Judge Mark Fuller

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.15

* The "Stepford Hipsters" of Abercrombie & Fitch have to make reasonable accommodations for employees wearing hijabs. [ATL Redline] * The EPA is seeking comment to a proposal to limit the pesticide exposure of bees, yeah... I am sure a few labels will stop the coming global agricultural disaster that colony collapse portends. [JD Supra] * David Boies is leading a legal all-star team fighting the construction of a new Warriors Arena, guess BSF will be rooting for the Cavs. [San Francisco Business Times] * We love a dash of dry humor buried in an answer -- classic rockers Led Zeppelin admit to being one of the "greatest bands in history," deny other allegations. [Lowering the Bar] * On the rarity of Mark Fuller resigning from the federal judiciary -- it is about a once-in-every-ten-years kind of an event. [Legal Schnauzer] * Creating laws to keep up with advancements in artificial intelligence is bound to be... complicated. [Legal Theory Blog] * Judge Alex Kozinski gets testy in a dissent, calling the result (denying insurance coverage for sunken oil barrels before they started actually leaking) "absurd." [Trial Insider]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.15.15

* Sorry, Chicago Law, but it looks like you're going to lose your dean. Michael Schill, the school's departing dean, will leave to assume the presidency at the University of Oregon. It's an upgrade for UO, and a potential downgrade for UChiLaw. Yikes... [Willamette Week] * FYI, D.C. Circuit litigants, you really need to “avoid using acronyms that are not widely known." This is your second warning, your colleagues have already been benchslapped for this behavior, and the clerk's office literally can't even anymore. [National Law Journal] * After six months spent completing a domestic violence program, the battery charge against Judge Mark Fuller has been dropped and expunged from his record. Whether he'll be allowed to keep his job on the federal bench is another story entirely. [Reuters] * Your law school application is a great place to explain why your undergraduate GPA is so damn low, because at this point in the process, the law school of your choice may be happy that you actually have a pulse. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report] * Theo Shaw, a member of the "Jena Six" who had to spend 7 months in jail because he couldn't afford bail for his alleged participation in a gang-beating, is going to law school on a full ride. He's "profoundly grateful" to Washington Law. Congrats! [Business Insider]

By Staci Zaretsky
Biglaw

Morning Docket: 09.19.14

* Voters in Scotland just said no to independence from the United Kingdom (although it might not have been a big deal for the legal profession if the vote had gone the other way). [New York Times] * Congratulations to Drexel Law on a whopping $50 million gift -- and its new name, the Thomas R. Kline School of Law. [Philadelphia Inquirer via WSJ Law Blog] * The latest chapter in the “cautionary tale” of David Lola: dismissal of the contract attorney’s lawsuit against Skadden and Tower Legal. [American Lawyer] * An office renovation for Baker Botts in Houston strips junior associates of window offices. [ABA Journal] * How could Watson transform the practice of patent law? [Corporate Counsel] * Are we seeing a reversal in the trend of declining prison populations? [Washington Post] * The chorus of voices calling for Judge Mark Fuller to resign in the wake of domestic violence charges against him continues to grow. [New York Times]

By David Lat
American Bar Association / ABA

Morning Docket: 08.12.14

* “No person, no matter how high, is above the law.” It would seem Chief Judge John Roberts is unfamiliar with many of the attorneys we write about on a daily basis. [Associated Press] * Considering many Americans can’t name a single justice, whether the high court issues 9-0 or 5-4 opinions likely matters little, but Cass Sunstein has a study on it. [New York Times] * Judge Mark Fuller (M.D. AL) spent a night in jail this weekend after an alleged domestic violence incident with his wife. He paid $5,000 bond before he was released. Uhh… Roll Tide? [CNN] * The ABA moved forward with reforms to help students gain clinical and distance-learning opportunities. Alas, being paid for work was too controversial this time. [National Law Journal] * A woman who was trapped inside a law firm as a gunman opened fire before killing himself is now suing everyone for damages. You’d probably sue, too — it must’ve been terrifying. [Times-Picayune] * Robin Williams, the beloved actor who recently played a very disgruntled lawyer, RIP. [ABC News]

By Staci Zaretsky