Morning Docket: 01.08.16

* Remember Andrew and Alecia Schmuhl, the husband-and-wife lawyers who allegedly tortured and almost killed a law firm partner? Now Andrew may claim involuntary intoxication as one of his defenses. Damn you, NyQuil! Damn you, Benadryl! [NBC Washington] * You may not agree with Ted Cruz's politics, and you may not like Canada for some reason, but that doesn't mean he's ineligible to run for president just because he was born there. Like it or not, it appears constitutional law scholars more or less tend to agree on this point. [ABC News] * Dentons isn't finished collecting lawyers yet. The megafirm is kicking off 2016 with yet another acquisition, but this time it's a lateral raid from British firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin. Dentons will welcome a 45-lawyer banking and finance team. [Am Law Daily] * That was quick! Jonathan Lippman recently turned in his robes after retiring from his post as chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, and he's already found a new job. He'll join Latham & Watkins, where he'll work in an of counsel role. [WSJ Law Blog] * New York just launched its new medical marijuana law, which is likely the strictest of all such laws in the country. People aren't fans: "[I]t seemed like the priority was to make it as limited as possible, instead of focusing on what is best for patients." [Al Jazeera]