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Crime
Tory Lanez Gets New Attorneys For Appeal Of Conviction In Shooting Of Megan Thee Stallion
He's changing representation for the appeal.
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Crime
Alec Baldwin Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Shooting Death Of Cinematographer
Criminal charges here were certainly unexpected. -
Crime
Lawyer Accused Of Stabbing Another Lawyer After Nursing A Grudge For Years
He wrote about his rage towards the victim in a self-published book. -
Government
Dreams Sans Nightmares: A Well-Known Advocate For Prison Reform Was Just Pardoned
I don't know how this will end up as a lyric in his next mixtape, but I guarantee that it will end up as a lyric on his next mixtape. -
Courts
Trump Organization Gets $1.6M Slap On Wrist For Decades Of Tax Fraud, Vows To Appeal 'Witch Hunt'
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.13.23
* Friday the 13th comes for Donald Trump, as the Trump Organization entities pegged with tax fraud are sentenced today. [Reuters]
* This is the economic cycle where clients will drive work toward the Am Law second hundred in earnest. We say that every economic downturn and it never really ends up happening and this recession isn’t actually materializing, but… it’s gonna happen! Kidding aside, it might, but probably because companies are slashing legal department budgets regardless of the economic climate. [Law.com]
* Maybe not all legal departments… Apple’s top lawyer got a pay bump. [Bloomberg]
* Laurence Tribe joins Kaplan Hecker & Fink. Didn’t see that one coming, but if he joined any firm, this is the one that makes sense. [American Lawyer]
* Sam Bankman-Fried’s pre-trial blogging continues bashing Sullivan & Cromwell’s bankruptcy efforts and offering insights into his defense strategy. [Law360]
* Also, happy birthday week to Judge Richard Posner, who just turned 84!
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Government
Steve Bannon Develops Convenient Allergy To His Counsel, Delaying Trial In Border Wall Scam
At least he can't count on a pardon from Gov. Hochul ... probably. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.12.23
* FINALLY. Firm leaders willing to come right out and say that “recession” fears are overblown at this point. Regular followers of Above the Law might have heard this point five or six hundred times over the last six months. [American Lawyer]
* Covington sued for non-compliance in client data leak investigation. If a leak happens in the woods and no one properly investigates it, does it even happen, really? [Law.com]
* Supreme Court allows New York gun regulations to stand while Second Circuit litigation continues. Congratulations New York! You get to exercise the state sovereignty to regulate guns guaranteed by the actual text of the Second Amendment… for a few more months. [Law360]
* Sam Bankman-Fried is blogging on Substack now? Perfect client, 10 out of 10, no notes! [Reuters]
* New high-powered firm set up to fight threats to democracy. It’s a growth industry. [New York Times]
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Law Schools
Serial Killer Admits To Murder Of Stanford Law Librarian
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.06.23
* Get ready professional responsibility nerds, because the Supreme Court is hearing argument on the scope of attorney-client privilege on Monday. [ABA Journal]
* Twitter hires Perkins Coie despite Elon Musk’s history of bashing the firm for its work on behalf of Democrats. I’m starting to think this guy doesn’t have a firm grasp on management. [Reuters]
* On this anniversary, a new wrongful death lawsuit targets Trump over January 6 riot. [MSNBC]
* Pharmacies plan to offer morning after pills in states where it’s still legal. [NY Times]
* Speaking of commercial pharmacies, a Walgreens executive finally admitted that all those shoplifting losses that the company claimed would run them out of business were totally exaggerated. [CNBC]
* Prosecutors win right to use the word “bribe” in a case about Fox executives accused of, well, bribing people. [Law360]
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Crime
Florida Attorney Used Proceeds Of COVID Loan Scam To Pay Trump Golf Club
Does it get more Florida than this?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.05.23
* The Biden administration’s defense of its student loan relief programs arrived. It mostly revolves around the plaintiffs’ lack of standing, which has the benefit of being completely correct and the drawback of a majority of justices who don’t care. [Reuters]
* After yesterday’s southeastern merger news, now Maynard and Nexsen are merging to build a 550-attorney firm. [Daily Report Online]
* Coinbase will have to pay $100M in real people money for anti-money laundering compliance failures. [Law360]
* S&C takes overall deal value crown for 2022, shedding a bit of light on those Kirkland cutbacks we’ve been hearing about [American Lawyer]
* Preparing for a cyber threat is one thing. Getting lawyers to actually comply with your policies is another. [Legaltech News]
* Another story about facial recognition software, race, and mistaken identity. This time a man claims he was falsely arrested because of the software. [Gizmodo]
* In other news, I was on the most recent episode of WGN’s Legal Face-Off discussing a wide range of legal issues from bonuses to the Supreme Court. [WGN]
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Government
Donald Trump's Fear Of A Criminal Indictment Creeps Closer Over Christmas
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.27.22
* One of Donald Trump’s lawyers says the January 6 Committee’s criminal referrals against the former president are “pretty much worthless.” Suppose we’ll soon see what the Justice Department thinks about that. [The Hill]
* Meanwhile, Justice Clarence Thomas and his election-denier wife Ginni Thomas got off scot-free in the January 6 Committee’s investigation of the insurrection. Why? Because “[w]hen you’re a justice, they let you do it.” [Slate via How Appealing]
* The reported merger between Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling is in such “early” stages that Shearman partners are already heading for the exits with news of a “weighted” equity vote. [American Lawyer]
* A nice win before SCOTUS kills affirmative action: According to the ABA, this year’s class of entering law students is the most diverse in history, with about 37% of first-years identifying as racial or ethnic minorities. [Reuters]
* A jury convicted rapper Tory Lanez of three felonies in the shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. He’s facing more than 20 years in prison thanks to the guilty verdict. [Associated Press]
* Have you done literally anything in your life? You may be entitled to compensation. Personal injury attorneys have taken over our televisions, and CNN has an interesting piece on how exactly that happened over the years. [CNN]
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Law Schools
Not Sure This Is What They Meant By Education Pays Dividends
I don't remember this being on the syllabus. -