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Morning Docket: 06.26.19

June 26, 2019 by

* After being subpoenaed, former special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify in open hearings before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees on July 17. How rare that someone would actually comply with a Congressional subpoena these days! [Washington Post]

* “What are they hiding? Tell Joe Biden. Trump released his list. Why won’t you?” In case you missed it, a conservative legal advocacy group plans to spend big money on national ads demanding that 2020 Democratic presidential candidates release a shortlist of their potential Supreme Court nominees. [POLITICO]

Facing Consequences And Moving On

June 26, 2019 by

What happens when kids screw up?

Number Of Times Pre-Law Students Can Take LSAT Now Limited Due To ‘Security’ Concerns

June 26, 2019 by

Yikes! How many times can pre-law students take the test now?

Cass Sunstein’s New Book Generates One Of The Most Brutal Book Reviews Ever

June 22, 2019 by

This is a call for Sunstein to get to answer some tough questions.

Another Law School’s Law Review Appoints Its First Black Editor-In-Chief In History

June 21, 2019 by

What is your law school doing to encourage diversity on its law review?

Résumés IV: If This Concept Dies, It Dies

June 21, 2019 by

It is time to move onto the résumé section that will likely become dominant as your legal career unfolds, your work experience.

LexLab’s Alice Armitage On Teaching Innovation And Mentoring Startups

June 21, 2019 by

As director of applied innovation at UC Hastings College of the Law, Armitage oversees two innovation-focused projects at the law school.

Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Return Of The Tiger Cub

June 19, 2019 by

Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, daughter of Amy ‘Tiger Mother’ Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, will clerk at the Supreme Court this coming Term — along with these other impressive young legal minds.

So Many Mistakes, So Little Time

June 19, 2019 by

There’s a lot of Fail to cover this week.

Morning Docket: 06.19.19

June 19, 2019 by

* Hope Hicks, Donald Trump‘s former communications director, will testify today before the House Judiciary Committee, which is leading an investigation into the president’s possible obstruction of justice. The closed-door hearing could last all day. Let’s see how this one goes… [Reuters]

* Thanks to some intervention by the DOJ, it looks like Paul Manafort won’t be going to Rikers after all. He’ll remain in federal custody during his state proceedings. [ABC News]