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Morning Docket: 04.15.19
* “I don’t care about the Mueller report. I’ve been totally exonerated.” President Trump has been “emboldened” by AG William Barr’s summation of the Mueller report, but that claim of “total exoneration” may come back to bite him when the redacted report is released. [New York Times] * Speaking of the Mueller report, George Conway has stepped up his criticism of all the “no collusion” talk, commenting on Twitter that “[i]f Mueller had used the words ‘no evidence of a conspiracy or coordination’ (i.e., no collusion), you can be damned sure Barr would have quoted those words. But Mueller didn’t, and Barr didn’t.” [The Hill] * Paul Rawlinson, global chair of Baker McKenzie, RIP. [Legal Week] * Will SCOTUS get “FUCT” this term? That’s what streetwear designer Erik Brunetti is hoping for when the high court hears oral argument on his challenge to the government’s refusal to register trademarks that are considered “scandalous” or “immoral.” [Associated Press] * The Big Fail: A deep dive into why bar exam pass rates have declined to record lows in recent years, and the impact on law schools and the legal profession. [Law.com] * Law students better start reading up on legal operations, because word on the street is that Biglaw firms are going to start hiring law school graduates for these jobs. Plus, “[s]alaries for these positions are quite big.” [American Lawyer]
Morning Docket: 10.25.18
* Justice Department launches its bid to reverse LGBTQ rights. I'll bet several liked beers that the timing isn't a coincidence. [National Law Journal] * Speaking of the Supreme Court, anthropomorphic hemorrhoid Charles Harder is asking the Court to get rid of Section 230 so every website can be sued into oblivion for defamation they don't even commit. [The Verge] * With Baker McKenzie chair Paul Rawlinson stepping down from exhaustion, other Biglaw managing partners line up to describe how hard they have it. [American Lawyer] * Latham & Watkins partner takes Lording his position over everybody literally. [Legal Cheek] * "Hey Google, what are sanctions?" [Law360] * The DOJ may have won the stay it wanted, but it's still staring down a trial over the census. [New York Law Journal] * Judge set to resolve one of the many shady election law problems plaguing Georgia. [Courthouse News Service]
Global Chair Of Biglaw Firm Taking Temporary Leave Due To Exhaustion
Best wishes to Rawlinson for a speedy recovery.
Morning Docket: 04.14.16
* "You're not getting out of jail today." Affluenza teen Ethan Couch has been sentenced as an affluenza adult to serve four consecutive 180-day terms for each person who was killed in a fatal drunken-driving car crash he caused in 2013. The judge may reconsider Couch's sentence in two weeks. [NBC News] * Who will be the next chair of Baker & McKenzie? Four prominent partners have put their names forward to compete for the title. This would be much more entertaining if it were a Biglaw ladder match where we could watch Paul Rawlinson, Gary Senior, Claudia Prado, and Eric Lasry fight for the shiniest brass ring of them all. [Big Law Business] * If only law schools had more clinical opportunities for future corporate drones: Law schools have offered students more chances to perform public interest work, but this law professor worries schools are "inculcat[ing] law students with a responsibility of social justice that reflects the morality of the faculty and administration." [WSJ Law Blog] * "It doesn't cry out as a triable case." Andrew Caspersen, the high-flying Harvard Law grad charged with a $95 million fraud scheme, likely won't face trial. His lawyer says that he thinks his client's criminal case will be resolved within the next 60 days. He thinks the case will end in a settlement with the SEC. [DealBook / New York Times] * Sources say that Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will not be prosecuted for battery after an incident with former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields following a press conference in March. Apparently the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office has a "higher standard to go forward with a prosecution." [POLITICO]
Staci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. Follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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