Sinking Stone? Justices Included, Drowning in Data: The Morning Minute
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January 29, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
ROGER THAT - Roger Stone, a long-time informal adviser to President Trump, is set to appear in D.C. federal court this morning to be arraigned on seven charges involving obstruction of an official proceeding, witness tampering and making false statements in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election. Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson is expected to preside over the proceeding.
PASS-FAIL - Law schools will not have to meet tougher bar pass standards after the ABA House of Delegates late yesterday failed to adopt, for a second time, a measure that opponents claimed would unfairly hurt schools with large minority enrollments. Karen Sloan reports that the vote comes amid bar pass rates that have plummeted in many jurisdictions, fueling concern that some schools are admitting students unable to pass the exam.
ACCOUNTABLE? The U.S. House Judiciary Committee today is scheduled to take its first crack at legislation that would require U.S. Supreme Court justices to adhere to a code of conduct. H.R. 1, the newly empowered Democrats' sweeping ethics and transparency legislation, contains a provision requiring the justices, who have resisted such a move, to follow the rules that apply to appellate and trial judges.
EDITOR'S PICKS
3 More Plaintiffs Sign On to Lawsuit Claiming 'Mommy Track Is a Dead End' at MoFo
Judge OKs Equifax Lawsuits Over Massive Data Breach
Cohen Announces New Counsel Ahead of Expected Congressional Testimony
Lawyers Are Drowning in Data. What Can They Do About It?
US Justice Dept. Argues Against Extending Reach of 'Janus' Ruling
Fired Compliance Officer Sues MoneyGram Claiming Retaliation for Citing Violations
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
MORE IN SINGAPORE - U.K. law firm Kennedys has brought aboard a three-person insurance team in Singapore from a local firm. John Kang reports that the team, led by partner Akramjeet Khaira, includes an associate and a paralegal from Kelvin Chia Partnership. Kennedys is permitted to handle certain legal matters in Singapore through Legal Solutions, a local litigation boutique with which the firm formed a joint venture—Kennedys Legal Solutions—in 2015.
WHAT YOU SAID
“I'm somewhat concerned that if the government shuts down again, the exam will be canceled.”
— SHANE ANTHONY GRANNUM, A COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO IS REGISTERED FOR THE DC BAR EXAM.
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