Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.16.17

* Are federal authorities investigating Fox News? [Law360] * Has Trump made law school "cool again"? No. Law school was never cool. [Quartz] * What do you know? Looks like some firms are finally waking up to the fact that they didn't have good years and really couldn't afford to jack up associate salaries. [ABA Journal] * That said, Davis Polk just had its self-described "best year ever." Did nobody tell these people Bowie died? [Am Law Daily] * Judges say they understand technology, but contradictory rulings about discovery and "the cloud" may say otherwise. [Law.com] * The litigation finance industry is leery of class actions. Should they be? [The Recorder] * Then again, maybe it won't matter because this Congress is trying to gut class actions by making it next to impossible to find lawyers willing to take on these cases. [Forbes] * Hofstra Law is opening a clinic to serve immigrants dealing with deportation. [Newsday] * Nobody actually likes the Rams or Chargers. That's why Biglaw is in deep with a gaggle of antitrust suits brought by the people of Los Angeles over having to buy NFL Sunday Ticket. [Law.com]

By Joe Patrice
Biglaw

Morning Docket: 03.13.14

* According to a confidential report from Deloitte, another major firm is set to follow in Heenan Blaikie’s footsteps within the next year. The sheer number of “sorries” after another Canadian Biglaw collapse would be simply terrifying. [Legal Post] * Dean Demleitner of Washington & Lee Law doesn’t think its 3L reform program is to blame for its decline in rank. It’ll “take five to 10 years for the benefits of the program to become apparent.” Oh, that’s great… for the Class of 2023. [Fortune] * Here’s another look at the U.S. News rankings. Compare Nebraska and Hofstra. One shot up in rank and tuition increased slightly. The other sank like a stone and tuition skyrocketed. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * For the first time in years, the number of LSAT test takers has increased by a whole 1.1 percent year over year. We can guarantee law schools will fight to the death to enroll those 213 students. [LSAT Blog] * Judge Judy has never sued anyone, but now she’s suing a personal injury firm for using her picture in its ads. Damages recovered will be donated to scholarships for women. Classy lady. [New York Daily News]

By Staci Zaretsky