Above the Law

Morning Docket: 11.13.19

* A Florida woman who has a law degree but never passed the bar has been charged with stealing the identity of an admitted attorney. This was funny in My Cousin Vinny but not in real life. [Tampa Bay Times]

* Sarah Palin said she first learned of her husband’s divorce plans in an email from his attorney. Jeeze, that’s cold. [San Francisco Chronicle]

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