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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.14.22

* A measure to investigate how accurate the chorus to “Killing in the Name” is narrowly passed in the house. [The Hill] * $700 for weeds?! The only grass that should cost that much should be very potent. [Oregonlive] * Pharmacies could be in trouble with the Feds for refusing to sell abortive medicine. [The Week] * Concerned that OCI won't be enough to land you that sweet gig? There's some good advice here — especially throwaway6308's. [Reddit] * The NYPD and NYFD won't be running drug tests on their employees for weed anymore. Guess that gives the latter permission to blaze up at home. [PIX 11]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.12.21

* NJ Supreme Court rules Smith & Wesson has to disclose how they market their guns. If there are ANY promotional posters of Elmo with a Glock, please send them to [email protected] [NJ.com] * Disgruntled client arrested after killing their former lawyer. [ABA Journal] * People who thought the 2020 election was a hoax are running for positions at the Holocaust Memorial. Are these really the people you want when it comes to historical events and numerical accuracy? [Insider] * Prepare your applications 2Ls! OCI is back with a vengeance. [Reuters] * Will do good work for food: Michigan Worker's Comp Lawyers is offering a scholarship for law students come 2022. [Legal Reader] * Violence isn't always the answer: Americans using threats to fight mask mandates inspired an interesting think piece. Talk about it at your (virtual?) water cooler. [Esquire]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.30.18

* Guess which Biglaw firm has decided to bring back on-campus recruiting for its summer associate program? Here's a hint: You're going to need a pair of flip flops. We'll have more on this later today. [American Lawyer] * With an estimated $11 million annual salary, Sandra Goldstein, who recently left Cravath for Kirkland & Ellis, may be the highest paid female partner in all of Biglaw. You go, girl! [The Careerist] * Speaking of female Biglaw partners, Bracewell partner Barbara Jones's $700 per hour rate as special master in the review of materials seized from Michael Cohen's office has added up to a pretty YUGE bill for just one week's worth of work: $47,390. [New York Law Journal] * The Justice Department approved a merger between Bayer and Monsanto, but only after the companies agreed to dump $9 billion in business assets. "Today’s news makes it clear that our antimonopoly laws are completely worthless," said one farm group that's just thrilled by the news. [Washington Post] * Eduardo M. Peñalver, the first Latino dean of an Ivy League law school, has been reappointed to a second five-year term as dean of Cornell Law after achieving quite a few milestones for employment and bar pass rates at the school. [Cornell Chronicle] * Briana Williams, a single mother who requested an epidural while she was in labor so her contractions wouldn't interfere with her completion of a final exam, recently graduated from Harvard Law School. Much respect from one law mama to another. Congratulations and best of luck in all that you do! [Yahoo!]

By Staci Zaretsky