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Morning Docket: 10.22.19

* An alleged New Hampshire church shooter has allegedly beaten his own lawyer... good luck trying to find another attorney to represent him. [Boston Herald] * A bunch of law firms are vying to provide fixed-rate trademark services for Amazon. Wonder if they'll offer free two-day delivery to Prime members. [American Lawyer] * It may be time for the "Piper" to pay — another DLA Piper employee alleges inappropriate behavior by a firm partner and administrators. [Bloomberg] * R. Kelly and his divorce lawyer are in Splitsville over R. Kelly's alleged failure to pay his lawyer's fees. [Chicago Sun Times] * Roger Stone won't be able to show clips from The Godfather Part II at his trial. I guess they made the judge an offer he could refuse. [Daily Beast] * Unfortunately, two beaten-up lawyers make today's Morning Docket. The Cleveland attorney sucker punched by a client after a 47-year sentence was handed down is mulling a lawsuit against the local sheriff's department. [Cleveland.com]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.03.19

* You better get ready, because the next month at the Supreme Court is going to be a complete sh*tshow. From the scandalous trademarks to the census citizenship question to partisan and racial gerrymandering to race in jury selection to double jeopardy, this could get pretty crazy. [CNN] * From the “totally not at all obstruction” file: According to a recently released transcript, one of Donald Trump’s lawyers asked Michael Flynn’s attorney for a “heads up” if any of the information Flynn planned to give Robert Mueller would be damaging to the president. [Big Law Business] * In somewhat related news, the Justice Department rejected a judge’s order to release transcripts of Michael Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition. [New York Times] * Want to feel old? Today is the last day that the LSAT will be administered as a fully paper-and-pencil test. The next administration will be a hybrid before the exam becomes all digital. [Law.com] * Another day, another Biglaw firm falling prey to a cyber scam. In case you missed it, the email accounts of two DLA Piper attorneys were compromised which led to some fishy monetary requests transactions occurring. [Am Law International]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.24.19

* “It is not and never has been the [DOJ’s] policy to target [journalists] for reporting. But Julian Assange is no journalist." Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been indicted on 18 charges under the Espionage Act in one of the largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history. [USA Today] * Emory Law School now has its first-ever female dean. A big congratulations to Mary Anne Bobinski, who will be the first woman to lead the law school in its 103-year history. [Daily Report] * Steven Hammond, a former Hughes Hubbard partner who was charged with public lewdness after being accused of masturbating in an Equinox steam room, recently had that charged dismissed and is now suing the gym for defamation. [New York Law JournalP] * In case you missed it, DLA Piper recently elected a new U.S. chair of the firm. Congratulations to New York-based intellectual property lawyer Frank Ryan, who will succeed co-chairs Roger Meltzer and Cameron “Jay” Rains in the role. [Big Law Business] * James O. Bass Sr., the longtime leader at the firm of Bass Berry & Sims, has passed away at the age of 108. RIP. [Tennessean]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.03.19

* "Karaoke, ax-throwing sites want to sell beer under Utah law." Obviously one of those raises way more safety concerns for innocent bar patrons than the other -- let the ax places sell beer. [Fox News] * Overrated: This whole affair has hurt Bill Barr's reputation. Underrated: This whole affair has hurt Emmet Flood's reputation. [Politico] * Ninth Circuit cuts off copyright claims that could have been brought as part of an earlier patent suit. Everyone should be a lot more troubled that copyright is bleeding into patent so much that this was even a discussion. [The Recorder] * Facial recognition software has some well-documented problems and now regulation is coming. [Legaltech News] * Diverse legal teams are happier. [Law360] * DLA Piper leans into tech development. [American Lawyer] * George Carlin's impact on legal history. [Biography]

By Joe Patrice