Morning Docket: 11.17.16
* Don't say we didn't tell you this, but according to the latest report from Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group, the great Biglaw salary increase of 2016 is now being cited as a strain on law firm profits. Expenses are now growing faster than revenues at many firms. We'll have more on this later today. [Am Law Daily] * This is one promise that President-elect Trump is sticking to: Kellyanne Conway, his campaign manager, has confirmed that he will choose a Supreme Court nominee from the list(s) he released earlier this year: "You’ve seen the list of 21. The list has not changed." You can see Trump's shortlist(s) here and here. [Big Law Business] * "Every good person has an obligation to both to continue being heard and to continue doing the right thing. We can’t afford for a president to fail." Justice Sonia Sotomayor has spoken out about the results of the presidential election, and she thinks that we must guide President-elect Trump to make the right decisions for the country. [WSJ Law Blog] * The American Bar Association's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has sanctioned not one, but two law schools for their lax admissions standards. Valparaiso Law has been publicly censured and Charlotte Law has been placed on probation. We'll have more on this later today. [National Law Journal] * Judge William Duffin of the Eastern District of Wisconsin has denied a request made by state prosecutors to delay "Making a Murderer" subject Brendan Dassey's release from prison. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says he will appeal Duffin's ruling to the Seventh Circuit. Dassey is scheduled to be released on Friday. [Reuters]
