Uniform Bar Exam

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.21.19

* The House Ways and Means Committee has filed for summary judgment in its lawsuit against the Treasury Department and IRS over their refusal to turn over President Trump's tax returns and has also asked the judge to consider the case on an expedited basis. [The Hill] * Jones Day blasted plaintiffs in the new parental leave bias claims against the firm on social media, alleging that while one ignored “both the law and biology" to file suit, the other's performance was "below expectations." [American Lawyer] * New York adopted the Uniform Bar Exam to make it a little easier for law school graduates to pass the test. Well, uh... that didn't exactly work out as planned because the UBE had little to no impact on test performance. [New York Law Journal] * This just in from the Seventh Circuit: In case you were wondering, there's no such thing as a First Amendment right to lie on your bar applications. [Big Law Business] * In case you missed it, lawyers for Adnan Syed, subject of the "Serial" podcast, have applied for certiorari before the Supreme Court, asking that the justices reverse a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling where he was refused a new trial. [CNN]

By Staci Zaretsky