Law360 Columnist Blames Jay-Z For Being Part Of A Lawsuit
Now excuse me, I'm gonna go feel dirty for white knighting over a billionaire.
Morning Docket: 07.02.15
* The Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation looking at potential price collusion between major airlines. The airline industry doing something to make customers' lives difficult? Surely you jest. [Associated Press] * Loretta Lynch went back to her hometown of Durham, North Carolina yesterday and held a roundtable on civil rights. She called particular attention to the recent violence at historically black churches “whether they are burned or through bullets." [WNCN] * J. Michael Farren, a White House attorney under George W. Bush, was disbarred in the District of Columbia. He was convicted of attempted murder for beating his wife, a former Skadden attorney, and sentenced to 15 years in jail. [National Law Journal] * Is there a gender bias in job descriptions? And if there is, what should be done about it? [American Lawyer] * Biglaw is making big bucks, but only giving small amounts to pro bono efforts. [ABA Journal] * An Ohio courthouse was evacuated Tuesday after a woman brought a bottle of perfume, shaped like a grenade to the court. I guess you can't be too careful. [Huffington Post]
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