B Clerker
Posts by B Clerker
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.03.07
* Insurance companies win favorable Hurricane Katrina ruling in Fifth Circuit. [MSNBC] * Senators, including Ted Stevens, vote to tighten lobbying and ethics rules. [New York Times] * Poll finds decline in public SCOTUS love. [Yahoo] * Bush aide Jennings testifies: “I will be unable at this time to answer any questions…” [MSNBC] * R. […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.02.07
* White House invokes executive privilege for Rove in Attorneygate. [CNN] * Meanwhile, AGAG admits to maybe having caused some confusion. [New York Times] * British Airways fined over half a billion dollars. [MSNBC] * Whatchoo yelling and screaming about, Willis? [MSNBC] * Young students try direct democracy, but not green beans. [CNN]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.01.07
* In defense of AGAG, intelligence director McConnell acknowledges secret programs. [CNN] * Plea in US soldier in Iraq rape case. [MSNBC] * The top three Democrat contenders have lawyer spouses. Here’s a look at the style of HLS grad Michelle Obama. [MSNBC] * Jury selection begins in trial of backup punter stabbing starting punter […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.31.07
* Roberts, C.J., recovering. [New York Times; Washington Post (via How Appealing)] * Senator Stevens’ office raided by feds! [CNN] * Surgeon accused of organ harvesting. [MSNBC] * Can Congress commute a sentence? [Slate] * Inside Iraq’s “Rule of Law Complex.” [NYT] * Al Gore III pleads guilty to drug possession. [CNN]
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Alberto Gonzales, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Perverts, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 07.30.07
* How to try and pull a fast one on the entire NBA. [Slate] * AGAG testimony called “splitting hairs.” [CNN] * Vick co-defendant to have plea hearing. [Sports Illustrated] * Morning Docket’s lawyer of the day (for last Wednesday, and while you were sleeping). [Canton Repository] * Thoughts on how Democrats might approach a […]
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BARBRI, Crime, Death Penalty, Education / Schools, Football, India, Manuel Real, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Pets, Violence, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 07.18.07
* Who let the dogs fight? Who? Who? Feds say: football star Michael Vick. [CNN; TSG] * Bar-Bri class reps (no, different class reps): No incentive payments for you. [The Recorder] * Seven-figure legal bills: par for the course for white-collar criminal defendants. [WSJ Law Blog] * India market hot for law firms. [Law.com] * […]
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Death Penalty, Education / Schools, Morning Docket, Religion, Sports
Morning Docket: 07.17.07
* Reprieve granted day before execution. [CNN] * L.A. archdiocese reaches $660 million settlement. [MSNBC] * Family of Girl Who Married Teacher Sues School District. [WSOCTV] * OU must adjust records as part of NCAA sanctions. [SI] * Charges dismissed against 13 former KPMG employees. [NYT; WSJ Law Blog (background)]
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Andrew Speaker, Morning Docket, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Trials, Violence
Morning Afternoon Docket: 07.16.07
* What will become of Justice O’Connor’s precedent? [Slate] * Baseball agent gets prison for smuggling clients. [ESPN] * Civil suit vs. TB Andy. [CNN] * Civil verdict vs. Allen Iverson. [ESPN]
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Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Football, Morning Docket, Parties, Pregnancy / Paternity, Prostitution, Violence
Morning Docket: 07.06.07
* NCIS investigating Marines in alleged killings of unarmed civilians. [CNN] * Gives a new meaning to “Queen Mum.” [CNN] * Ohio AG, others looking into credit-rating agency investigations. [Fortune] * Developments in DC madam case. [WSJ Law Blog; The BLT: Blog of the Legal Times] * TO sues nightclub for using his name to […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.05.07
* TB, or not TB? [CNN] * Pardon still a possibility for Libby. [CNN] * Prof. Berman discusses sentencing, commutation, and pardon (scroll down). [Sentencing Law and Policy] * Developments in murder case of pregnant Canton woman against police officer. [CNN] * California Supreme Court ends decades-old Raiders lawsuit. [SI] * “Declawing & the law” […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.03.07
* Bush commutes Libby’s sentence! [CNN] [NY Times] * Wrestler Benoit’s doctor charged with drug distribution. [MSNBC] * Botched execution leads to lawsuit in Ohio. [CNN] [Toledo Blade] * Prosecution loses request to prosecute Gitmo prisoner before Military Commission. [MSNBC] * Anonymous Philadelphia food critic could be unmasked by way of deposition. [CNN]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.02.07
* Mark Cuban sues Warriors coach, seeking to enjoin him from coaching against Dallas. [Star-Telegram] * Meanwhile, documentarians sue “We Are Marshall” creators for copyright infringement. [SI] * And in Vegas, Pacman Jones’ troubles continue…he’s getting sued by a bouncer who alleges Pacman chomped his ankle. [SI]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.22.07
* Tax evaders enclosed in hilltop compound…seriously. [CNN] * McNulty tweaks, defends prior testimony. [NYT] * Congress to scrutinize Cheney’s treatment of classified docs? [MSNBC] * When Skadden gives you lemonade, drink Skadden’s lemonade. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.21.07
* NOLA nurses get immunity in post-Katrina deaths case. [CNN] * Paris Hilton’s prosecutor scrutinized. [CNN] * Yeah, because that’s why Motley Crue fizzled…bad management. [WSJ Law Blog] * Justice Scalia on Jack Bauer. We can only hope that this discussion was filmed in real time from dramatic camera angles and they spoke with urgently […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.20.07
* DOD releases six Gitmo detainees. [Washington Post] * Law Profs for Libby. [Slate] * South Carolina treasurer and Giuliani campaigner indicted on drug charges. [CNN] * Slate column on the rare disbarment of a prosecutor. [Slate] * NFL implements whistle-blower rules for concussions. [MSNBC]
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Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 06.19.07
* White House and RNC staff alleged to have tried to circumvent post-Watergate law. [CNN] * The Roberts-Alito-Kennedy Court. [MSNBC] * Judge recommends higher BALCO sentence. [ESPN] * More trouble for Pacman Jones? [SI] * DA Nifong is out; lax players reach settlement with Duke. [CNN]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.18.07
* Lat on Supreme Court clerkships in the New York Times! [New York Times] * Organic legal questions. [MSNBC] * Crim Law Day 1: the death penalty and deterrence. [MSNBC] * Giambi to meet with Sen. Mitchell? [SI] * Law Blog’s take on the MLB investigations. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.08.07
* LeBron James and federal highway funding: Ohio Governnor Strickland takes a stand for the King. [ESPN] * This is a sad day for “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fans, but he can make episodes out of anything. [CNN] * $6 billion in hedge fund losses…who you gonna call? [Law Blog] * Paris back to jail? [CNN] […]
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ACLU, Books, Copyright, Free Speech, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Movies, Politics
Morning Docket: 06.07.07
* Banned children’s book about Cuba, “Vamos a Cuba,” now in court. [Miami Herald] * “Hit Movie ‘Knocked Up’ With a Lawsuit.” [WSJ Law Blog] * Should Libby be pardoned? [LA Times via BLT] * More pardoning analysis from NYT. [New York ]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.06.07
* Why the book was thrown. [Time] * Indicted Congressman leaves committee. [MSNBC] * Developments in Gitmo cases. [CNN] * Changing of guard on Law and Order? [CNN] * And in other law-related TV show news from CNN… [CNN]
