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Morning Docket: 12.19.14

* A third-year student from the Louisiana State University Law Center was indicted for allegedly raping one woman and allegedly sexually assaulting and attempting to rape another. He's currently free on bail under GPS monitoring supervision. [The Advocate] * Here's some news you can potentially use (with extreme caution): you may be able to give a law firm partner the finger and still be eligible to receive unemployment benefits after you've been fired for flipping the bird. [Madison St. Clair Record] * Ever go to law school? Ever go to law school... on weed? Lots of law schools are adding courses related to marijuana law to their curricula because "[f]or most students, this is an inherently interesting topic." Yessir, it is. [National Law Journal] * Hmm, this advice article says you should evaluate your GPA and LSAT score to determine which law schools to apply to, but we know the only real qualification is a pulse. This is confusing. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report] * The Federal Communications Commission renewed a radio license for a station owned by Washington Redskins' owner Dan Snyder, despite the fact that the agency's chairman previously called the team name “offensive and derogatory.” [WSJ Law Blog]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.25.14

* "Have a taste of this. It will do you good in so many ways." Louisa Moritz, one of Bill Cosby's alleged victims, is interested in filing a class-action lawsuit against the comedian. [Fox News Latino] * If you're interested, here's all of the testimony and evidence that was presented to the grand jury that resulted in no true bill for Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting. [Associated Press] * HBO hired a team of 160 lawyers to look at its film adaptation of Lawrence Wright's book about Scientology. The power of thetans compels them to keep churning that bill, baby. [Hollywood Reporter] * "The Constitution is not a math problem," but it seems like the Supreme Court is playing a numbers game when it comes to its decisions having to do with same-sex marriage. What's the magic number for SCOTUS to take a case? [New York Times] * It's official: Morgan Lewis has gobbled up most of Bingham McCutchen ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Stick a fork in it, because Morgan Lewis is done -- it's now stuffed full of more lawyers than any other firm in the country. [Philadelphia Inquirer] * Emerson Briggs III, an ex-partner at Hunton & Williams, is facing disbarment in D.C. over the child pornography he downloaded at work. Oh, how the mighty have fallen: he's been working as a paralegal since being disbarred in New York. [Legal Times] * Patricia Nesci, a law firm secretary, allegedly forged a judge's signature on an order to show cause to keep herself from being evicted from her home earlier this month. She apparently did not get a Biglaw-style bonus from her former firm. [Syracuse.com] * Before you submit your applications, you should try creating a budget to see just how financially screwed you'll be during and after law school, and then compare it to your pre-law school budget. Try not to cry. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]

By Staci Zaretsky