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* New York has rejected recognizing a chimpanzee as a “person.” [PrawfsBlawg] * Which law schools are most conservative? Most liberal? [FiveThirtyEight] * Elie’s new job as “deal judge.” [Dealbreaker] * Lawyer suspended amid accusations that he sexted three clients with nude photos of himself and told one “she could ‘ride bareback’ with him.” [ABA […]

So, you want to be a lawyer. That means you’ve got an LSAT to take. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/xSpW-tzRUfc/story01.htm

Edwards Wildman is no stranger to mergers, but this tie-up with Locke Lord could be different. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/rIM1StBhb4A/story01.htm

ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Italy has set its sights on hosting three major international events — golf’s Ryder Cup in 2022, the rugby World Cup in 2023 and the Olympic Games in 2024. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/dyB4fE3iSNM/idAFL3N0TP4B620141205

You’d think a “Forum on Ferguson” would be a racially sensitive event. Nope. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/hkDFa9MrX1c/story01.htm

MILAN/LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices were little changed for January delivery as trade stayed thin and demand weak, tilting more supply towards Europe. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/N2FvJDsUNNw/idAFL6N0TP34P20141205

Will Teresa Giudice have to flip a table to get justice? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/Mhnh9LXFJJs/story01.htm

Please welcome new columnist Renwei Chung, who will be addressing diversity issues in the legal profession. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/7JO7WAqJ4Rw/story01.htm

* Third U.N. peacekeepers contracts Ebola in Liberia (Recasts with arrival of Nigerian medics, adds ban on demonstrations) Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/v3gxIEOXwT4/idAFL6N0TP1KI20141205

This case is about Section 11501(b)(4) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (the “4-R Act”), which prohibits a state from “impos[ing] another tax that discriminates against a rail carrier.” Wait, where are you going? This case, which has already been before the Supreme Court once, not only involves interesting questions of […]