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* A couple is arguing in a new lawsuit that weddings and receptions should be exempted from COVID-19 closures on religious grounds. Wouldn’t be surprised if the bride or groom was a lawyer — that’s a creative argument. [NBC News]

* Surveillance footage appears to link the former lawyer accused of murdering the son of a federal judge to the slaying of a “men’s rights” activist in California. [Fox News]

* Check out this interesting piece by an attorney with autism reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. [Jurist]

* Criminal courts in Pittsburgh are closed for in-person hearings until further notice after an attorney tested positive for COVID-19. [CBS News]

* The Washington Post has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a Covington Catholic student over a viral video that was released last year. [New York Times]

* A Florida strip club is in hot water for denying two women entry because they were not with a man. We all saw RBG, this is a suspect practice. [Orlando Weekly]

* The top lawyer at Ford is headed to Coca-Cola. They must have better “fizz” benefits. [Detroit Free Press]

* Whole Foods workers have filed a class action against the grocery store chain for allegedly discriminating against employees for wearing Black Lives Matter masks. [Boston Globe]

* An attorney donated touch-free thermometers to his local courthouse so that officials could more accurately screen for COVID-19. [WPXI News]

* A Florida teachers union has filed a lawsuit to attempt to stop the reopening of schools in the Sunshine State next month. [Fox News]

* A judge is accused of electronically “muzzling” defense counsel during a virtual court hearing by pressing a mute button. Bet some judges wish they had that ability during in-person proceedings… [Courier Journal]

* The Supreme Court handed down an order yesterday that will make it very difficult for ex-felons in Florida to vote this year. It’s not like there’s an election coming up or anything… [Slate]

* A lawyer for victims of Jeffrey Epstein is claiming that the estate of Epstein is withholding evidence and stonewalling the litigation. [ABC News]

* A court is allowing Mo’Nique’s discrimination lawsuit against Netflix to proceed. [Fox News]

* Weil Gotshal was able to ink four merger deals in a single day recently despite the ongoing pandemic. [Reuters]

* An attorney whose slogan was “been hit, call Flit” has surrendered his law license for withholding settlement funds from clients. Calling all lawyers with a last name that rhymes with “hit”: the slogan is now open… [Daily Report]

* President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen may have to go back to prison because he dined out last Friday night. Unless that restaurant was Casa Bonita, it wasn’t worth it… [New York Post]

* A Virginia lawyer is in hot water for selling the stock of his two deceased former law partners and pocketing the proceeds. [Roanoke Times]

* Amazon is being sued for allegedly firing an employee for bringing her child to work. [New York Post]

* A Florida lawyer has lost his law license for settling cases without his clients’ permission. [Florida Times-Union]

* Texas has become the latest state to postpone the bar exam amid concerns over COVID-19. [Texas Tribune]

* Attorneys in DC can now accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment. As detailed in yesterday’s Morning Docket, accepting cocaine as a form of payment is still off limits… [Bloomberg Law]

* Florida’s governor recently signed a new law requiring parental consent for abortions. [New York Daily News]

* OAN has lost a defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow, and now they may have to pay the legal fees for her high-priced Biglaw attorneys. [San Diego Times]

* A Baltimore family is suing a local restaurant for refusing service to them based on how they were dressed. [TMZ]

* A judge has dismissed a New York lawyer’s defamation lawsuit against someone who called him an “ambulance chaser” online. This attorney should brush up on his First Amendment law. [Westfair Communications]

* An entrepreneur who created the world’s first “robot lawyer” has secured $12 million in funding. Hope this guy doesn’t make a robot Morning Docket writer… [Forbes]

* A Pennsylvania lawyer has been disbarred for defrauding his firm by referring people who came to the firm to other lawyers in exchange for a percentage of the fees. [ABA Journal]

* An appeals court has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.1 billion for damages allegedly sustained from baby powder that was purportedly laced with asbestos. And this amount is lower than the original verdict of $4.69 billion. [Hill]

* A Florida lawyer is in hot water for filing allegedly frivolous lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act. [Daily Business Review]

* The unexpected deaths of two attorneys and a series of tornadoes was no excuse for a late filing according to a federal judge. This ruling seems kind of harsh. [ABA Journal]

* Two Virginia lawyers have pleaded guilty to extortion for trying to persuade Monsanto to pay them $200 million for a “consulting agreement” to settle Roundup litigation. Sounds like these attorneys could have learned a lesson from Michael Avenatti… [ABC News]

* 17 firefighters in Detroit have been sued for taking a picture in front of a burning building. Pretty sure they’re supposed to do more than just take pictures of fires… [Detroit Free Press]

