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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.11.18

* Supreme Court rules pose obstacles to crowdfunded amici briefs. The Court's rules seek to limit influence purchased by shadowy, unknowable big donors. Let's see how the Citizens United faithful react when this problem comes knocking on their door. [National Law Journal] * Meng Wanzhou's lawyers looking to get their client out on bail as she awaits extradition to the United States on charges of being a convenient pawn in Trump's trade war. [NY Times] * Ropes & Gray hammers the nails into USA Gymnastics' well-deserved coffin. [American Lawyer] * Litigation finance is still establishing credibility among in-house counsel. [Corporate Counsel] * Vivia Chen interviews the four white men fighting affirmative action in colleges. [American Lawyer] * Arizona now owes millions in fees over its ill-conceived political stunt to deny drivers licenses to Dreamers. [Arizona Capitol Times] * You can secretly record government officials in Massachusetts now. Bill Belichick over here saying, "see, nobody complains when they do it." [Mass Live]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.01.18

* Supreme Court looks to further cripple class actions by killing off cases that chasten corporate misconduct but can't feasibly reimburse every individual victim. So, if you're planning to injure a bunch of people, make sure to do it in a small and difficult to track manner! [National Law Journal] * Brexit comes to Biglaw as Kirkland moves its European hub to Paris. [International] * Biglaw associate suing USA Gymnastics for all the reasons USA Gymnastics is getting sued these days. [American Lawyer] * Tribes are suing North Dakota over its naked effort to disenfranchise Native Americans. [National Law Journal] * Shocking absolutely no one, the EEOC finds that the #MeToo movement has not resulted in a surge in false allegations. [Law.com] * This lawsuit against Spirit Airlines uses a lot of fast food analogies but misses the most apt: flying Spirit Airlines is like willfully going to the dirtiest Sbarro you can find and being shocked. [Law360] * The legal battle over Selendy & Gay's billings following the departure from Quinn Emanuel pits contractual obligations against legal ethics. [New York Law Journal]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.01.18

The American Bar Association needs some new blood! A new report from Law School Transparency and the Iowa State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division recommends adding some younger members to the ABA's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. [Law.com] Partisan gerrymandering challenges may be making their way through the court system, but don't expect them to be a deciding factor in the midterm elections. [Big Law Business] It's never a great start to a trial when the judge has to explain the case isn't about whether your client is "evil." [Law360] Another day, another looming "constitutional crisis." [Washington Post] Everyone is out at USA Gymnastics. It is the absolute least they could do. [CNN] Stephen Cutler may be moving from JPMorgan Chase to Simpson Thatcher, but he says his practice will still focus on internal and government investigations, corporate governance matters and crisis management. [Law.com] Hank Greenberg of Greenberg Traurig is the president-elect designee of the New York State Bar Association. [New York Law Journal]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.11.17

* When New York's largest personal injury firm collapses, who gets access to (800) 888-8888? [New York Personal Injury Blog] * This is what it's like when the President Tweets you. [Bloomberg BNA] * The Indy 500 -- the latest way to delay a deposition. [The Washington Post] * Cardozo Law gets in on current events. [Law and More] * Well this is, allegedly, awful. [Jezebel] * The Civil War lives on at Virginia courthouses. [Katz Justice] * Hmmm, where is Jeff Sessions in the whole Comey mess? [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino