April 2018

The petition of the day is: Andersen v. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri 17-1340 Issue: Whether the provisions of the Medicaid Act which require participating states to include in their plans the ability of eligible individuals to obtain services from any “qualified” provider, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(23), but grant states broad authority to exclude […]

PAUL HASTINGS WANTS A COOKIE: They want more applause for treating women, you know, basically equally sometimes. BILL COSBY IS GOING TO APPEAL: And it’s going to suck. MoFo Is Being Sued Discriminating Against Pregnant Women: See how bad it is to be a man? Even when you chivalrously prevent new mothers from getting promoted, […]

It makes sense that lawyers would avoid taking steps to break the loneliness because it would require vulnerability. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/CTm4vOWzUNo/

His speech got a lot of press the following day. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/XJ2kqQyXIWI/

The Supreme Court announced today that Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who injured her left shoulder in a fall at her home earlier this month, will undergo “reverse total shoulder replacement surgery” tomorrow morning. In a press release issued this afternoon, the court’s public information office indicated that the 63-year-old justice will curtail her activities “for the […]

TORONTO, April 30 (Reuters) – Canada wants to change a bilateral agreement to allow it to turn back thousands of asylum seekers walking across the border but the United States is not cooperating, according to a Canadian official with knowledge of the discussions. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/PvyMqHDz5cM/idAFL1N1S32ZJ

The percentage of black law school graduates who are working in private practice is stunningly low. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/5fuhZ9LMTjE/

This could turn into a slippery slope of jurors in the spirit of the #MeToo movement assuming guilt rather than innocence. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/srIKnIBj6H8/

If this shows up on your Professional Responsibility issue-spotter then you’re in pretty good shape. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/PLAW4zbFcsQ/

CORRECTED-TRUMP SAYS U.S. GIVES NIGERIA $1 BILLION (NOT $100 BILLION) IN AID, TALKING WITH NIGERIA’S BUHARI ABOUT TAKING DOWN TRADE BARRIERS Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/Sbhi0Ng7aik/idAFMT1ALTL1N1S71981