Law School Very Disappointed In Students Speaking Out AGAINST Designated Hate Group
Threats are unacceptable, but this intentionally vague statement is all about chilling important speech.
Thanks, Justice Gorsuch. No, Really!
Citing Bostock decision, Fourth Circuit gives transgender plaintiff Gavin Grimm long-sought victory.
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.
Morning Docket: 07.03.20
* Tennessee has become the second state in the country to delay the administration of the summer bar exam. [Nashville Post] * A New Jersey lawyer has been disbarred for converting $92,000 from his attorney trust account. [New Jersey Law Journal] * A Manhattan judge (before whom I argued my first motion years ago!) has dismissed a conservative group's defamation lawsuit against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. [New York Daily News] * Joe Biden's campaign is preparing an army of lawyers as part of voter protection efforts. [CNN] * The ACLU has filed a lawsuit seeking to delay an execution because the inmate's Buddhist priest is at risk of complications should he contract COVID-19. Have to give props to those lawyers for a creative argument. [Hill]
Students Make Diversity Demands At Law School — Guess Which Group Didn’t Sign On?
It starts with an 'F'...
Biglaw Firm Gets In On the Fight For LGBTQ Rights
The fight against the rollback of LGBTQ rights continues.
Neil Gorsuch Lays Landmines Throughout LGBTQ Discrimination Opinion
This good result feels like an attempt to Trojan Horse in some awful stuff.
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
After Complaint Likening Pride Flag To Swastika, Texas Judicial Commission Makes Courtroom Rainbowfrei Zone
They did it to root out bias, WINK WINK.
Trump Judge Tries To Put Reasonable Spin On ‘I Don’t Like Trans People,’ Fails
Judge argues that he's too stupid to keep track of someone's pronouns and in fairness he might be.
Law School Students Are Boycotting Gibson Dunn
Mandatory arbitration agreements are proving quite controversial.
France Proposes Allowing Women Rights That Are Shockingly Not Currently Permitted
A good first step, but there's still more to do.
3 Ways Lawyers Are Finding New Efficiencies With AI
Those who’ve adopted legal-specific systems are seeing big benefits.
Morning Docket: 08.08.19
* Jones Day partner Don McGahn sued for failing to comply with House subpoena. [National Law Journal] * Short seller argues that Burford is out of money in move that pits highly sophisticated calculated gamblers against highly sophisticated calculated gamblers. [American Lawyer] * A reminder that the Supreme Court is going to hear a case that could allow employers to fire women for not acting feminine enough. [Vice] * ICE deported a guy to Iraq who had never lived there, didn't speak Arabic, and who subsequently died unable to secure insulin. [Slate] * Biglaw is making the diversity officer role more senior and more powerful. [American Lawyer] * MGM complaining that federal government gives tribes "monopoly" over casinos. That's... that's not how this works. [Courthouse News Service] * National Review is arguing for "red flag laws" in an editorial that it will deny ever publishing once the GOP quietly kills this issue. [National Review]
Celebrating Champions Of Diversity And Inclusion In The Legal Profession
Congratulations -- and thanks -- to these inspiring leaders of the bar and change agents.
Jim Obergefell Speaks At Law School And Fed Soc Entirely Predictably Loses Its Mind
Try not to throw a muscle rolling your eyes at this student's op-ed.
Morning Docket: 02.21.19
* Accountants are the new bakers when it comes to discriminating against gay people. I guess this means tax prep is more a matter of artistic interpretation, which in fairness explains Amazon's tax bill last year. [Fox News] * Tesla GC self-driven back to Williams & Connolly after two months. [National Law Journal] * "Lawyer likens R. Kelly to Beethoven to explain studio move." Who can forget that "immortal beloved" letter about urolagnia? [Star Tribune] * A good look at the renewed effort to undermine the litigation finance business for doing the unconscionable and allowing regular folks to afford to bring meritorious claims against big companies. [CDR Magazine] * A call for law schools to be accredited based on post-graduation job prospects. It seems like a certain website's been calling for that for years now... [Law.com] * Strip club copyright suits are the lucrative niche practice no one knows about. [Law360] * Rosen likely to succeed Rosenstein. [Courthouse News Service] * Direct call for quotas to improve Biglaw diversity -- for women anyway. [Legal Cheek]
‘Good’ LGBTQ Laws Outpace ‘Bad’ Ones In 2018
With the courts making a regressive turn, we're going to have to do this the old fashioned way.