Muslim Ban

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.29.17

* While Harvey continues to devastate Houston, Texas Republicans will strip insurance policy holders of most of their protections if they don't file their claims by Friday. Victims will still have insurance -- but if the insurance company delays or otherwise frustrates payouts -- which some inevitably will -- claims filed after Friday won't enjoy the same interest penalties to keep insurers honest and will shift attorney fees onto those who lost their homes in many cases, decreasing the likelihood a wronged policyholder can vindicate their rights. So... good job Texas. [Dallas Morning News] * If you're looking to put a price tag on Charlotte Law's demise, this former faculty member says the school defrauded taxpayers to the tune of $285 million. [Charlotte Observer] * What's this? Is this a media outlet talking about millennials and the workplace in a fair, even positive light? Preposterous!!! [American Lawyer] * Apparently "yadda, yadda, yadda" doesn't get you out of a CFPB investigation. [National Law Journal] * The effort to recall the Brock Turner rape sentencing judge is back on track. [Law.com] * Victims of Trump's Muslim Ban may be nearing a settlement with the administration. At least until some white supremacist group Tweets this story to the President and he demands the DOJ pull out of any deals. [Law360] * Which 2016 SCOTUS opinions are getting the most love from lower courts? [Empirical SCOTUS]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.19.17

* The Supreme Court's latest ruling in the travel ban litigation: good news for grandparents, bad news for certain refugees. [How Appealing] * And in the travel ban battle, the parties aren't pulling their punches. [Democracy in America / The Economist] * Nor does Joshua Matz: "The Supreme Court is now a co-owner and co-author of the travel ban." [Take Care] * Justice Goodwin Liu and a team of Yale Law School researchers have issued an important new report about Asian Americans in the legal profession today. [The Portrait Project] * A defense of that controversial David Brooks column about salami. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * And a defense of due process when it comes to allegations of sexual assault on college campuses. [The Federalist via Instapundit] * In other higher-education news, here's the tweet that got Nick Lutz suspended from the University of Central Florida. [Althouse] * How do millennials view the legal industry? Drew Rossow and Elan Fields discuss. [Legal Tookit / Legal Talk Network]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.30.17

* Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams pleads guilty to accepting a bribe, ending his ongoing federal corruption trial and his tenure as DA -- and sending him straight to jail, since Judge Paul Diamond denied bail. [ABA Journal] * The Trump administration moves forward on implementing the travel ban (and has reversed its earlier determination that being engaged to marry an American doesn't count as "a bona fide" connection to this country). [New York Times] * Colorado baker Jack Phillips, petitioner in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case that the Supreme Court will hear next Term, explains his refusal to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. [How Appealing] * DLA Piper, hit by a major ransomware attack earlier this week, endures its third consecutive day without email. [Law360] * And DLA isn't the only Biglaw firm with big weaknesses in cybersecurity, as Ian Lopez reports. [Law.com] * Lawyer turned television host Greta Van Susteren has been let go by MSNBC (after just six months). [Vanity Fair] * The tragic case of Charlie Gard comes to an end: the European Court of Human Rights declines to review prior court rulings refusing to let the terminally ill 10-month-old boy travel to the U.S. for experimental treatment. [Washington Post] * Drs. John Eastman and Sohan Dasgupta break down the Trinity Lutheran case. [Claremont Institute]

By David Lat