Marc Kasowitz… Will You Accept This Rose?
Trump choses Marc Kasowitz to defend him in the ongoing probe.
Morning Docket: 05.23.17
* Trump's reportedly close to selecting outside counsel. According to these reports, the top contenders are Robert Giuffra Jr., Marc Kasowitz, Theodore Olson and Reid Weingarten. [The Hill] * Speaking of Trump, he's asking the D.C. Circuit to delay a ruling on health care subsidies because throwing markets into chaos is the new normal. [NY Times] * Sessions suggests that sanctuary cities will lose Justice and Homeland Security funds if they don't affirmatively prove that they're deputizing themselves to federal immigration officials. That really puts in the proper perspective exactly how committed this guy is to actually keeping people safe from crime. [USA Today] * La La Anthony has hired a top-notch divorce lawyer. “Carmelo is still in denial and thinks he can fix his marriage.” Well, he still thinks he can fix the Knicks too so.... [Page Six] * Dorsey & Whitney is out and Proskauer is in, much to the judge's dismay. [Law360] * DOE releases some loan money to Charlotte Law students. [ABA Journal]
How Innovative Legal Teams Are Turning AI From Promise To Practice
In recent years, AI has moved beyond speculation in the legal industry. What used to be hypothetical is now very real.
A Detailed Dive Into The Rape Allegations Against A Former Federal Judge
These allegations are now the subject of a $25 million civil suit against the ex-judge.
Morning Docket: 09.08.15
* Southern California Institute of Law is suing the state bar over requirements schools must maintain a 40 percent bar passage rate over 5 years. [Los Angeles Times] * Have dreams of running away from the practice of law into the welcoming embrace of academia? Not so fast. The rate of new law professor jobs has dropped 55 percent. [National Law Journal] * FBI agents cannot be sued for monetary damages in their personal capacity for keeping people on the "No Fly List" as a coercive measure in anti-terrorism investigations, says SDNY Judge Ronnie Abrams. [New York Law Journal] * Find out who are the scariest federal prosecutors according to Steptoe & Johnson partner Reid Weingarten. [Litigation Daily] * You should still say "sorry" even when you're at work. [Corporate Counsel] * A fun way to mix college football fandom with your attorney advertising. [ABA Journal] * Carey Gabay, a lawyer for Empire State Development Corp., and who formerly held positions as assistant counsel to Governor Andrew Cuomo and at Jones Day and at Schulte Roth & Zabel, was shot in the head yesterday before the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn. He is in critical condition. [New York Post]