Transperfect

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.18.19

* Did you know over 100 firms have reported data breaches since 2014? Something to make you feel warm and fuzzy. [Law.com] * If you were wondering how conservatives would spin Mick Mulvaney admitting to a quid pro quo holding up foreign assistance in exchange for personal political vendettas, Laura Ingraham's attempt was to say it was all a misunderstanding because Mulvaney's not a lawyer. Ron Howard Arrested Development voice: Mick Mulvaney is a lawyer. [Daily Beast] * Appellate court says it's illegal to watch porn in your car in New Jersey. Sorry if that forces some of you to change your weekend plans. [New Jersey 12] * Anheuser-Busch files counterclaim accusing MillerCoors of stealing their recipes for sub-par beer. [STL Today] * TransPerfect to be fined $30K/day until it drops litigation in Nevada. [Delaware Online] * After Greenberg Traurig threw shade on the Dentons U.S. expansion plans, Joe Andrew of Dentons responds to those "Parochial and Condescending" criticisms. [National Law Journal] * What Parks and Rec can teach us about court reporters. [ABA Journal] * Watchdog group says judge should be removed from the bench for being a harassing, misogynist prick. If only the Supreme Court worked that way. [Law360]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.16.17

* What does the future hold for the U.S. Supreme Court? Analysts (including yours truly) opine. [Bloomberg BNA via Storify] * Another prediction of ours has come to pass: congrats to Sullivan & Cromwell partner Brent McIntosh on his nomination as general counsel for the Treasury Department. [Corporate Counsel] * Is it time to break up the Ninth Circuit (as President Trump recently called for)? Professors John Eastman and Brian Fitzpatrick say yay; Judges Sidney Thomas, Carlos Bea, and Alex Kozinski say nay. [House Judiciary Committee] * Anthony Kronman: from dean of Yale Law School to "born-again pagan" (affiliate link). [New Yorker via How Appealing] * Looking for smart, timely takes on the Trump Administration, from an all-star cast of law professors and legal experts? There's a site for that. [Take Care] * Guess who: "Cat-loving judge makes case that has nothing to do with cats all about cats." [Chicago Tribune] * Professor Orin Kerr chats with Professor Barry Friedman about Friedman's latest book, Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission (affiliate link). [Volokh Conspiracy] * The current SCOTUS Term isn't super-sexy -- but there are a few interesting cases on the docket, as Adam Feldman points out. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Attention 2Ls & 3Ls, here's a cool contest -- with $100K in scholarships as prizes! [PR Newswire (press release)]

By David Lat