Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.17.21

* A lawsuit has been filed over Floyd Mayweather's fight against Logan Paul next month. Sounds like the claims might be a knock out... [Fox News] * Allegations made in litigation suggest that a former Trump lawyer is raiding a nonprofit for her own personal use. [AP] * The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned a medical marijuana initiative in that state. Hopefully legalized marijuana there isn't just a "pipe" dream... [Mississippi Today] * A Louisiana lawyer has been charged with attempting to bring contraband into a local jail. [ABC News] * A top lawyer is investigating the disappearance of Tiger King star Carole Baskin's husband. Maybe he'll make a music video about his theories... [TMZ]

By Jordan Rothman
Blogging

Non-Sequiturs: 05.07.12

* I bought the excellent Mayweather/Cotto fight this weekend. Floyd looked great for a guy who was too much of a coward to fight Manny Pacquiao. But the sweet science is dying. In its place, a bunch of grabbing and submission could be legalized in New York. [New York Daily News] * Speaking of boxing, hey football, I bet 40 years ago nobody thought this would ever happen to boxing. [Overlawyered] * Cooley Law subpoenas Professor Paul Campos. [Inside the Law School Scam] * Accusing the president of “thuggery,” just another day on the campaign trail. [Election Law Blog] * These kids are smiling because those diplomas were free, folks. [OC Register] * Here is a visual representation of the Dewey & LeBoeuf partner departures (which have also been captured in tabular form by Am Law Daily). [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * I think if more lawyers drew inspiration from Jeanne d’Arc, more recent graduates would light themselves on fire. [Amicae Curiae via Blawg Review]

By Elie Mystal
American Bar Association / ABA

Morning Docket: 01.09.12

* Is the Roberts court really as pro-First Amendment as we’ve been led to believe? Lawyers aren’t really that good at math, but they’ve done studies, you know. And 34.5% of the time, it works every time. [New York Times] * The people at the ABA aren’t concerned that William Robinson’s remarks made him seem […]

By Staci Zaretsky