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  • Morning Docket: 03.16.21
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.16.21

    * A Texas brewery has changed its name after another brewery filed a lawsuit claiming the name was too similar to their own. They should have resolved this with a Beerfest-style competition… [San Antonio Current]

    * A New York lawyer claims he cannot competently defend his client in court while wearing a mask. [Syracuse.com]

    * A Virginia lawyer, who allegedly tried to cultivate a romantic relationship with two clients, has been suspended from practice. [Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly]

    * Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Louisville Police Department. [Essence]

    * Check out this article on how the lawyer in the Jurassic Park movie differs from the book. Wonder if he still dies in the same memorable way… [Screen Rant]

  • Morning Docket: 10.18.19
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.18.19

    * Did you know over 100 firms have reported data breaches since 2014? Something to make you feel warm and fuzzy. [Law.com]

    * If you were wondering how conservatives would spin Mick Mulvaney admitting to a quid pro quo holding up foreign assistance in exchange for personal political vendettas, Laura Ingraham’s attempt was to say it was all a misunderstanding because Mulvaney’s not a lawyer. Ron Howard Arrested Development voice: Mick Mulvaney is a lawyer. [Daily Beast]

    * Appellate court says it’s illegal to watch porn in your car in New Jersey. Sorry if that forces some of you to change your weekend plans. [New Jersey 12]

    * Anheuser-Busch files counterclaim accusing MillerCoors of stealing their recipes for sub-par beer. [STL Today]

    * TransPerfect to be fined $30K/day until it drops litigation in Nevada. [Delaware Online]

    * After Greenberg Traurig threw shade on the Dentons U.S. expansion plans, Joe Andrew of Dentons responds to those “Parochial and Condescending” criticisms. [National Law Journal]

    * What Parks and Rec can teach us about court reporters. [ABA Journal]

    * Watchdog group says judge should be removed from the bench for being a harassing, misogynist prick. If only the Supreme Court worked that way. [Law360]

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    Non-Sequiturs: 06.26.13

    * Former Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez arrested. In other news, that Patriots offense was killing people last year. [NBC News] * Elie appeared on HuffPo Live to explain how today’s rulings changed his marriage. [Huffington Post Live] * For all the role-playing game nerds out there, a guide to the SCOTUS alignments. I’m not sold that Scalia isn’t “Lawful Good” and Alito “Chaotic Good,” but the point remains. [It's a Great Life If You Don't Weaken] * Aaron Zelinsky has a solution for the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the VRA formula — force every jurisdiction to adhere to Section 5 preclearance. That would make way too much sense. [Concurring Opinions] * Iowa’s Supreme Sausage Fest to reconsider “irresistible attraction” ruling, which you may remember from stories like this or this. [On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog] * Ilya Somin on the strange bedfellows emerging on questions of standing. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Congratulations to Saccharomyces cerevisia, the newly minted Official State Microbe of Oregon. The bacteria is also known as “brewer’s yeast,” so it makes a lot of sense when Portland has the most breweries per capita in the country. [Lowering the Bar] * This judge makes important observations about rodent control. Or at least some clerk slipped footnote 5 in because Caddyshack deserves more legal citation. Unfortunately it does not conclude with, “By Order of this Court, We’re All Gonna Get Laid.” Opinion below…
  • Antitrust, Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, California, Celebrities, Deaths, Department of Justice, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drinking, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Pro Bono

    Morning Docket: 04.22.13

    * With the capture of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, many legal questions are being asked, like if he’ll be Mirandized, where he’ll be tried, and if he’ll be considered an enemy combatant. [New York Times]

    * Thanks for kicking this keg, Mr. Baer: the Department of Justice and Anheuser-Busch InBev have settled their antitrust differences with respect to beer brewery’s planned acquisition of Grupo Modelo. [Legal Times]

    * Which firm has a “generous tuition reimbursement” program? And by “generous,” we mean 100% of law school tuition, which is awesome. We may have more on this later today. [Capital Business / Washington Post]

    * Stan Chesley, the “master of disaster,” is retiring — not because he wants to, but because he’s disbarred in Kentucky and surrendered his Ohio license before the state could take it from him. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]

    * California may soon follow in New York’s footsteps when it comes a pro bono mandate before bar admission, but the New Jersey Bar Association has an active hit out on the idea. [National Law Journal]

    * In an effort to avoid a trial that would’ve lasted longer than their sham marriage did in the first place, fauxlebrity Kim Kardashian and NBA player Kris Humphries settled their divorce last week. [Reuters]

    * Morris Kramer, an M&A pioneer and part of Skadden’s “Fab Four,” RIP. [DealBook / New York Times]

  • Drinking, Football, Intellectual Property, Non-Sequiturs, Pregnancy / Paternity, Sports, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Wall Street, Weddings, Women's Issues

    Non-Sequiturs: 11.16.11

    * Happy American Censorship Day! Sign these petitions in celebration so you can keep your internet the way you like it — full of infringing and fabulous content. [Volokh Conspiracy] * A prospective law student got married at Zuccotti Park this weekend. Best protest wedding ever? I guess the honeymoon ended after they were evicted. […]