Morning Docket: 06.08.18
* Trump wanted to put Jeanine Pirro on the Supreme Court, which sounds stupid but then you read Neil Gorsuch's writing and wonder, "could it be any worse?" [NY Mag] * Casey Anthony's old lawyer heading to jail for 15 years. Apparently trying to smuggle $13 million in cocaine is frowned upon. [US News] * Stores putting up "No Gays Allowed" signs as Anthony Kennedy's legacy withers. [The Hill] * Since the GOP legislature couldn't muster the votes to kill the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is just not going to defend it against frivolous lawsuits. That sounds about right. [CNN] * Speaking of "things the Trump administration isn't going to do anymore," the EPA isn't going to deal with asbestos anymore because Trump thinks it's a mob-led conspiracy. [Newsweek] * Here comes the bipartisan legal weed law. Let's see what Fox & Friends tells Trump to do about it. [Forbes] * Ogletree opens up in Portland, Maine... and brings an Above the Law columnist with them. [American Lawyer] * France is trying to ban fake news. [Time]
* Trump wanted to put Jeanine Pirro on the Supreme Court, which sounds stupid but then you read Neil Gorsuch’s writing and wonder, “could it be any worse?” [NY Mag]
* Casey Anthony’s old lawyer heading to jail for 15 years. Apparently trying to smuggle $13 million in cocaine is frowned upon. [US News]
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* Stores putting up “No Gays Allowed” signs as Anthony Kennedy’s legacy withers. [The Hill]
* Since the GOP legislature couldn’t muster the votes to kill the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is just not going to defend it against frivolous lawsuits. That sounds about right. [CNN]
* Speaking of “things the Trump administration isn’t going to do anymore,” the EPA isn’t going to deal with asbestos anymore because Trump thinks it’s a mob-led conspiracy. [Newsweek]
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* Here comes the bipartisan legal weed law. Let’s see what Fox & Friends tells Trump to do about it. [Forbes]
* Ogletree opens up in Portland, Maine… and brings an Above the Law columnist with them. [American Lawyer]
* France is trying to ban fake news. [Time]