Why Spirit Airlines Failed — And Why You Might Miss It
What goes up must come down.
What goes up must come down.
Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth. There is no clean solution here.
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'We are sorry to report that, due to mandates that we increase seat widths, the round-trip flight from Philadelphia to California will now cost $120. We appreciate your continued patronage.'
* Whose Flight Is It, Anyway?: Lawsuit aims to enforce minimum seat sizes among airlines. Looking at you Spirit and Frontier. [Reuters] * Remember Independent state legislative theory? That's still a thing, and it looms darker than before. Like fair elections? Pay attention. [Common Dreams] * The DOJ subpoenaed over 30 people related to Trump's mucking about. Somebody is gonna fold, and Twitter will be ablaze. [CNN] * Reporting sexual assault is hard enough as is without the risk of a kit being used against you. [The Guardian] * Sotomayor has temporarily weighted in on the nuanced question of if Yeshiva University has a religious right to discriminate against their student's affiliations. This is a good primer. [Vox]
* Abortion havens? If Roe is overturned, Native sovereignty could be a basis for continued access. [The Hill] * Change of course: JetBlue's offer for Spirit airlines could upset the potential Spirit/Frontier merger. Will it upset the antitrust division? [Reuters] * If only YouTube were a website, maybe we'd have free speech? [The Verge] * Stanford Law just waived college costs for folks with low family income. Woop woop! [Stanford Daily] * Is it time for a federal privacy law? [NYT]
The flight is $13, but that carry on bag? $97.42.
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* Supreme Court looks to further cripple class actions by killing off cases that chasten corporate misconduct but can't feasibly reimburse every individual victim. So, if you're planning to injure a bunch of people, make sure to do it in a small and difficult to track manner! [National Law Journal] * Brexit comes to Biglaw as Kirkland moves its European hub to Paris. [International] * Biglaw associate suing USA Gymnastics for all the reasons USA Gymnastics is getting sued these days. [American Lawyer] * Tribes are suing North Dakota over its naked effort to disenfranchise Native Americans. [National Law Journal] * Shocking absolutely no one, the EEOC finds that the #MeToo movement has not resulted in a surge in false allegations. [Law.com] * This lawsuit against Spirit Airlines uses a lot of fast food analogies but misses the most apt: flying Spirit Airlines is like willfully going to the dirtiest Sbarro you can find and being shocked. [Law360] * The legal battle over Selendy & Gay's billings following the departure from Quinn Emanuel pits contractual obligations against legal ethics. [New York Law Journal]