* Impending constitutional crisis alert: President Trump is opposed to his White House aides -- especially former White House Counsel, "real lawyer" Don McGahn -- testifying before Congress because they already cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. [Washington Post] * Meanwhile, fake lawyer Michael Cohen, who served as legal counsel to Trump for about decade, will soon report to his Federal Correctional Institution - Otisville, which has been referred to as a "castle behind bars." At least he'll get to hang out with The Situation. [Daily Beast] * Bill Cosby is suing Quinn Emanuel over its "unconscionable fees," claiming that the firm overstaffed his case to the tune of $8.55 million over the course of nine months. Maybe stop checking you emails so much? [American Lawyer] * George and Amal Clooney will be on campus at Columbia Law tomorrow for the official launch of TrialWatch, an initiative that will monitor trials acros the globe to protect human rights and eventually create a global justice index. [Law.com] * Another happy ending for Robert Kraft (for the time being): Prosecutors have been blocked from releasing footage that allegedly shows the New England Patriots owner receiving sexual favors in a massage parlor. [Reuters] * On the next episode of "Empire," Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, the brothers who helped stage a racist and homophobic attack against Jussie Smollett, will file a defamation lawsuit against the actor's attorneys. [Big Law Business] * Cooley Law has a new president and dean following the departure of Don LeDuc. James McGrath will join the school from Texas A&M Law, where he serves as associate dean of academic support and bar services. Good luck! [WMU Cooley Law]
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Joe and Elie talk law school choices.
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Brand New Am Law 100 Rankings: You'll note they look awfully familiar... Victims Of The Sri Lanka Bombing: Include a former Biglaw attorney and her kids. Elizabeth Holmes Gets More Time Before Trial: There are a lot of documents to review. Justice Breyer Has Thoughts: On term limits, court packing, and the pressure of when to retire.
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That's an awful lot of money.
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Initiating the process of impeachment is warranted given the evidence in the report, but political considerations will logically suggest foregoing such a process in a deeply divided country.
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He doesn't seem to be much a fan of one of these proposals.
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The pizza maven turned MAGA man took the long weekend to think it over, and has had a second thought about being nominated to the Fed.
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The top firms of the year are out.
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Attorneys for Holmes successfully convinced a federal judge to delay setting a trial date in order to get more time to review some 20 million pages of documents.
from https://medcitynews.com/2019/04/lawyers-for-theranos-elizabeth-holmes-get-delay-in-trial-date/
Our thoughts go out to her family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.
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