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Morning Docket: 12.16.14
* "If you can't disagree on the law without taking it personally, find another day job. You shouldn't be an appellate judge." You've really got to admit that sometimes, Justice Scalia has an absolutely wonderful way of putting things. [Associated Press] * David Boies sent everyone and their mother and their dog a letter asking them to destroy all docs leaked from the Sony hack, lest they face legal consequences, but there's just one problem with that pesky First Amendment. [WSJ Law Blog] * The law students who requested exam delays due to unfair grand jury decisions claim they're not "coddled Millennials" -- no, they're members of the new regime of lawyers who are willing to ask, "If not us, then who?" [National Law Journal] * Please keep in mind that these students are likely the same ones who may be missing out about learning the intricacies of rape law because they want their professors to "protect them from causing or experiencing discomfort." [New Yorker] * Well, this is an interesting round of musical chairs: Vice Media just poached James H. Schwab, the chairman of the media and entertainment practice group at Paul Weiss, to join the company as co-president. [DealBook / New York Times] * Undergrad students at Boston University are trotting out the latest edition of the school's pre-law review. Feast your eyes upon the genius of future gunners, or don't, because it'll help them learn early that no one actually reads law reviews. [BU Today]
Morning Docket: 01.23.12
* Representative Gabrielle Giffords will be resigning from Congress this week to focus on her recovery. Jared Loughner, the man accused of shooting her, is still way too loony to stand trial. [CNN] * Because of this huge law firm, Dotcom’s bubble has officially burst. Hogan Lovells partner Robert S. Bennett has withdrawn from the […]
Non-Sequiturs: 04.01.11
* The Southern District of New York: gay bench, or the gayest bench? Like fellow S.D.N.Y. nominee Paul Oetken, Alison Nathan is an openly gay lawyer who clerked for SCOTUS and served as an associate White House counsel. [Poliglot / Metro Weekly; Main Justice] * Maybe this is why Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld decided to leave New […]
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