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More Than 5,000 Lawyers Sign Letter Opposing Amy Coney Barrett’s SCOTUS Nomination
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All Rise: Hundreds Of Lawyers Protest On Steps Of Supreme Court To Demand ‘Impartial Justice’ In Trump’s Impeachment
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Morning Docket: 06.25.18
* The Supreme Court is set to rule on six more cases this week, and one of them is President Trump's Muslim travel ban. Stay tuned, because we could find out a decision on this one later this morning. [Reuters] * President Trump has called for the immediate deportation of undocumented immigrants with "no judges or court cases." Adios to due process, which was pretty cool while it lasted. [The Hill] * Speaking of undocumented immigrants, Lawyers for Good Government has launched Project Corazon, a program led by Kirkland & Ellis, where attorneys will help reunite families that were separated at the border under President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy. [ABA Journal] * Valparaiso Law might not be going anywhere after all. As it turns out, Middle Tennessee State University is in talks to inherit the struggling law school program. MTSU isn't buying the school or merging with it -- no, this is going to be considered a "gift." Mmmhmmm. [Chicago Tribune] * Coming to a law firm near you is the Mansfield Rule 2.0, which aims to close the gap in leadership roles for LGTBQ+ attorneys in Biglaw. Fifty firms signed up for the original Mansfield Rule to promote the success of women, and 35 of those firms plus 11 new ones have joined to support LGTBQ+ attorneys. [American Lawyer]
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Non-Sequiturs: 09.15.17
* Interested in volunteering at a DACA renewal clinic? You can do it even if you're not an immigration lawyer. Sign up here to get training and match with a site in need of your assistance. [Lawyers for Good Government] * Adding healthy habits to your already packed schedule can seem like an impossible task, but you really can do it. [Corporette] * Sad but true (and not at all surprising): Americans don't know squat about the Constitution. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Judge Jed Rakoff issues an important opinion outlining the contours of "fair use." [Copyright Alliance] * Biglaw behemoth Dentons has created a network to connect PR professionals. That's an interesting move for a firm that already counts more than 7,000 lawyers under its umbrella. [Law and More] * David Lat chats with employment lawyer Matt Steinberg about how transparency is transforming the employer/employee relationship. [Akerman]
Morning Docket: 03.29.17
* Almost 2,000 lawyers have signed on to a complaint filed by the Lawyers for Good Government with the Alabama State Bar Disciplinary Committee which alleges that Attorney General Jeff Sessions violated the state's rules of professional conduct when he falsely testified under oath during his confirmation hearing that he "did not have communications with the Russians," and thus should be disbarred. [Alabama Political Reporter] * A superior legal defense from a superior legal mind? A former contestant on The Apprentice who accused President Donald Trump of groping her in 2007 is now suing him for defamation. Trump's lawyer, Marc Kasowitz of Kasowitz Benson, claims that the president is immune from private litigation thanks to the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. Perhaps he ought to take another look at Clinton v. Jones. [USA Today] * Sources say that Seyfarth Shaw partner Alexander Passantino is under consideration to run the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. He served as deputy Wage and Hour Division administrator from 2006 to 2008, and if offered the job, he'll be in charge of overseeing some pretty major policy issues, like rolling back the Obama-era expansion of overtime pay to millions of American workers. [Big Law Business] * General counsel from 185 companies signed on to a letter delivered to Congress, beseeching lawmakers to continue to support the Legal Services Corp. which could go without necessary funds under President Trump's budget plan. They've requested that $450M be allocated to the organization in order to create a "level playing field for the many lower and moderate-income families who cannot afford a lawyer." [WSJ Law Blog] * Angelo Binno, a blind prospective law student who alleged that the LSAT's logic games test is discriminatory, was denied Supreme Court certiorari earlier this week. Not to worry, because his lawyer says that the fight will go on: "I’m not going to stop until he gets into law school because I know he will be a great lawyer even though he cannot diagram that on a test. This battle is far from over." [National Law Journal]