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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.03.19

* “Everyone in America counts in the census, and today’s decision means we all will.” The Justice Department has officially confirmed that in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision, a citizenship question will not be added to the 2020 Census. [Washington Post] * Has Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg handed off the high court’s liberal torch to Justice Elena Kagan? Based on the fact that the Notorious RBG assigned the dissent in the partisan gerrymandering case, it sure looks like it. [NPR] * Dozens of prominent Republicans plan to submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of a “common sense, textualist” ruling that the Civil Rights Act outlaws discrimination against LGBT people in the workplace. [New York Times] * Allen & Overy and O'Melveny & Myers are still in merger talks, but this has been going on for more than a year now and it seems like it's taking forever for anything to happen. [American Lawyer] * Michael Avenatti, the Lawyer of the Year accused of bank fraud and embezzlement, is refusing to give up his desktop, iPhone, and iPad passwords to federal prosecutors in New York. [Big Law Business]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.07.18

* Republicans' control over the Senate grew after the midterm elections, but Democrats managed to take the House. Here are six interesting reasons why that means President Donald Trump could be in "huge legal trouble" now. [Law & Crime] * Florida voters approved an amendment to their state constitution to restore felons' voting rights, which will now be automatically restored after prison time is completed and restitution paid. That's at least 1.4 million more voters! [Orlando Sentinel] * Remember Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed after she refused to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples? Last night, she lost her reelection campaign to Elwood Caudill Jr., a Democratic challenger. [Lexington Herald Leader] * In case you missed it, President Donald Trump chose former White House counsel and current O'Melveny of counsel A.B. Culvahouse to go Down Under to put another shrimp on the barbie serve as U.S. ambassador to Australia. [National Law Journal] * A California appellate court has paved the way for former Winston & Strawn partner Constance Ramos to get out of an "unconscionable" arbitration agreement with the firm. This may be the first Biglaw gender bias case to make it to trial. [The Recorder] * Sorry, but you can't deduct the cost of your law degree on your taxes because it qualified you for a new trade or business. The U.S. Tax Court says that even with a shiny new J.D. in your possession, you've only enhanced your current skills. [Law360] * Grab 'em by the public interest: Per a new Gallup survey, pre-law students don't care about Biglaw money; no, they say the top reason to go to law school is to "pursue a career in politics, government, or other public service." [Idaho Business Review] * A group of crypto investors has filed suit against rapper T.I., alleging that they could not have whatever they like because he tricked them into backing FLiK Token. The Rubberband Man's lawyer says, "Tip is truly disheartened by the lawsuit." [Complex]

By Staci Zaretsky