Brett Favre
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Courts
Federal Judge Intercepts Brett Favre's Defamation Suit Against Shannon Sharpe
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.10.23
* NY prosecutors signal that Donald Trump is about to be indicted. It’s probably a misdemeanor for falsifying records to bribe Stormy Daniels into silence, but it’s something. [Huffington Post]
* Speaking of bribery, the trial of the Fox executives accused of bribing soccer officials results in split verdict. The only proper result for a case about a sport that drags on forever and ends in a draw. [Courthouse News Service]
* Alex Murdaugh is appealing his conviction based on… well, the filing doesn’t say but I’m sure those crazy kids will come up with something. [The Hill]
* Brett Favre’s lawyer says his defamation claims against commentators addressing the Mississippi welfare scandal are a “slam dunk.” Which is the wrong sport. [Awful Announcing]
* DoNotPay hit with class action lawsuit. Maybe the algorithm can defend them here! If the company is willing to bet a million on its ability to win a SCOTUS case, it can surely do this pro se. [CBS News]
* DOJ opposing efforts to keep judges from enhancing sentences for minor crime convictions based on allegations where the jury acquitted. See, this is a reason to be furious with Merrick Garland. [Reuters]
* Do you still use paper business cards? Should you upgrade to one of the objectively cooler options out there or are you too much of an American Psycho fan to give up paper? [Daily Business Review]
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Government
Brett Favre And Former MS Gov Phil Bryant Never Heard Of The Stringer Bell Rule, And It Shows!
Are you takin' notes on the criminal f*ckin' conspiracy?
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Antonin Scalia, Celebrities, Richard Posner, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sports, STDs
Sports Law, Spaw, Lorts: Kris Herphries Edition
In today's sports law column: Kris Humphries, Jose Canseco, and Todd Hoffner. -
Facebook, Hair, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.04.11
* Hey baby, your placenta or mine? Four nursing students may have aborted their careers due to oversharing on Facebook — and now one of them is suing. [Wall Street Journal] * Like sh*t through a goose: a woman claims she now has digestive problems because she got to second base with Donald Duck. [Washington […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.30.10
* In the new economy, new strategies are necessary in hiring law firms. A new paradigm is upon us and we must think outside the box. Synergy, people. Consultants are here to help. [New York Times] * David J. Stern, Florida’s Foreclosure King, is the gift that keeps on giving. Like syphilis. [Palm Beach Post] […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.10.10
* The lawyer tasked with defending Obamacare paces hallways, muttering to himself. Good to hear Asperger’s is not a death sentence anymore. [New York Times] * Three New Orleans cops were convicted of, well, going Lord of the Flies on some poor guy in the aftermath of Katrina. [CNN] * Jenn Sterger says she won’t […]