{"id":98045,"date":"2024-12-17T06:01:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2024\/12\/17\/morning-docket-12-17-24\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T06:01:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:01:51","slug":"morning-docket-12-17-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2024\/12\/17\/morning-docket-12-17-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 12.17.24"},"content":{"rendered":"

* Judge denies Trump attempt to toss hush money convictions on grounds of “sure he wasn’t in office but paying off porn stars is a *kind* of official presidential” immunity. But the court reserved the right to toss the case later based on feels. [CNN]
\n* TikTok swipes over to the Supreme Court to stop looming ban. [National Law Journal]
\n* Adeel Mangi gives up on Third Circuit nomination noting that confirmation had become “a channel for the raising of money based on performative McCarthyism before video cameras.” But that’s a half-truth! It can also been a rubberstamping commission mill for unqualified Federalist Society flunkies and we’ll see that side soon enough. [New Jersey Law Journal]
\n* Despite court ruling, law school class diversity remained more or less steady this year. [Bloomberg Law News]
\n* Supreme Court finally finds a political corruption case they will allow to proceed. [Reuters]
\n* Supreme Court also moves toward online lottery for public seats. [ABA Journal]
\n* Where will Tom Girardi serve out his sentence? [Law360]
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* Judge denies Trump attempt to toss hush money convictions on grounds of \u201csure he wasn\u2019t in office but paying off porn stars is a *kind* of official presidential\u201d immunity. But the court reserved the right to toss the case later based on feels. [CNN<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* TikTok swipes over to the Supreme Court to stop looming ban. [National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Adeel Mangi gives up on Third Circuit nomination noting that confirmation had become \u201ca channel for the raising of money based on performative McCarthyism before video cameras.\u201d But that\u2019s a half-truth! It can also been a rubberstamping commission mill for unqualified Federalist Society flunkies and we\u2019ll see that side soon enough. [New Jersey Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Despite court ruling, law school class diversity remained more or less steady this year. [Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Supreme Court finally finds a political corruption case they will allow to proceed. [Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Supreme Court also moves toward online lottery for public seats. [ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Where will Tom Girardi serve out his sentence? [Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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