Standard Of Review: The Free Press Is Under Attack In the Netflix Documentary ‘Nobody Speak’
The film is definitely harrowing, although it could have dug deeper into the issues.
Morning Docket: 12.21.15
* Nobody puts Bernie in the corner! The Democratic race for president has been a little more exciting ever since the Bernie Sanders campaign sued the Democratic National Committee over a data breach involving Hillary Clinton's voter information. [New York Times] * Everyone else and their mother has been disciplined in the Pennsylvania Porngate scandal -- except for AG Kathleen Kane's twin sister, prosecutor Ellen Granahan. Her emails were just as awful, but nothing's going to happen to her. Ain't nepotism grand? [Morning Call] * A few weeks ago, Dentons announced that it was interested in swallowing up two Latin American firms, and now a three-way merger has been approved. With 7,400 lawyers, Dentons will become an even bigger Biglaw behemoth. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg] * The house always wins? Before its sale to billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters were asked to investigate and write about a judge who may soon make a ruling adverse to his interests. [DealBook / New York Times] * Arkansas Law wants to dismiss Prof. Robert Steinbuch's suit over its admissions data. The school's defense essentially amounts to this: "Just because we accidentally gave you all that info last time doesn't mean we'll do it again now." [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.