Jeb Bush

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.06.16

* Please clap: Jeb! Bush has been tapped by Buchanan Ingersoll, a firm that employs almost 500 lawyers across 18 offices, to act as a "strategic consultant." Bush will not be lobbying for the firm, but believes that "putting [his] knowledge and experience together with Buchanan’s professional acumen will help Buchanan’s clients grow and prosper." [Big Law Business] * Greg Gegenheimer, a white, male lawyer, has filed suit against the State Bar of Texas, accusing the organization of using an unconstitutional racial classification that discriminates against its white members. The Bar requires that at least four of its governing board members be racial minorities or women, and Gegenheimer wants to be considered for one of the minority seats that will soon be vacant. [WSJ Law Blog] * "We need to learn to adapt so we can make the most of this talent. Any good leader needs to understand and figure out how to be relevant and resonate with their workforce." Andrew Glincher, CEO of Nixon Peabody, thinks that Biglaw firms need to commit to collaboration and teamwork in order to succeed in the new economy, and to do that, they need to learn how to work better with their millennial lawyers. [Forbes] * Bill Cosby will not be able to keep prosecutors from using his questionable 2005 civil suit testimony against him during his criminal sexual assault trial. Specifically, in exchange for being "promised" that he would not be prosecuted, Cosby testified that he gave women Quaaludes before engaging in allegedly consensual sexual acts with them. A judge recently ruled that no such written promise was ever made with Cosby. [Reuters] * "Good people don't smoke marijuana." If Senator Jeff Sessions is confirmed as attorney general, then years of work to normalize the use of medical and recreational marijuana could be quickly cached. As our very own marijuana law columnist has discussed, Sessions could interfere with the rights of millions who voted to legalize medical and recreational forms of the drug and arrest growers, retailers, and users. [POLITICO]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.15.15

* Are lawyers for Officer William Porter, on trial for charges in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, using a "color blind" term that is actually a dog whistle for racist tendencies to get their client off? [Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle] * Yesterday's SCOTUS decisions in haiku! [Supreme Court Haiku Blog] * Hey, you guys, Jeb! is apparently seething with anger towards Trump. Maybe this will spice up tonight's debate. [Politico] * Greeeaaaat, it might get even harder to sue airlines. [American Bar Litigation News] * Can a single photo ruin your life (assuming it isn't a nudie)? The answer is yes if ISIS is involved. [Houston Chronicle] * Unless you're a gigolo, you don't get paid for passion. Something worth remembering if you're considering a post-legal career. [Daily Lawyer Tips]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.03.15

* With the Dewey trial wrapping up, a look back at the history of firm honchos earning jail time. [Law360] * Slick video explaining the everything wrong the way law schools market themselves to students. [Business Insider] * K&L Gates loses more partners. This time McDermott picks up the spoils. But don't cry for K&L, they nabbed a huge get off Paul Hastings. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * Remember when Sony got hacked? It unveiled some fun stuff, like how the new movie Concussion changed its plot around to avoid offending the NFL. [ABA Journal] * As college football prepares to kick off tonight, Baylor has hired Pepper Hamilton to look into how the school handles sexual violence allegations in light of the rape conviction of former player Sam Ukwuachu. [Dallas Morning News] * Here's one of the dumbest arguments ever: Larry Lessig is liberal. About 47 years ago, unchecked campaign spending marginally helped a liberal (he did ultimately lose the nomination... and Nixon became president). Therefore, Larry Lessig shouldn't be against money in politics. Signed, the former Executive Director of the Club for Growth. [The Daily Caller] * Meanwhile, the GOP runs into the downside of Citizens United: arming a terrible candidate with so much money he won't drop out. [Slate]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.11.15

* More whining about President Obama opining on Supreme Court cases while the justices "deliberate" -- as though anyone's opinion is up in the air. Apparently presidents have rarely done this. Fun fact: cynical lawyers have rarely gotten to the Supreme Court to attack a president's landmark legislation on a tortured textual reading, but here we are. [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * It's like the Hangover. Except in prison. With more drugs. [Legal Juice] * Hey, remember when Jeb Bush got behind a law that required rape victims to publish their sexual histories in the newspaper until the law was shot down by the courts two years later? Good times. [Salon] * The Right proclaims Jeb Bush really doesn't believe in publicly shaming women for having sex. Hm. See item 3 supra. [Legal Insurrection] * Wow. The Senate actually passed something. It's a resolution hailing the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. Is it a sign of my cynicism that I'm shocked even that got approved? [Constitutional Accountability Center] * Why the rationale of Roe doesn't really matter. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Fourth Circuit panel snipes at each other over whether to call out overzealous prosecutors. It got so bad they actually sealed the opinion. [Maryland Appellate Blog] * Derek Khanna has a new report on patent reform written with Lincoln Labs. The fundamental premise: patents are not encouraging innovation any more. [Lincoln Labs] * Watchdog is reporting that Kroll Associates conveniently overlooked dozens of terrible LSAT scores in its report on University of Texas admission standards. It bears repeating: just how dumb must Abigail Fisher be to not get into this school? [Watchdog] * A short memoir about suing The Grateful Dead. [The Faculty Lounge]

By Joe Patrice