Scott Turow

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.17

* Congratulations to Erwin Chemerinsky, the next dean of Berkeley Law! [How Appealing] * Speaking of deans, this Yale dean -- note, not a dean at the law school -- "loves diversity, except for ‘white trash.’" [Instapundit] * The latest entrant into the FBI director sweepstakes: former senator Joe Lieberman, now senior counsel at one of Donald Trump's "go-to" law firms, Kasowitz Benson. [Newsweek] * "Americans like piece of paper? I have piece of paper!" [Althouse] * In case you were wondering, "Did Rosie O'Donnell ever study constitutional law?" [NewsBusters] * Legal nerds, let's get ready to rumble! Professor Gerard Magliocca asks: "Is Justice Story overrated?" [Concurring Opinions] * Shearman & Sterling partner (and podcaster) Richard Hsu is joining the Major leagues -- legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa, that is. [LinkedIn] * Randy Maniloff interviews celebrated lawyer/author Scott Turow, whose new book, Testimony (affiliate link), just came out. [Coverage Opinions] * An argument in favor of protecting your cellphone with your thumbprint and a password. [Katz Justice] * "If you had to choose a law partner from the characters in Better Call Saul, who would you choose?" [Guile is Good] * If you're a law student interested in ediscovery, check out this contest, sponsored by kCura. [kCura via PR Newswire]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.01.16

* The Justice Department is seeking a stay of Judge Andrew Hanen's benchslap and order of ethics training while it appeals the ruling -- a ruling the DOJ says could cost approximately $5 million to $8 million to comply with. [Texas Lawyer] * Cheryl D. Mills, chief of staff to Hillary Clinton at the State Department, wishes that the issue of Clinton's private email server "had been something we thought about." [New York Times] * Jim Lewis, counsel to Sigfredo Garcia, the man charged last week with the murder of Professor Dan Markel, maintains that Garcia had "had nothing to do with" the crime. [Tallahassee Democrat] * Former attorney general Eric Holder says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden performed a "public service" by sparking a debate over government surveillance -- but still must pay a price for his illegal actions. [CNN] * The Fourth Circuit holds that the police don't need a warrant to obtain a person's cellphone location data. [How Appealing] * In other Fourth Circuit news, the court won't go en banc to rehear its prior ruling in favor of the Obama Administration's policy that transgender students are protected under existing civil rights law (aka the "transgender bathroom case"). [BuzzFeed via How Appealing] * Those unsealed Trump University documents we mentioned yesterday? They don't put the Donald in the best light. [New York Times] * And Donald Trump isn't getting much financial love from the legal community, as measured by campaign contributions (c'mon, Jones Day lawyers, help your client out). [American Lawyer] * Judge Joseph Portelli of New Jersey, recently reprimanded for alleged inappropriate comments to counsel, gets renominated to the bench. [ABA Journal] * Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: congratulations and best wishes to acclaimed novelist (and Dentons partner) Scott Turow and fellow lawyer Adriane Glazier -- who first met when he interviewed her years ago for a summer associate gig. [New York Times]

By David Lat
Crime

Quote of the Day: A Passing Grade for Cyrus Vance

Mr. Vance performed well. The collateral damage to the career of Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who resigned in disgrace from the I.M.F., was clearly unfair, but that was caused largely by his sensational arrest, which Mr. Vance had no choice about effecting…. Given the attention paid to Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s arrest, Mr. Vance deserves enormous credit for pulling […]

By David Lat