2nd Circuit, Morning Docket

Morning Docket 08.10.09

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* An Illinois judge sentenced Clifton Williams to six months in prison for yawning. Good thing Williams didn’t set off a yawn waterfall. [Chicago Tribune]
* Second Circuit reverses Judge Jed Rakoff’s decision to grant New York Times access to the Emperor’s Club wiretaps. Further embarrassment of Eliot Spitzer is not sufficient “good cause.” Here’s the decision. [Courthouse News Service]
* Layoff litigation for Linklaters? [Legal Week]
* Where the work is: practice areas that are still booming. [ABA Journal]
* Lawsuits say smartphones force hourly employees to work off the clock. [Wall Street Journal (subscription)]
* Hot recession trend: Pro se. [Los Angeles Times]

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