Migrant Children

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.01.19

* In case you missed it, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he'd be willing to entertain a Democratic president’s Supreme Court nominee in 2021 because it would be "politically unsustainable" to hold open a vacancy for so long -- but that doesn't mean there'd be a confirmation. [POLITICO] * It's sick that we need a federal court order to get this done, but... conditions for migrant children must be improved immediately at Border Patrol facilities in Texas because right now, they "could be compared to torture facilities." [New York Times] * A judge has permanently enjoined the Trump administration from diverting $2.5 million in military funds to construct a wall on the southern border. We imagine there will be some Twitter rant about "Obama judges" coming soon. [The Hill] * October Term 2018 was pretty strange and we saw SCOTUS justices making strange bedfellows in their opinions, with Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh joining the high court's liberals in the majority for one of the most FUCT-up cases. [NBC News] * Hoping to open your own firm or join a small law firm after graduation from law school? If that's the case, then you might be interested to know that average compensation in this area of the legal profession is down, with women earning incomes 36 percent lower than their male counterparts. [Law.com]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.24.19

* During an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," President Trump falsely claimed that he “inherited” the policy of separating children from their parents at the border from President Obama, and later went on to defend the conditions that migrant children are being detained in, saying, “We're doing a fantastic job under the circumstances.” [NBC News] * The Supreme Court will soon be ending its October 2018 term, and there are still a dozen controversial cases yet to be decided. Which eagerly awaited ruling(s) will be released today? [Reuters] * “So many D.C. lawyers are actors at heart. This is the drama of our time.” The Mead Center for American Theater is planning an 11-hour dramatic reading of the Mueller report. Several lawyers have signed up to read, but we wonder who will get to say Don McGahn’s famous lines. [National Law Journal] * One woman may have settled her sex discrimination claims against Jones Day, but another just joined the gender bias class-action against the firm, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to eight. [Big Law Business] * Cravath partners: They’re just like us! Damaris Hernández, who became the first Latina partner at Cravath in 2016, got her own profile piece on how she spends her Sundays published in the paper of record this weekend. [New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.21.19

* “In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention I have never heard of this level of inhumanity.” Children being detained at the border are in desperate need of legal assistance and humanitarian aid. [NBC News] * Disgraced former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice Roy Moore, a "polarizing [] Republican," has decided to launch yet another Senate bid after losing during his first go round. This time, even President Trump warned him against trying again. [New York Times] * Puff, puff, pass this vote: New York may not have been able to legalize marijuana, but lawmakers are trying to do the next best thing by decriminalizing it. Fines for “violations” will be no higher than $200 and last convictions can be expunged upon request. [New York Law Journal] * In case you missed it, Slack had its IPO yesterday, opening at $38.50 a share. Goodwin Procter certainly didn't miss it, because the firm is looking to earn $2.5 million for its work on the company's stock market debut. [Big Law Business] * Shaakirrah Sanders, a black female professor at Idaho Law, has filed suit against the school the university, and a former dean, alleging race and gender discrimination and retaliation. She is the only professor of color and woman of color who has earned tenure at the school. [Idaho Statesman]

By Staci Zaretsky