Tag: D.C.
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Government
The Top 5 Gonzo Arguments Against DC Statehood ... So Far Today
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.06.17
* The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to toss the travel ban case on mootness grounds — and to scrub the lower-court rulings against it from the books. [How Appealing]
* Meanwhile, the District of Columbia won’t take the fight over its concealed-carry law to SCOTUS, fearing that the Court might just make the situation worse if called to rule on gun rights. [Washington Post]
* At age 86, Marty Lipton of Wachtell Lipton is still in the mix, issuing influential client memos on important issues of corporate law. [Big Law Business]
* Does the emperor have no clothes
robes? Zoran (Zoki) Tasic, a former Seventh Circuit staff attorney, calls out Judge Richard Posner over alleged errors in the judge’s new book (affiliate link) about the treatment of pro se litigants. [How Appealing]* Support staff at Hogan Lovells seem to love the firm’s buyout offers; the firm’s voluntary-retirement program attracted even more interest than expected. (Expect more on this later.) [Law.com]
* What does the future hold for the Obama administration’s proposed changes to overtime rules? Senators seek guidance from Cheryl Stanton, the former Alito clerk and Ogletree Deakins partner who enjoyed smooth sailing at her recent confirmation hearings to serve as head of the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division. [Bloomberg BNA]
* In other news about the fate of Obama-era regulations, it looks like the Trump administration will be rolling back the federal requirement for employers to include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, expanding exemptions for religious objectors. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Health / Wellness
'HIV-Positive, Former DC Biglaw Attorney, Washed Out, Now Living In Midwest'
He's putting his life back together, 'optimistic despite it all,' and willing to share his wisdom with others.
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Bar Exams, Job Searches
When, Oh When, Is The D.C. Bar Swearing-In?
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Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
A Surrogate Can Make $500,000?! Sounds Too Good To Be True
Don't drop out of law school to become a surrogate just yet.... -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Attention D.C. Attorneys! It's Time to Switch To 'Happy Law'
This is great news for aspiring parents, would-be surrogates, and yes, attorneys. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.07.16
* Is the GOP writing a check its ass can’t cash? (In regard to the Supreme Court.) [Talking Points Memo]
* What time will a new president be determined? Everything you think you know about election predictions is about to change. [Politico]
* The 75-mile problem with Donald Trump’s wall. [Huffington Post]
* A deep dive into the D.C. bar exam stats. [Bar Exam Stats]
* A look at the Supreme Court’s grant, vacate, remand (“GVR”) dispositions this Term. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The best of Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act speech. [FCPA Professor]
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Bar Exams
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