John Paul Stevens

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.19.23

* Neil Gorsuch brands COVID-19 health edicts possibly "the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country." While some might remind him about slavery and segregation, I'm not sure we should be giving him any ideas. [USA Today] * Mike McKool leaves McKool Smith. Remember Garfield Minus Garfield? It's like that. [Reuters] * Judge rejects candy company's motion to dismiss in case of man trapped inside hardened chocolate for hours. Willy Wonka declined comment. [Legal Intelligencer] * Nancy Abudu confirmed to the Eleventh Circuit and all it took was a staggering 495 days or so. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Justice Stevens working papers released. One gem involves Scalia chiding dissenters for worrying about damaging the Court's legitimacy. That tracks. [ABA Journal] * As part of broader efforts to diversify the ranks of special masters, some argue for rethinking the language of "master" itself. [Law.com] * Kari Lake's election challenge going about as well as her election did. [Courthouse News Service]

By Above the Law
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.18.19

* The Stormy Daniels documents are about to be released and that should be a big political story for about 5 minutes before Trump sends ICE to deport Nancy Pelosi or something. [Reuters] * Because Europe isn't America and still understands antitrust law, the EU has opened an investigation into Amazon for allegedly using market data it collects from sellers to then go out and undercut them. It's a practice Elizabeth Warren recently broke down in baseball terms as, "you can be the umpire or you can own a team, but you can't do both." [Law.com] * Alex Acosta tried to save his job by touting that he got Jeffrey Epstein jail time. Lawyers now claim that Epstein was having sex with underaged girls during his sentence. [ABC News] * Can virtual law firms close the gender pay gap? Probably not a good sign when pay equity can only come from a knockoff brand. [American Lawyer] * Neal Katyal is giving young associates real opportunities to better train the next generation of Supreme Court advocates. [National Law Journal] * In moving tribute to Justice Stevens, the courts prepare to dismantle his landmark decision. [Law360] * With all the problems in the world, state legislatures want you to know they're all over that the Sharia law problem that literally no one has. [USA Today]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.17.19

* A divided House of Representatives voted to “strongly condemn[] President Donald Trump's racist comments” that were recently lodged against four Democratic congresswomen of color “that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color.” [NBC News] * Plaintiffs in the census citizenship case are seeking sanctions against the Department of Justice for committing “fraud on the court” after allegedly hiding the truth about the case’s origins during trial. This should be interesting, considering the Supreme Court seemed to agree... [Reuters] * Which Biglaw firms are playing host to 2020 Democratic presidential candidates? Quite a few, actually! From Milbank to Kirkland to Paul Weiss, these politicians are getting cozy with their future lawyers. [American Lawyer] * Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has Pennsylvania Supreme Court to declare the death penalty unconstitutional because he claims it’s arbitrary and racially biased. [Philadelphia Inquirer] * Salary news you can use: If you’ve got a law degree and you work in a compliance role, you can expect to make more money than your colleagues without JDs at each and every stage of your career. [Corporate Counsel] * Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, the former leader of the liberal wing of the Supreme Court, RIP. [New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky