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Class Action Lawsuit Against Thomas M. Cooley Law School Dismissed

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* Court rules that federal judge committed judicial misconduct by undermining public confidence in the courts when he pointed out that Supreme Court justices were committing judicial misconduct (if the Supreme Court had any rules) and undermining public confidence in the courts. [WSJ]

* Fifth Circuit en banc (of course) signed off on conviction secured by prosecutor simultaneously working his own case as a judge’s clerk. Will the Supreme Court put a stop to it? [Slate]

* While diversity levels across all law schools held steady last year, Harvard Law School took a massive hit with Black enrollment falling more than half. [NY Times]

* In a possibly related story, a lawsuit says elite schools bend over backward to admit wealthier students. [The Hill]

* Starbucks employees authorize venti strike as contract talks continue. [Law360]

* FTC junk fees rule making it harder for hotels to gouge consumers “Hinges on Trump’s Promised Populism” which is to say “will die once a hotel owner is president.” [Bloomberg Law News]

* Judges who turn to Christmas movies. [ABA Journal]

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Class Action Lawsuit Against Thomas M. Cooley Law School Dismissed

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