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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.28.11
* Guys in my law firm used to wank it on a webcam for undercover officers pretending to be teenage girls all the time. It was no big deal. Seriously, “millions of people do this every day, and they don’t get charged with crimes.” [National Law Journal] * A baseball fan’s lawsuit over spectator safety […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.27.11
* Where’s the beef now, bitch? If Beasley Allen doesn’t apologize to Taco Bell, the company is going to fight fire with fire sauce. [New York Post] * When your online boyfriend sounds like he should be a member of the X-Men, it may be time to reconsider the state of your love life — […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.26.11
* The Supreme Court screwed the Cooch because his health-care challenge came too soon. That’s what she said. [Wall Street Journal] * Hide your bong, hide your weed, ‘cause Antoine Dodson’s smokin’ everything out here. Run and tell that, homeboy. [Chicago Sun-Times] * If this guy can hide weapons in a 1/8-inch beard, he deserves […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.25.11
* LiLo was sentenced to 4 months behind bars and 480 hours of community service in a morgue. I guess the morgue is fitting, since this might be the final nail in her acting career’s coffin. [Reuters] * The Winklevii didn’t take kindly to being told to STFU and GTFO, so they found some new […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.15.11
* Members of the commentariat may soon be flocking to Plenty of Fish if Match.com has to install a sexual predator screening system. [NBC Los Angeles] * This lawsuit against Arianna Huffington may be without merit, but I’m more concerned about this HD picture of her. With $315M sitting around, you can afford some filler, […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.14.11
* Pay for play pay for an “A” attorney Damian Bonazzoli got suspended from practice for six months. At $300 a pop and without a job, it may be time to get back into pushing papers on Craigslist. [Worcester Telegram & Gazette] * “I cannot explain why men do what they do.” Sorry, Lynette Taylor, […]
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Department of Justice, Google / Search Engines, Insider Trading, Michael Jackson, Morning Docket, Trials, Violence, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 04.13.11
* Raj Rajaratnam’s got a cute insider trading friend named Octopussy. Maybe he’s been doing some other insider trading, if you know what I mean. [Bloomberg] * Florida redefines “beating it.” It may be time to reconsider things if you’re paying $2.99 to watch a hate crime with your pants off. Come on, at least […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.11.11
* Remember how in Boumediene we said Guantanamo terror detainees could challenge their confinement? Yeah, about that. [Washington Post] * “Do you know who I am?” No, sorry, Allen Iverson, but no one really follows Turkish basketball. The Atlanta police called a technical foul on the ex-NBA star for unsportsmanlike conduct. [CNN Justice] * You […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.01.11
* Obamacare is going to the elderly Eleventh Circuit. [CNN] * The New York Times should probably look at the calendar before they get punked again. [Popehat] * Is it just me, or does the new dean over at BC Law bear a striking resemblance to Cleveland Brown? [National Law Journal] * Some say that […]
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Biglaw, Celebrities, Drugs, FTC, Google / Search Engines, Howrey LLP, Marijuana, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.31.11
* What kind of a tour bus does Willie Nelson have? A cannabus. The singer won’t have to make a pit stop to sing in court on his maryjane charges. [New York Daily News] * How is there a human trafficking problem in Michigan? Are they all Canadians? No one cares if Canadians aren’t getting […]
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Abortion, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Cars, Celebrities, Defamation, Facebook, Morning Docket, Rape, Sports, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 03.30.11
* A Libyan woman is being sued for slander over her rape allegations. Is this how the Libyan militiamen serve and protect their country? [Boston Globe] * Call this one a learning experience. Pictures of things we now know we can’t post on Facebook: placentas, dead girls. [CNN Justice] * Jay-Z is down to 98 […]
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Celebrities, Morning Docket, Music, Rap
Morning Docket: 03.29.11
* In Louisiana, girls must wear traditional dresses to the prom. Another tradition for girls in Louisiana is to marry your brother. Maybe traditions aren’t that great. [Daily Comet] * Double bagging it: not just for skanky girls and groceries. A lawyer divulges the details of his love affair with plastic bags. [Wall Street Journal] […]
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Fast Food, Food, McDonald's, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 03.28.11
* It would probably be good if I had heard of more than a handful of the 34 most influential lawyers in the United States. Now this is going to turn into a Pokémon-esque game for me. [National Law Journal] * Instead of fighting over App Stores, BigLaw, and SmallLaw, shouldn’t tech innovators be innovating […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.18.11
* Gloria Allred is tired of Lindsay Lohan strutting her stuff into the courtroom like a debutante instead of a defendant. Chill out, Gloria. At least it’s actually LiLo’s stuff, unless that silicone was stolen, too. [New York Times] * The ABA is thinking up ways for law schools to more creatively rig their nine-months-after-graduation […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.17.11
* Drunk, poor, and unemployed. No, the Wall Street Journal isn’t talking about ways to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day – they’re talking about the reasons why people aren’t applying to law school. [Wall Street Journal] * Is it really in the public interest to hear what John Edwards had to say in his depo about […]
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9/11, Crime, Deaths, Defamation, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket, State Judges
Morning Docket: 03.16.11
* Sorry Wisconsin, but Judge Sumi’s going on vacation, so you can take your bargaining rights and stick ‘em where the sun don’t shine. Man, I hope she’s going to a place where the sun does shine. [Wisconsin State Journal] * An NBA referee is suing a sportswriter over a tweet made during a Timberwolves/Rockets […]
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Education / Schools, Kids, Morning Docket, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Social Networking Websites
Morning Docket: 03.15.11
* The GOP is right — September is a totally arbitrary deadline to re-write No Child Left Behind. Really, why would we need a new education law by the time school starts up again for the year? [Washington Post] * Protip: if your client is suing a preschool over its TTT curriculum, you probably shouldn’t […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.14.11
* Quentin Tarantino is suing his neighbor, Alan Ball, over the “pterodactyl-like screams” of his macaws. How high do you have to be to know what a pterodactyl sounds like? My guess: very. [The Telegraph] * Connecticut, please don’t let Komirsarjevsky dictate the terms of his guilty plea. Many would sentence this guy to the […]
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Breasts, Celebrities, Food, Intellectual Property, Music, Trademarks, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Lady Gaga, There's No Use Crying Over Spilled Breast Milk(Or: Another intellectual-property hypothetical.)
Under normal circumstances, Lady Gaga can do no wrong in my eyes. After all, she’s done a lot for me. When I was sad, she advised me to just dance, because it would be okay. When I was drunk, she reminded me that I can’t text with a drink in my hand. When I was […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.04.11
* Judge Roger Vinson issued a seven day stay on his ruling that put the kibosh on Obama’s health care reform. The Barenaked Ladies accomplished a lot in one week, but I’m not sure the DOJ can do the same. [Bloomberg] * What’s an essential tool to help you get through the second semester of […]
