Morning Docket: 02.05.15

* Lindsay Lohan and her mom are suing Fox News with claims the TV network defamed them by saying “Lindsay Lohan's mom is doing cocaine with her.” Legal experts are of the opinion the Lohans must be doing lines if they think they'll win. [U.S. News & World Report] * A prospective juror in the Colorado movie theater massacre case was released after telling a judge she brought her unvaccinated grandchild to court and ripping her hair out. Well, that's one way to get out of jury duty. [Aurora Sentinel] * Justice Elena Kagan says that if she hadn't left her Harvard Law deanship to become solicitor general, she "[doesn't] think [she] would be doing law, quite honestly." The Supreme jurist says that "[i]t shows you how weird life can be." [Supreme Court Brief] * Lawyers in New York are worried that if the state adopts the Uniform Bar Exam, the "gold standard" of having passed the tougher version of the New York exam will be devalued. Aww, sorry about your butthurt. Get well soon. [New York Law Journal] * Fresh off an 18-month tour of racking up insider trading convictions as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Richard Tarlowe will join Paul Weiss to focus on white-collar criminal defense. Best of luck. [DealBook / New York Times]