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So basically, “you can’t simply say ‘I’m the president and you can’t ever subpoena me,’ but you *can* go into court and challenge the enforcement of this particular subpoena based on bad faith/undue breadth or burden, in light of your particular responsibilities as president.” It’s breathtaking to ...

https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/19-635_o7jq.pdf I think you were right that C.J. had been gunning for unaminity - Roberts opinion, joined by the libs, Kavanaugh/Gorsuch with a literal "both sides" concurrence, only Thomas/Alito dissenting due credit where credit is due, it was...

honestly it would be great if the court found some way to send it back for reconsideration or something like that. Trump's running into a landslide defeat and there's no way his tax returns contain overt evidence of law breaking -- more likely it's tax lawyer nerd porn that will amount to a lot of b...

I have 4 theories about why the Trump tax return decision is taking so long: 1) Roberts wants them to be unanimous/8-1 and is trying to come up with a decision that can be signed on by everyone. 2) Roberts is trying to write a decision where Trump wins and is struggling because there's no legal arg...

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Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:21 am

Big

Just lol @ 4 justices shaking their dicks at stare decisis.

tikal wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:13 pm

UPDATE: Got an interview!

congrats!

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Mon Jun 22, 2020 12:31 am

Texas firms have large 1L SA programs, especially in Houston. Vinson & Elkins, Baker Botts, Fulbright, Bracewell, and Andrews Kurth each hire double digit 1L SAs every year.

good call, I'd forgotten about the fedsoc gold rush

I don't think there's a big firm in the country with a large 1L SA program that's not tied to SEO (which is amazing, look into it if you are a URM) or a similar diversity program. If you're not a URM, your best bet is probably local/regional firms in your market (so develop a preference). But if you...

poof

yup, can't hurt to ask. I've written glowing letters for every paralegal whose ever asked me for one.

Use it as an opportunity to flex and show up every day in your full CBRN kit.

If you put a gun to my head and said which Trump appointee will not only join but author a landmark decision finding that Title VII protections apply to LGBT people I don't think I would have picked Gorsuch.

I'd think there are a lot of private schools that would be willing to look past the lack of a masters in teaching with your JD and experience. Granted, it's going to be tough to break into any market right now, but that seems like it would at least be worth a shot. If you have any experience with li...

Yeah, I wouldn't roll those dice without a very specific plan. It's possible to hustle your way through, but it's also possible to hustle your way up the corporate ladder without burning 3 years of your life and taking on 6 figures of debt. Getting a TTT law degree doesn't generally improve your odd...

Fuck Harvard you’re probably good for a hefty scholly.

E. But obviously apply there for leverage.

oh no what have we done

You think judges, not parties, deciding what the issues should be is really going to help defendants in the long run? I think there’s a pretty obvious concern that the quality of defense lawyers is far more uneven than the quality of prosecutors and that forcing judges to only consider the argument...

Going to go ahead and say Sineneng-Smith is the worst unanimous decision I can think of. Appellate court wasn't trying to send someone to jail for violating an unconstitutional statute and SCOTUS is going to say no because the defendant was represented by shitty counsel? e. and just l o fucking l at...

Yeah, I'm not the biggest Gorsuch fan but I do think sitting on the Tenth Circuit makes him much better informed about Indian Country stuff, which people in the northeast just generally have NO frame of reference for (unless they have personal connections or make a real effort to inform themselves,...

Not necessarily a fair interpretation on my part but at the time it was basically that the court should look to the intent of congress to revoke a reservation based on the actions of people, who I can only assume were super racist, in the late 1800s. oh, that was Oklahoma's argument, that Congress ...

Not necessarily a fair interpretation on my part but at the time it was basically that the court should look to the intent of congress to revoke a reservation based on the actions of people, who I can only assume were super racist, in the late 1800s. oh, that was Oklahoma's argument, that Congress ...

I would not feel comfortable making the argument the government's making right now in McGirt. that there wouldn't be major upheaval in the legal system? (i'm catching up via twitter, not listening live) https://twitter.com/Jordan_S_Rubin/status/1259815628820619266 Not necessarily a fair interpretat...

I would not feel comfortable making the argument the government's making right now in McGirt.

Biglaw still employs librarians even though physical libraries are going away. Even a transactional associate I get constant reminders to lean on the firm librarians to perform any kind of research (cheaper billing rate and more efficient than me doing it). Having stradled corporate and litigation ...