* The Indiana Attorney General has had his law license restored after being suspended from practice for inappropriate behavior toward women. [NWI Times]

* 56 former prosecutors have signed a letter advocating that two lawyers accused of firebombing an NYPD police car be granted bail. [Washington Post]

* The general counsel of the Florida Department of Transportation is being investigated by the Florida Bar after he allegedly admitted to forging signatures on government documents. In the meantime, he’s still keeping his $132,000-a year-job. [Miami Herald]

* A Tennessee attorney has been arrested for allegedly coercing clients to have sex with him in lieu of paying fees. [WJHL News]

* The Illinois Attorney General is recovering well after testing positive for COVID-19. Wishing the attorney general a speedy recovery! [NBC News]

* A lawyer who claims a sleazy, toupee-wearing criminal in the film The Wolf of Wall Street was based on him has lost his defamation lawsuit. [Business Insurance]

* The New York Attorney General is interviewing Amazon workers in a probe over Amazon’s COVID-19 response. [CNN]

* A Florida lawyer is facing ethics charges over a practice at his firm of telling clients the firm settled cases for less money than was recovered and pocketing the difference. [Daily Business Review]

* A new lawsuit alleges that a Drake University coach told a player who accidentally shot another student in the head to lie to the police. [Des Moines Register]

* An appeals court said the judge overseeing Michael Flynn’s criminal case may have picked an “intemperate” lawyer to write an opinion over the Department of Justice’s decision to drop the case. Those are some fighting words. [Fox News]

* A judge in Florida is in hot water for pretending to be her son’s lawyer during an interrogation. Wonder if she told investigators her name was “Jerry Gallo“… [Daily Business Review]

* 3M is suing a merchant who is selling PPE on Amazon for 18 times the listing price. [Wall Street Journal]

* A Florida lawyer who appeared on beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper has attended recent protests in the same costume. [Fox News]

* George Floyd’s lawyer is asking the United Nations to intervene in his case and make recommendations for police reform. [Newsweek]

* Prince Andrew seems royally screwed over an investigation into his connections with Jeffrey Epstein. [AP]

* A lawyer has been suspended from practice for filing a $67 million lawsuit over pants he lost at the dry cleaners. Maybe the pants were just really nice? [ABA Journal]

* Carole Baskin has been awarded the zoo once owned by Joe Exotic to satisfy a judgment from long-standing litigation between the two. Baskin should go after Exotic’s country music songs next. [BBC]

* A government lawyer says that the number of prisoners with COVID-19 at a federal lockup is likely seven times higher than previously reported. [ABC News]

* A Florida man has been convicted of fraud for claiming he represented The Village People and fleecing a casino out of $12,000. “It’s fun to stay at the ‘J.A.I.L.'” [Fox News]

* Google faces a $5 billion class action for tracking the internet usage of users even though browsers are set in “private” mode. [Reuters]

* Attorney General Barr is purported to have personally ordered protesters removed so President Trump could visit a church near the White House earlier this week. [CNN]

* A company has been ordered to pay $3.6 million in attorneys’ fees for their adversary on top of a $600,000 judgment and paying their own lawyers $5 million. Bet they wish they just settled the case earlier. [Chicago Law Bulletin]

* A Florida man who had his law license revoked has filed a pro se lawsuit challenging Governor DeSantis’s lockdown orders. Guess he found one way to get back into a courtroom. [ABC News]

* A lawyer who helped a witness skip town so she wouldn’t have to testify in court has been suspended from practice. [Bloomberg Law]

* If you have ever considered life as an American expat attorney, check out this article. [Black Enterprise]

* A CNN news team was arrested on live TV this morning while covering Minneapolis protests related to the death of George Floyd. [CNN]

* Harvey Weinstein is facing additional sexual misconduct lawsuits. [Vulture]

* The wife of an attorney is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly victim. At least she can get free legal advice from her husband… [CBS News]

* Boies Schiller has been hit with a malpractice lawsuit over a representation involving water balloon patents. The litigants should just have a water balloon fight to settle the dispute. [American Lawyer]

* Charges have been dropped against a Tampa megachurch pastor who was accused of violating Florida’s safer-at-home orders. [Fox News]

* An attorney for Quinton Dunbar, an NFL player accused of armed robbery, claims he has affidavits proving his client’s innocence. [Boston Globe]

* A federal judge has called “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli “delusional” while rejecting his request for early release to help find a treatment for COVID-19. [Hill]

* A lawsuit has been filed against SeaWorld San Diego for continuing to charge annual pass fees while the park is closed due to COVID-19. [NBC News]

* Tiffany Trump celebrated her graduation from Georgetown Law this weekend. From one “Hoya Lawya” to another, congrats! [Yahoo News]