November 9th, 2023 at 9:41 PM ^
Exactly — that’s so much easier than thinking and researching.
November 9th, 2023 at 2:40 PM ^
So apparently Sidley Austin represents the Big Ten here? That seemed like a not so subtle reference in Mars' letter to the "Sidley Austin file sharing system".
November 9th, 2023 at 4:11 PM ^
It's starting to look increasingly bad for the BIG10 leadership and compliance team, and the emotionally compromised torch-and-pitchfork goons who insist on outcome x regardless of procedure
November 9th, 2023 at 5:36 PM ^
Higher ed lawyer here, again. Both letters are excellent and serve both distinct and overlapping interests. But for my money, the W&C/WM letter is the one that really will have the B1G legal crew fretting. It is written like an appellate brief with deep legal analysis about salient provisions in the B1G and operating documents - the sort of arguments that courts dig. B1G attorneys may view parts of the Mars letter as hyperbolic advocacy (based to some degree on media reporting), but they will have to analyze the U’s legal arguments one by one and advise the Commissioner that there is grave legal risk based on sound legal analysis persuasively provided in the W&C/WM letter. But a team approach representing both institutional and individual (personal + human) interests is incredibly effective. Impressive.