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Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast

Minimum Competence

The idea is that this podcast can accompany you on your commute home and will render you minimally competent on the major legal news stories of the day. The transcript is available in the form of a newsletter at www.minimumcomp.com.
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Legal News for Tues 12/5 - Potential Consolidation of Ozempic lawsuits, Non-ABA CA Law schools, DeSantis Accuses Disney of Plying Previous Board with Gifts, and Trump Attempts to Appeal Gag Order
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Legal News for Tues 12/5 - Potential Consolidation of Ozempic lawsuits, Non-ABA CA Law schools, DeSantis Accuses Disney of Plying Previous…
Potential consolidation of Ozempic lawsuits, non-ABA CA law schools, DeSantis accuses Disney of plying previous board with gifts, and Trump attempts to…
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Gina Leahey
9:58
Legal News for 12/4 - Oops! All SCOTUS: Death of Sandra Day O'Connor, Review of Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy, Bayer and RoundUp, and the Moore…
The passing of Sandra Day O’Connor, SCOTUS set to review Purdue Pharma’s BK, Bayer faces renewed scrutiny at SCOTUS and the tax law world holds its…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
13:01
Legal News for 12/1 - Santos Indicted and Maybe to be Expelled, Montana TikTok ban Blocked, Google Calls for Antitrust Action Against…
Santos indicted and facing expulsion, Montana TikTok ban blocked, Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft, Meta lawsuit against FTC and a…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
10:36
Legal News for Thurs 11/30 - Kissinger Dead, IL Wants SCOTUS to Block Assault Rifle Ban, TX Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Book Ban and EPA…
Kissinger dead, big law firm pay raises, IL firearm retailer asks SCOTUS to block state assault weapon ban, Texas asks appeals court to reinstate book…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
9:05
Legal News for Weds 11/29 - AI Disclosure by Law Firms, SCOTUS Looks at SEC In-House Enforcement, Adobe Defends Figma Acquisition in EU and…
Law firms contemplating how much AI disclosure is necessary, SCOTUS takes up SEC in-house enforcement, Adobe defends Figma acquisition in EU, and Meta…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
11:37
Tues 11/28 - Binance CEO Must Remain in US, NLRB Finds Starbucks Illegally Fired Union Workers, SEC Regulates Asset-Backed Securitizations…
Binance’s CEO must stay in the US, the NLRB finds that Starbucks illegally fired union workers, a new SEC regulation and the UK’s latest attempt on…
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Gina Leahey
11:09
Mon 11/27 - BK Big Biz for Kirkland and Ellis, Federal Defenders Team up at SCOTUS, SEC Executive Clawback Rule and Adult Survivors Act…
Bankruptcy as big business for Kirkland, federal defenders teaming up at SCOTUS, SEC executive clawback rule means long nights ahead and Adult Survivors…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
10:03
Fri 11/24 - UN Comes for DuPont and Chemours, Apple Settles with DOJ Over Hiring, Biden Admin. Defends West Point Race Conscious Admissions…
UN eyeballing DuPont and Chemours over PFAS, Apple settles with DOJ over hiring bias, Biden administration defends West Point’s race-conscious…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
8:03
Thanksgiving 2023 - Abraham Lincoln "Pardons" a Turkey and the Thanksgiving Proclamation
An introduction to Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation and a brief contextualizing of Old Abe's unwillingness to kill a turkey.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
14:56
Weds 11/22 - Binance and CEO Plead Guilty, Macy*s in AFI Crosshairs, Egg Price Fixing, NJ Phases out Gas Cars, Musk Knew Autopilot had…
Binance and CEO plead guilty, Macy*s targeted for DEI policies, Kellogg and Kraft win against egg price fixers, NJ to phase out gas cars by 2035, Musk…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
12:01
Tues 11/21 - OpenAI Implosion and Altman Ouster, Racial Discrimination Suits Harder to Bring, X/Twitter Sues Media Matters, DC Firm Offers…
OpenAI imploding, racial discrimination suits harder to bring, X sues Media Matters, DC firm offers big bonuses and Column Tuesday on how the Wile E…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:38
Mon 11/20 - Wisconsin Electoral Drama, Trump to Challenge Gag Order, More Payments from Bayer for Roundup, and Musk Threatens Media Matters
In today’s episode we have a shakeup in the Wisconsin electoral map, Trump to challenge gag order, more payments in Roundup suits, and Musk threatens…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
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