Jeff Flake

Morning Docket: 11.15.18

* Michael Avenatti arrested on domestic violence charges. There's not a lot of detail yet -- initial reports indicated his ex-wife made the call, but when reporters talked to her, she debunked that. [Vox] * We should be seeing a CNN case ruling today. Does anyone else feel like Don McGahn's absence looms over all of this? Like, he'd have put a stop to this nonsense out of the gate, wouldn't he? [National Law Journal] * This was, literally, a sitcom. [The Recorder] * Law firms aren't up to snuff when it comes to cybersecurity. [Law360] * Jeff Flake says he'll block all judicial nominees until he gets some guarantees about the sanctity of the Mueller probe. We're all looking forward to watching him cave on this like he has everything else. [Courthouse News Service] * You can't copyright a cheese. In case you were wondering. [Washington Post]

Jeff Flake Does His Best Clarence Thomas Impersonation

We were looking for insight and we got nothing.

Harvard Law School Gets Some Depressing News At Graduation

Jeff Flake delivers some harsh words about Donald Trump at Harvard Law's graduation.

Morning Docket: 08.25.17

* On Tuesday, a Major League Baseball game had fewer than 6,000 in attendance. At the same time, the Second Circuit has to grapple with the fact that we still give this sport an antitrust exemption. [Law360] * Justice William O'Neill of the Ohio Supreme Court took to Facebook to blast Cleveland Browns players for staging a silent, reverential protest of racial violence in America. With that, O'Neill successfully completes the first step in running for governor. [ABA Journal] * "How do you go from the sixth-largest media market to the 40th and call it a win?" Antitrust attorney James Quinn on the NFL's decision to move the Raiders to Las Vegas. [New York Law Journal] * The battle between the St. Louis Cardinals and an animal welfare organization has stepped up a notch. I promise there's non-sports legal news after the jump. [Deadspin] * Hilarity ensues when Jeff Flake holds a hearing on splitting the Ninth Circuit and the hard-core Trump people use it to troll him. [The Recorder] * Children conceived from frozen sperm can't get survivor benefits. Well, this is a wacky one. [Law.com] * Department of Education outlines the options available to Charlotte Law students. [Inside Higher Ed] * Ministry objects to SPLC "hate group" label issued over a history of staunch anti-LGBT activism. [Sun-Sentinel]

We Don’t Have To Listen To Trump On Cuba, But We Can Demand To Hear From Congress

The embargo has been good for two things: hurting the Cuban people, and getting Cubans in Miami to vote Republican.

Will We See A Return Of The Ninth Circuit Curse?

Will this latest effort to break up the Ninth Circuit get better traction than past attempts?