Morning Docket: 04.19.10

* Civil aviation regulators in Europe face criticism for their handling of the ash cloud generated by the Bjork Eyjafjallajokull volcano. [New York Times]

* Some updates in the SEC’s case against Goldman: it will be presided over by Judge Barbara Jones, and it will surely be followed by a rash of “me too” private lawsuits. [WSJ Law Blog and WSJ Law Blog]

* Dewey & LeBoeuf raises $125 million in a bond offering. [Bloomberg News]

* “Oh what a feeling”: Toyota expected to pay a $16.4 million fine to the federal government, in connection with its response to accelerator problems in its cars. [Reuters]

* “New York’s most obnoxious lawyer” charged with tax crimes. [Am Law Daily]

* The Justice Department will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against eight staffers who worked at a boot camp where a 14-year-old inmate died. [CNN]

* “No more Souters”: Adam Liptak explains why most recent SCOTUS appointments have ruled largely as expected. [New York Times]

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