The Trump Administration
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Law Schools
Will Harvard Law School Assist Former Trump Officials In Reputation Laundering?
New petition asks the law school not to hire folks associated with the Trump administration. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.27.20
* New Jersey gyms are being allowed to reopen with restrictions for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now people can once again gym, tan, laundry in the Garden State. [NBC News]
* A lawsuit has been filed against the Trump Administration over a policy that allegedly makes it more difficult to obtain green cards. [CNN]
* The Florida bar exam has officially been rescheduled for October 13th. [Tampa Bay Times]
* President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen allegedly helped Jerry Falwell, Jr. block the release of racy photos. [CNN]
* The SEC alleges that a Florida man used investor funds to pay for his divorce lawyer. Maybe his divorce made him better able to serve clients? [Bloomberg Law]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.25.20
* A Pennsylvania golf course has defaulted in a lawsuit alleging illicit discrimination. Maybe they knew it would be a “fore”gone conclusion they’d lose… [Patriot News]
* The New York Attorney General has sued the Trump Organization over financial investigations into the company. [Forbes]
* Apparently, the ongoing pandemic is making it difficult to tell Scott Peterson his death penalty sentence has been overturned. [Fox News]
* The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands has subpoenaed billionaire Leon Black and his business in a probe related to Jeffrey Epstein. [CNN]
* The social media app TikTok has sued the U.S. Government over a ban recently announced by the Trump Administration. Did they serve process by video? [CNBC]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.03.20
* A lawyer who was featured in the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer has been unable to shake his conviction for violating a restraining order. Maybe he should have had “dreamy” Dean Strang defend him… [ABA Journal]
* A study has found that the number of lawyer jobs may have decreased by over 15% in the past six months. [Bloomberg Law]
* A group of voters have filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the Trump Administration from excluding undocumented immigrants from the census. [Jurist]
* Michael Avenatti will receive a taxpayer-funded lawyer in one of his criminal cases after claiming he did not have the financial resources to pay his own counsel. [Fox News]
* The Supreme Court has denied the request of environmentalists to stop the Trump Administration from building a southern border wall. The justices didn’t rule if Mexico needs to pay for it… [ABC News]
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Courts
Sonia Sotomayor Has The Guts To Say What Everyone Knows Is True
The Wise Latina went ahead and SAID IT. -
Biglaw
Former Jones Day Attorney Tapped For Position At The EEOC
The pick has actually worked to expand Title VII protections.