Al Capone

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.27.20

* A teenager dubbed "Baby Al Capone" is being accused in a lawsuit of stealing tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Geraldo Rivera should see what's in this kid's vault... [New York Post] * A lawsuit about a teacher being fired because students had access to a topless photo of her has been allowed to proceed. [Newsday] * A class action against grill manufacturer Traeger went up in smoke because a class has not yet been certified in the matter. [Salt Lake Tribune] * A New Jersey judge who suggested that a woman could "close your legs" in order to prevent a sexual assault has been removed from the bench. [Newsweek] * The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas resigned yesterday without an explanation for where he was going. [ABC News] * Check out this podcast about whether you can be replaced by a robot lawyer. Hope the machine overlords don't replace me as the Morning Docket writer. [ABA Journal]

Bankruptcy

NFL QB Takes Out Loans Like Uninformed Law Students

You’ll have to excuse me if this post comes off a bit more confused or muddled than it usually does. It’s being written amidst the swirl and din of Valentine’s Day preparations. This year, I’m making dinner which I thought would be the easier (read: cheaper) option. Listen, there’s a reason I’m poor. And it’s […]