Morning Docket: 09.02.14
* Could Columbia law professor Tim Wu become New York’s next lieutenant governor? He has a shot, according to the Times. [New York Times] * Which same-sex-marriage case is the best vehicle for Supreme...
View ArticleThe McDonnell Trial Shows What’s Wrong With Severance Law In Federal Criminal...
One thing that hasn’t been talked about during the trial much is the defense severance motion that was denied at the very start.
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 09.04.14
* Bob McDonnell, former governor of Virginia, guilty of 11 counts of corruption. Maureen McDonnell guilty of 8. If only they’d gotten that severance motion. [Wonkette] * The best way to catch drunk...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 09.01.15
* ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams is suing his neighbors over his lawyerly lair -- and one of the defendants is a Biglaw partner at a top firm. Expect more on this later. [New York Post] *...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 10.13.15
* Biglaw leaders aren't feeling so hot about the future of the profession. What else is new? [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * Villanova Law School whining about its fall in the U.S. News rankings...
View ArticleThe Criminalization Of Politics: Is It Happening, And Is It A Problem?
Sure, politics is an icky business -- but should it be criminal?
View ArticleAnother Reason To Worry About A Trump Presidency
If Trump gets to decide what's a crime, we should probably be scared.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 06.28.16
* In case you haven't been keeping score like we have, these are the firms that have recently raised salaries: Thompson & Knight, Chapman & Cutler, Sterne Kessler, Edelson, and BakerHostetler....
View ArticleBob McDonnell Is Responsible For A Lowered Crime Rate
The Supreme Court decides that at least one person gets to avoid prison.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 09.13.16
* Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein will appear at Vermont Law School today, where she'll meet with members of the law school community to speak about her plan to transition the country...
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