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Morning Docket: 11.01.23

* Could it be that associates actually want to work as hard as ever, they just don't have any patience for bad management? No... it's the children who are wrong. [Law.com] * On that note, lateral partner moves increasingly driven by quest for more associa

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Justices weigh rules for when public officials can block critics on social media

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled to define precisely when public officials who block their critics on their personal social media accounts are acting on behalf of the government and therefore can be held liable for violating the First Amendment. As

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Whether “bump stocks” are “machineguns,” and a very specific arbitration issue

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court did not grant review in any new cases since our last installment. The Co

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The morning read for Wednesday, November 1

The justices will hear oral argument this morning in Vidal v. Elster. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Can public officials block

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