Above the Law: Morning Docket: 02.05.13

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Morning Docket: 02.05.13 Feb 5th 2013, 14:08 * As President Barack Obama's position on gay marriage continues to "evolve," we're left wondering what exactly Solicitor General Donald Verrilli will say come Supreme Court oral arguments showtime in late March. [New York Times] * "This is a chilling document." The moment you've been waiting for has arrived: the DOJ memo about the Obama administration's most secretive and controversial policy, the legal justification of drone strikes against American citizens, was leaked. [NBC News] * In the litigation blame game, the Department of Justice has a lawsuit cooking against Standard & Poor's, the supposed "key enablers of the financial meltdown," over the agency's mortgage bond ratings. [Reuters] * Many pieces from Dewey & LeBoeuf's massive art collection were auctioned off on Friday for $528,120. The failed firm's creditors must be chomping at the bit as they wait to receive the proceeds. [Blog of Legal Times] * You must remember Cynthia Brim, the Chicago judge who was declared "legally insane." She's too insane to be found guilty of a battery charge, but not quite insane enough to lose her reelection bid. [Chicago Tribune] * Apologies to those with disabilities in California, but this ruling has given the Law School Admissions Council free reign to continue to flag your applications if you got extra time on the LSAT. [National Law Journal] * GW Law School is adding a new question to its application to gauge the LGBT status its applicants. Not sure how this will affect cratering applications, but drink more of the Kool Aid if it makes you feel better. [GW Hatchet] * Here's some sage advice from our managing editor: "If you're not okay with working for free, don't take the internship." Or, in the alternative, you can sue, and win a fat settlement check. [International Business Times] Continue reading » Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. Tags: Art, Auctions, Barack Obama, Biglaw, California, Cynthia Brim, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Disabilities, Disability Law, DOJ, Don Verrilli, Donald B. Verrilli Jr., Donald Verrilli Jr., Drones, Gay, Gay Marriage, George Washington Law School, GW Law, GW Law School, Interns, Internships, Judge Cynthia Brim, Law School Admissions Council, Law Schools, Lesbians, LGBT, LSAC, LSAT, Lunacy, Money, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Standard & Poor's, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Supreme Court, Unpaid Internships

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