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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.25.10

    * A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, except in Jersey. Nothing smells sweet there, not even being a name partner. [New Jersey Law Journal] * I’m not sure which is sadder – the fact that these stars are playing law firm Christmas parties, or that clients are the ones actually […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.15.10

    * Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, you can’t get fooled again. Well, apparently ICE can, because they tried to deport a U.S. citizen to Mexico… twice. [Associated Press] * This attorney probably needed a stiff drink after the Second Circuit affirmed an even stiffer $95,000 fine against him. [New York Law […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.14.10

    * Who needs a more experienced co-pilot to fly an airplane when you can just hire a rookie on the cheap? It’s not like tort lawsuits are expensive or anything. [Washington Post] * A major FLSA lawsuit is cooking in Chef Mario Batali’s 4-star Del Posto kitchen. [Wall Street Journal] * Washingtonian women have a […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.13.10

    * These laptop webcam spies aren’t facing criminal prosecution; instead, they’re settling to make the problem go away. [CNN] * The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether your jealous wife is a terrorist or just a crazy bitch. [Washington Post] * And speaking of crazy bitches, the Supreme Court’s decision in this childhood vaccination […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.12.10

    * The road to hell foreclosure is paved with good intentions… and fraudulent paperwork. [Wall Street Journal; DealBook / New York Times] * A 9/11 first responder is the first to sue the Park51 mosque’s imam, citing ties to terrorism. [New York Post] * Thanks to the First Amendment, you soon might be able to […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.11.10

    * The Bureau of Labor Statistics says legal jobs are on the rise. Looks like the BLS has been smoking some of the good sh*t. [Am Law Daily] * Your case might not be right for the Supreme Court, but it’ll look great on your lawyer’s resume. [New York Times] * In Connecticut, those too […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.01.10

    * Prisons are short on lethal injection drugs like thiopental sodium and propofol. Now we can’t kill people anymore. Thanks MJ, thanks a lot. [Wall Street Journal; New York Times] * There’s a job opening at the Brooklyn DA’s Office. Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, one of the only employed contestants on The Apprentice, has left the building. […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.30.10

    * Michigan AG candidate David Leyton demands that assistant AG Andrew Shirvell be faaaaaaaabuloussss fired. [Ann Arbor News] * If at first you don’t succeed, ignore the judge’s ruling and try again. Lawyers for the Department of the Interior beg for a pass on the second deep-water drilling moratorium. [Bloomberg] * “I’m black, I’m transsexual, […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.29.10

    * BAR/BRI fees get slashed! Unfortunately, these aren’t the fees that law students care about in the grand scheme of things. [National Law Journal] * The Phoebe Prince case has sparked some First Amendment litigation in Massachusetts. [Boston Globe] * U.S. funding for stem cell research will continue… for now. This on-again, off-again situation is […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.28.10

    * This year’s Forbes 400 list includes 37 lawyers. Even Elie has to admit that these people are rich. [Am Law Daily] * Blockbuster might be bankrupt financially, but they won’t let you go bankrupt culturally. Rentals will continue for those who enjoy going to the “tape store” — like my mom. [Bloomberg] * U.S. […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.27.10

    * Is Lindsay Lohan getting special treatment? Money talks, and $300,000 says she is. [Los Angeles Times] * At least federal judges know that DADT violates the civil rights of openly gay service members. Major Witt will get her job back — maybe — if this ruling isn’t appealed. [New York Times] * A California […]

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  • Television

    The Whole Truth About, Well, The Whole Truth

    Another year, another legal pilot. But this year, ABC bet the farm on a new series called The Whole Truth, the only legal drama in its fall lineup. With Jerry Bruckheimer as its producer, the show promises to offer a novel twist on the typical courtroom drama. How? “No one ever knows what really happened […]
  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.17.10

    * Today is Constitution Day, so why not celebrate it the First Amendment way? Tea partiers get to mark the occasion with their very own rally. [FOX News] * This judge’s footlong is going to be worth way more than five dollars. [WSJ Law Blog] * The Church of Body Modification is a real religion. […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.16.10

    * Don’t bother taking out student loans to pay for law school. Just pay tuition with your mommy’s embezzlement money. [New York Post] * Hack-a-Shaq used to be just a basketball defensive move. Now it’s a full-blown lawsuit. [NBC Miami] * The breakfast table is under siege. With eggs and milk both facing class action […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.15.10

    * France finally grows a pair, but maybe on the wrong issue in light of the Eiffel Tower bomb scare. [Washington Post] * K-Rod needs to learn how to be a better stalker if he’s risking jail time to text. 56 texts over 4 weeks? I text more than that in a day. [New York […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.14.10

    * Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Christmas Underwear Bomber, tells his lawyers to eat his shorts. [ABC News] * Lego loses its trademark protection across the European Union. What blockheads! [Bloomberg] * Lynn Branham has lost her tenure lawsuit against the 12th best law school in the country, but the real question is why anyone would […]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.13.10

    * Due to some baby mama drama, Floyd Mayweather posed for a modeling headshot mug shot after being arrested in Vegas. [Los Angeles Times] * Joey Lo, SMU Law’s anti-abortion warrior, was deemed unfit to stand trial. Gee, ya think? [Dallas Morning News] * Petey Pablo puts another notch on the rapper’s stupidity belt after […]