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Morning Docket: 02.08.17
* Last night's Ninth Circuit argument drew a live audience of more than 137K people. But remember there's no audience for real-time Supreme Court coverage. [Litigation Daily] * Despite the public interest, Judge Neil Gorsuch reportedly dodged questions about the ban "like the plague" according to Senator Schumer, who met with the nominee yesterday. With a president so fond of bluntness, it's good to see the old ways of spineless deflection and disingenuous evasion still have a home in Washington. [Law360] * ABA rejects tighter law school standards because why throw the brakes on the runaway train? [National Law Journal] * Maryland takes a firm stance against courts using financial wherewithal to determine whether someone sits in jail or goes free on bail. [Washington Post] * Quinn Emanuel's investigation finds widespread corruption at FIFA. In other news, the sky is blue. [Bloomberg] * The "Internet of Things" is going to blow up discovery. [Legaltech News] * Pillsbury takes its talents (from Boies Schiller) to South Beach. [Daily Business Review] * And congrats to the new editorial team over at ALM. Heather Nevitt was named executive editor of Corporate Counsel and Inside Counsel while Gina Passarella was named executive editor of The American Lawyer.
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