Finally Close To Having A Voting Majority, Will The Biden FCC Actually Restore Net Neutrality?
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Ted Cruz Once Insisted That Net Neutrality Was The Gov’t Takeover Of The Internet; Now Demands That Twitter Host All Nonsense
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Trump, Big Telecom Continue Quest To Ban States From Protecting Broadband Consumers
Regulatory agency tries to have their cake and eat it too.
Surprise! Buzzfeed Links Bogus Net Neutrality Comments Directly To Broadband Industry
It's like what Lenin said... you look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh...
Morning Docket: 10.02.19
* Trump wins on taxes (this time): A federal judge in California blocked a state law that would require candidates for president to disclose their income tax returns before their names can appear on the state's primary ballot. [CNN] * In the wake of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations of sexual assault, Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s name has not been “totally and permanently destroyed” as he predicted; though he may be regarded as a “walking controversy,” he’s mostly gone back to his regular life. [Washington Post] * Rudy Giuliani has hired former Watergate prosecutor Jon Sale to represent him in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Sale says of his client: “He 100 percent did not do anything illegal.” That’s a good lawyer. [National Law Journal] * The D.C Circuit largely upheld the FCC’s right to dump net neutrality rules, but the court’s opinion still allowed for state and local governments to set their own regulations that would prohibit some customers from being charged more than others. [Associated Press] * A judge has ruled that Harvard's admissions policies are constitutional due to the school's reliance on "race conscious admissions." If Students for Fair Admissions appeals, it could go to SCOTUS and endanger affirmative action. [NPR] * If you’ve been dreaming about going in-house and eventually becoming general counsel, now might be a good time to make a move, considering that GC pay recently hit a five-year high of $2.6 million. [Big Law Business] * “Alabama and I had a difference of opinion, but Gainesville and I have the same opinion.” That tide has rolled, so Hugh Culverhouse decided to make a $1.1 million donation to the University of Florida Levin College of Law. [Herald Tribune]
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New Bill Would Enshrine The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Into Standalone Federal Law
Repair efforts are underway.
Morning Docket: 01.18.19
* Trump instructed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress, which was a rotten thing to do to America's hottest lawyer. [Buzzfeed] * Skadden settles with government over Manafort fiasco to the tune of $4.6 million. [NY Times] * Ben Brafman officially out as Harvey Weinstein's lawyer. [Law360] * Net neutrality case will press forward after the DC Circuit told the FCC it couldn't use Trump's shutdown as an excuse to delay the case. [National Law Journal] * Clients planning to spend more on tech and less on lawyers... this is how it begins, people. [International] * Lawyer contends that 51-year-old man who punched an 11-year-old girl was acting in self-defense. This is why our profession can't have nice things. [Huffington Post] * The top tech legal cases of the last 20 years. [Ars Technica]
Morning Docket: 10.02.18
* Police questioned Brett Kavanaugh over a bar fight he and Chris Dudley apparently got into -- wait, Chris Dudley? This whole "Brett + Alcohol = Violence" equation is becoming a pattern. And a pattern he lies about under oath. [NY Times] * Department of Justice sues California over its net neutrality law. So much for states' rights. [Courthouse News Service] * Law firms are merging at a record pace. This should probably worry people more. [American Lawyer] * This reads more like an exam question than real life. Is it a trademark violation to spell fiance as Feyoncé when selling engagement gifts? What if we add that they also sold stuff that references "Single Ladies"? [Law360] * Sidley Austin earns less than the midlevel exception. Or about what Chris Dudley was worth. [American Lawyer] * The Supreme Court is open for business. Will they further limit access to justice this Term? Probably, yeah. [National Law Journal] * "SEC Suit Over Elon Musk's Tweets Sets an Example for Execs Online." Indeed: Don't Date Grimes. [Corporate Counsel]
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Just Because The Internet Didn’t Implode The Day After Repeal Doesn’t Mean Killing Net Neutrality Was A Good Idea
The FCC is trying to act vindicated. They are either very stupid or think everyone else is very gullible.
After Backlash To AT&T Chicanery, California Salvages Tough Net Neutrality Law
Public pressure works.
Morning Docket: 05.31.18
* Avenatti is no longer trying to get in on the Michael Cohen case... because he says they're already going to get all the documents they need. [CNBC] * Weil Gotshal shortening its partnership track in bid to keep young talent around. [New York Law Journal] * Former K&L Gates business development manager charged with threatening a professor who had written that Trump voters were violent racists. A point underscored when... violent racists started making threats against him. [American Lawyer] * Ethics experts weigh in on Quinn Emanuel's forfeiture-for-competition clause. They... don't like it. [Law360] * We've talked about White & Case's decorating chops before. Now they've got themselves a new Silicon Valley look. [The Recorder] * California passes a strict net neutrality bill. I guess they weren't compelled by Ajit Pai's stupid video. [Courthouse News Service] * National Law Journal names the DC litigation departments of the year. Do we have a name for this? Like "The Deecees" or something? [National Law Journal] * Legendary internet commenter "Loyola 2L" has dropped his mask. [American Lawyer]
Morning Docket: 05.17.18
* A whistleblower reports that SARS reports regarding Michael Cohen's transactions are missing from FINCEN. SARS don't just disappear without a trace... well, the disease did, but the reports shouldn't. [New Yorker] * After passing an abortion law accomplishing little more than exposing the state's taxpayers to litigation expense, Iowa is going to have to find someone else to defend it because Attorney General Tom Miller wants no part of it. [ABC] * The FTC's new consumer protection chief represented payday lenders, and really what's so bad about a 110 percent interest rate anyway? [The Hill] * Wolf of Wall Street needs to up his payments to victims. [Law360] * Facebook is getting into the blockchain game meaning soon your vacation photos will overtake Bitcoin as the most inherently worthless thing backed by blockchain. [Legaltech News] * An interview with a federal magistrate judge finally answers the question: what's the penalty for Yogi Bear stealing a picnic basket? [Coverage Opinions] * The Senate, against all odds, voted to save net neutrality yesterday. [Courthouse News Service]
Morning Docket: 05.11.18
* Senator Chuck Grassley of the Senate Judiciary Committee really, really, really wants any Supreme Court justice who's considering retiring any time soon to speed things up and retire immediately so their successor can be confirmed ASAP before the midterms. You hear that, Justice Kennedy? You apparently need to announce your retirement "now or within two or three weeks." [Reuters] * Quinn Emanuel may face an investigation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the agency responsible for overseeing attorneys in the United Kingdom, in the wake of allegations concerning a dismissed partner's inappropriate behavior. The firm reported itself to the SRA, because it takes the allegations "extremely seriously." [Legal Week] * Squire Patton Boggs is really trying to distance itself from Michael Cohen. Remember that strategic alliance they had? Psshtttttt, please, forget about that. Under the bus you go, my friend: "At all times, Cohen maintained his independence, was not an employee of the firm, and did not maintain files or bill clients through the firm." [The Hill] * The Federal Communications Commission is planning to kill net neutrality on June 11, one day before the Senate is set to vote on Congressional Review Act resolution that seeks to overturn the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules. [NPR] * Dr. Dre, the rapper, lost a trademark infringement fight against Dr. Drai, the gynecologist. These motherf**kers at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office act like they forgot about Dre. [Courthouse News Service]