
Prominent Law School Professor Resigns After Title IX Misconduct Investigation
He expresses gratitude for those who brought the allegations against him. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.13.19
* According to President Donald Trump, former White House counsel Don McGahn “had a much better chance of being fired” than special counsel Robert Mueller because Trump claims he was “[n]ever a big fan” — but that’s probably because McGahn refused to issue a public statement saying he didn’t believe the president obstructed justice. [Washington Post]
* President Trump wants to stop federal judges on lower courts from issuing nationwide injunctions that are screwing up his plans to make America gross again. Even VP Mike Pence hopes the Supreme Court will step in to put an end to the practice. [The Hill]
* Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., the Harvard Law professor who is representing accused rapist Harvey Weinstein, has lost his job as a faculty dean at an undergraduate house thanks to his controversial client. [Boston Globe]
* “ I know that when I walk into a room that I’ll be underestimated. I’m aware that I need to prove myself. It doesn’t bother me.” Hailyn Chen, a 43-year-old litigator of Chinese descent, is the new co-managing partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson. Congratulations! [American Lawyer]
* Professor Ian Samuel of Indiana Law has resigned from his job following the conclusion of the Title IX misconduct probe against him, which “probably had the side effect of saving [his] life” because he “was becoming an ugly man.” [Big Law Business]
* Now that its managing partner is taking his business to Blank Rome, Morris & McVeigh, one of New York City’s oldest law firms, will be closing its doors after about 157 years in business. [New York Law Journal]
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Law Schools
What The Law School Professor Facing A Title IX Investigation Has To Say About #MeToo
He said his response is 'cowardly' and he wants to avoid getting called out for saying the 'wrong stuff' about sexual harassment. -
Law Schools
Law School Launches Title IX Investigation Into Prominent Professor
As a result of the investigation Ian Samuel will not even be handling final exams for his classes. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Tries To Force Summer Associates To Arbitrate Sexual Harassment Claims
This is absurd. Time's up, Biglaw. -
Clerkships, Federal Judges, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Liberals And Gays For Gorsuch? (Or, The Virtues Of Non-Ideological Clerk Hiring)
It's nice to have friends on both sides of the aisle. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.02.17
* The Super Bowl is coming up, try to stay out of jail. [Versus Texas]
* In their great new legal podcast, Dan Epps and Ian Samuel take a deep dive into Judge Gorsuch’s decisions and judicial philosophy. [First Mondays]
* Making sense of the Trump Administration’s legal maneuvers surrounding the immigration executive order. [Slate]
* My body, everyone else around me’s choice. [Jezebel]
* Judge Gorsuch’s past includes “Fascism Forever.” [Salon]
* The $500 million judgment against Oculus VR (now owned by Facebook). [Law and More]
* A primer on how the Dems should react to Gorsuch’s nomination. [Washington Post]
* J. Crew’s legal fight. [The Fashion Law]
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Anthony Kennedy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Anatomy Of A Rumor: On Justice Kennedy's 'Retirement' Next Year
Wherein we dispel the latest rumors about a justice leaving the Supreme Court. -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Litigators
Is The 'Kozinski Solution' To The Problem Of Overlong Briefs Gaining Traction?
Could this become a trend in the federal appellate courts? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Money, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Which Law Firm Won The SCOTUS Clerk Sweepstakes?
Which firm just paid out almost $2 million in signing bonuses for a half-dozen Supreme Court clerks?