Stephen Poor

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.12.17

* What's the over–under on how long acting FBI director Andrew McCabe will keep his current post? [New York Times] * And Democratic senators want answers -- lots of answers -- from deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. [Washington Post] * Following up on our list of top law schools with great employment outcomes, here's a broader look at the latest ABA employment data. [ABA Journal] * And following up on our recent round-ups of possible judicial nominees in the Trump administration, here's a name for one of the open Third Circuit seats in Pennsylvania. [CA3 blog via How Appealing] * A lawsuit claims that a Biglaw behemoth is trying to invalidate the same patents it prosecuted -- not a good look. [Daily Business Review] * Former Biglaw chair J. Stephen Poor ruminates on the riches of this year's top Am Law 100 firms. [Big Law Business] * Robert Post looks back over his eight years as dean of Yale Law School. [Law.com]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.17.15

* "[F]irms have increasingly turned to mergers in hopes that rubbing two coins together might create a third." Per the chairman of Seyfarth Shaw, Biglaw firms that are facing stagnant growth must change ASAP or suffer the consequences. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * Given the recent terror attacks in Paris, many U.S. governors have threatened to stop accepting Syrian refugees within their states' borders -- whether they have the legal authority to actually refuse them, however, is another question entirely. [ABC News] * The Department of Homeland Security will publish rules governing privacy protections concerning the use of drones. The world can't wait to see the "best practices" the government recommends for spying on citizens without a warrant. [WSJ Law Blog] * Mississippi College School of Law has decided to freeze its tuition for students entering in the fall of 2016. Incoming students will get to pay the low, low price of $32,040 (seriously, that's low for tuition at a private school) for all three years. [National Jurist] * If you want to put together a compelling admissions package when applying to law school, then during your college summers, you should work at a law-related internship instead of drinking all day and having fun. Sorry! [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.02.15

* Just days after a hard-fought reelection campaign, Sepp Blatter is resigning his post as President of FIFA. I wonder whose indictment is coming out next... [The Guardian] * The ABA is going to investigate the much-maligned Charleston School of Law. [SC Lawyers Weekly] * If you fancy yourself a trivia master -- or just want some free drinks and food -- sign up for ATL's Summer Trivia Showdown. Use the code "PLComp" to get in for free. [Above the Law] * A New Jersey judge gagged the Bergen Dispatch, leading to this incisive response from the paper and the judge quietly vacating her own order. As Walter Sobchak taught us, "The Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint." [Boing Boing] * Not to diminish the serious electoral problems of the U.S., but check out how out of whack representation is in the United Kingdom. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * If you're seeking a prosanity fix, a parent filed a federal lawsuit against local, state and federal education officials contending that the theory of evolution is functionally a religion and therefore teaching it is a violation of his kid's rights. [Charleston Daily Mail] * Seyfarth Shaw's Stephen Poor explains why he joined Twitter. He talks about innovation and leadership, but it was all about following @aplusk. [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business]

By Joe Patrice