* You know you have to be doing something wrong as a state when a law school sues you. [NYU News] * Things appear to be looking up for the Indian Child Welfare Act. [West Hawaii Today] * Success doesn't always make you safe in layoff season. [Law.com] * The infighting among judges soft banning aspiring Yale clerks continues. [Daily Princetonian]
Firm with deep anti-Native rights practice brings assault on Indian Child Welfare Act to SCOTUS free of charge.
PLI honors Toby J. Rothschild with its inaugural Victor J. Rubino Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Training, recognizing his dedication and impact.
* Let's Litigate Ball!: Brooklyn Law School hosts its second sports law symposium. [Brooklyn Eagle] * I know that SCOTUS is on a rights limiting kick right now, but nursing homes? [NPR] * Don't mess with Texas(' tax law), churches. [Texas Tribune] * SCOTUS is soon slated to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act. [AP] * New York's salary transparency law isn't as transparent as one would hope. [Guardian]
* THE Conlaw guy shares his thoughts on the current state of qualified immunity. 2Ls, get your highlighters ready. [ABA Journal] * Illinois sets governor up to nix a 1995 law that required doctors to inform parents when patients under 17 get an abortion. [WCIA] * If Donny wants to sue for his Twitter handle back, he'll have to do it in California. He'll be fine, I'm sure they have golf courses there. [The Hill] * Jury selection appears to be difficult when the defendants are literal Nazis. While impartiality is important, I am glad it’s difficult to find people neutral about swastikas. [Washington Post] * An Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) case is testing the limits of tribal sovereignty. This is the most active season of SCOTUS determining rights since Plessy! [Missouri Independent]