Wake Up Call: Trump to Pick Francisco for U.S. Solicitor General

• President Donald Trump said former Jones Day lawyer Noel Francisco is his man for U.S. solicitor general. Francisco, who clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia at the U.S. Supreme Court, has already been both deputy and acting solicitor general since Trump’s inauguration in January. ( Bloomberg )

• Harvard Law School said it will allow applicants to submit either Graduate Record Examination or LSAT test scores to be considered for admission for its three-year J.D. program. The school said the decision is part of an initiative to expand access to legal education. ( BLB )

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