Megyn Kelly

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.26.18

* Chuck Grassley asking Justice Department to launch a criminal inquiry into Michael Avenatti and his client. So now Grassley cares about investigations. [Law360] * Does Megyn Kelly have a prayer in her looming battle with NBC? Personally, I don't think they should fire her -- they should make her sit in her office and do nothing for 40 hours a week like they did with Ann Curry. Curry did nothing to deserve that -- Kelly on the other hand.... [Law and Crime] * NYAG suit over Trump Foundation breaching charity rules during the campaign looks like it's got legs. [Courthouse News Service] * Justice Kagan doesn't completely blow off the idea of 18-year terms for the Court, which is something. [National Law Journal] * Georgia seeks an emergency stay of the temporary restraining order barring the state from disenfranchising absentee voters because injustice delayed is injustice denied. [Daily Report Online] * Lawyer couple disciplined for talking to each other. [Law.com] * Japan's letting the cryptocurrency industry police itself. This will end well. [MIT Technology Review]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.23.17

* What are the best way for working moms to level up their childcare (assuming you have the money to do so)? [CorporetteMoms] * It was great that Justice Thomas sided with the majority in the North Carolina gerrymandering case, but here's the skinny on why Justice Kennedy didn't sign on as well. [Election Law Blog] * Louis Vuitton is gearing up to have its day in front of the Supreme Court. [The Fashion Law] * Is "business casual" in its death throws? [The Atlantic] * Megyn Kelly is taking on 60 Minutes. [Law and More] * The latest Moot Court rankings. [TaxProf Blog]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.17

* Adam Feldman makes the case for Justice Neil Gorsuch. (Visit Above the Law at 8 p.m. for our live coverage of the Supreme Court announcement.) [Empirical SCOTUS] * Speaking of SCOTUS, a former shortlister and current feeder judge, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, has a new book out: All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s. [Amazon (affiliate link)] * Is the "chaos" of the Trump Administration's early days really just the startup-like disruption of the established order? [Althouse] * Professor Ilya Somin analyzes -- and endorses -- San Francisco's lawsuit against President Trump's "sanctuary cities" order. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Professor Eric Chiappinelli offers two recommendations for law schools to survive -- and even thrive -- in today's challenging environment. [PrawfsBlawg] * Is the hiring of lawyer turned journalist Megyn Kelly the first step in NBC's transformation into the next Fox News? [Instapundit]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.19.16

* Insiders claim Megyn Kelly has told stories of sexual harassment at the hands of Roger Ailes to attorneys from Paul, Weiss. No wonder it looks like Ailes is on his way out. [New York Magazine] * Be careful you don't accidentally tweet your political opinions from your employer's Twitter account, especially if you work for the Department of Justice. [Gizmodo] * 5 tips to rebound when your legal game is considered "has been." [Law and More] * Taking the New York bar? Do yourself a favor and minimize your stress on test day -- order your lunch ahead of time. [Custom Gourmet NY] * There's going to be a new season of Making a Murderer. [Slate] * Restrictions on reproductive freedom are more than just a political talking point, there are real women who have to make tough choices as a result of the burdensome laws. [Huffington Post] * Law professor is after blood, or at least disbarment, over the prosecution of the Freddie Gray case. [Washington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino