Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.21.17

* "I really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order that stops the President of the United States from what appears to be clearly his statutory and Constitutional power." AG Jeff Sessions seems to have forgotten that Hawaii is actually a state and that when he was still a senator, he voted for the judge who ruled against Trump's travel ban. Oopsie! [CNN] * 21st Century Fox, the parent company to Fox News, will wind up paying out more than $85 million as a result of the network's sexual harassment scandal. The sick thing about this is that the vast majority of the money will be paid to accused harassers Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly as part of their multimillion-dollar exit packages. [New York Times] * Good news, everyone! Although it might have seemed like it, the Trump administration isn't planning to ignore white-collar crime at this time. "Our aim is to motivate companies and individuals voluntarily to comply with the law," says Trevor McFadden, a deputy assistant attorney general at the Justice Department. That'll work well. [Reuters] * A Republican lawmaker wants to rename the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau to the "Consumer Law Enforcement Agency." Along with the name change, a leadership change is being recommended. Rep. Jeb Hensarlin of Texas has proposed that the agency remain with a single-director structure, but that the president be able to say two of his most favorite words at any time, at will: "You're fired!" [National Law Journal] * "The people of Alabama who cherish the rule of law are not going to miss the Ayatollah of Alabama." Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore's suspension has been upheld by the state's Court of the Judiciary. As a result, Moore will remain under suspension without pay for the rest of his term, effectively ending his career on the bench as he will be unable to run for reelection again due to his age. [ABA Journal]

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AG Jeff Sessions (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

AG Jeff Sessions (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty)

* “I really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order that stops the President of the United States from what appears to be clearly his statutory and Constitutional power.” AG Jeff Sessions seems to have forgotten that Hawaii is actually a state and that when he was still a senator, he voted for the judge who ruled against Trump’s travel ban. Oopsie! [CNN]

* 21st Century Fox, the parent company to Fox News, will wind up paying out more than $85 million as a result of the network’s sexual harassment scandal. The sick thing about this is that the vast majority of the money will be paid to accused harassers Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly as part of their multimillion-dollar exit packages. [New York Times]

* Good news, everyone! Although it might have seemed like it, the Trump administration isn’t planning to ignore white-collar crime at this time. “Our aim is to motivate companies and individuals voluntarily to comply with the law,” says Trevor McFadden, a deputy assistant attorney general at the Justice Department. That’ll work well. [Reuters]

* A Republican lawmaker wants to rename the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau to the “Consumer Law Enforcement Agency.” Along with the name change, a leadership change is being recommended. Rep. Jeb Hensarlin of Texas has proposed that the agency remain with a single-director structure, but that the president be able to say two of his most favorite words at any time, at will: “You’re fired!” [National Law Journal]

* “The people of Alabama who cherish the rule of law are not going to miss the Ayatollah of Alabama.” Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s suspension has been upheld by the state’s Court of the Judiciary. As a result, Moore will remain under suspension without pay for the rest of his term, effectively ending his career on the bench as he will be unable to run for reelection again due to his age. [ABA Journal]

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