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Courts
Pope Francis: Holy Father... Until Catholic Anti-Vaxxers Need A Free Exercise Suit
Honestly, Your Holiness, it's time to start excommunicating people trying to pull this. -
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Intellectual Property
Advice For Young Lawyers: Try To Get '1 Percent Better'
Identifying those younger lawyers who are willing to really live by the demands of a '1 percent better' professional approach requires attention and care.
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Sports
Lamar Jackson Sued For Using Multiple Pictures From His Time At Louisville
Jackson finds himself as a defendant in a federal lawsuit. -
Sports
Why Nike Suspended Deshaun Watson's Endorsement Deal Instead Of Terminating It
As noted by Nike, the claims against Watson, at this juncture, are merely allegations. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.09.21
* A lawsuit has been filed following the Rose Bowl being played in Texas this year because of COVID-19. They should have a bowl game to resolve the dispute… [Fox News]
* President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has apologized to Stormy Daniels for putting her through “needless pain.” [Yahoo News]
* A Pennsylvania lawyer, who allegedly helped clients commit insurance fraud, has been disbarred. [Bloomberg Law]
* Robinhood is facing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a college student who allegedly killed himself after purportedly sustaining trading losses using the platform. [Hill]
* The Justice Department has dropped a lawsuit filed against a former aide to Melania Trump over a tell-all book published about the Trump Administration. That book must be a pager-turner… [Washington Post]
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Sports
This Trademark Fight Is The Granddaddy Of Them All
Tensions flared between the parties involved after the New York Times published an article. -
Technology
Annual Reminder: You Can Probably Just Call The Super Bowl The Super Bowl
Trademarks run amok. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Intellectual Property
Four Stars, Four Lessons
Whether in football or IP practice, taking lessons from champions is always a worthwhile exercise. -
Sports
Did Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Have Proper Insurance Coverage Prior To Injury?
Assuming he maintained the policies, he should be resting a bit more peacefully after surgery. -
Sports
NFLPA Seeks To Dismiss Case Concerning Changes To Retiree Benefits
The union has no duty or responsibility to maintain any specific level of former player benefits and is prohibited from administering benefit plans. -
Sports
As COVID Deaths Top 180K, Nebraska Football Players File 'Contract' Claim To Reinstate Big 10 Season
Because football players are the real victims here. -
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Sports
Giants And Seahawks Face Off In Libel Suit Over 'BS' Text, Armed Robbery
Things keep getting crazier. -
Television
Right-Wing Podcaster Seeks Lawyer To Sue NFL For Condemning Him To Hell With Salacious Halftime Show
The First Amendment does not give J. Lo the right to pole dance in Dave Daubenmire’s living room! -
Small Law Firms
'Go Chiefs!' Lawyer Files This Touchdown Of A Continuance Motion To Watch The Super Bowl
Let's help this superfan actually get to the game. -
Crime
Cops Embarrass Themselves With Arrest Warrant For Odell Beckham Jr.
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate but equally important groups: The police, who get tapped on the ass, and the district attorneys, who tell those police to grow up. These are their stories. DUMB DUMB. -
Politics
Alabama Student Group Claims It Was More Concerned About Hooliganism Than Booing Trump, Trump Disagrees
The president is happy to chill free speech against him. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.30.19
* Brexit is going to be a real problem for law firms. [Law.com]
* Former paralegal sues firm alleging it “fosters a ‘party culture’ rife with drug use and sexual harassment.” [Philly Voice]
* Law firms are feasting on the Sears bankruptcy. [NY Post]
* 2020 could be a monster year for Biglaw fundraising. [American Lawyer]
* What happens to intellectual property when artificial intelligence starts inventing things? [The Recorder]
* Even the Second Circuit doesn’t want to fly Spirit. [Law360]
* SEC targets investment fund that allegedly preyed upon brain-damaged NFL players to enrich themselves. Team owners, meanwhile, face no repercussions. [Daily Business Review]
* The DOJ makes secret laws? Super. [Politico]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.26.19
* 3M is asking Biglaw to care for attorney mental health in its new procurement process. The fourth “M” is for “Mindfulness.” [Corporate Counsel]
* In today’s installment of “intellectual property law is broken,” publishers are suing over audiobooks that offer captions. [New York Law Journal]
* A guy who legally changed his name to Atticus Finch when he was 8 is now in law school. If you think you hated Go Set A Watchman… [Texas Lawyer]
* Second Circuit doing all sorts of fact-finding because adhering to the record and precedent is out of fashion apparently. [Law360]
* Anti-gay blogger Judge John Bush calling out Kim Davis for “antihomosexual bias” is peak 2019. [National Law Journal]
* Famous football players who became lawyers. [Law.com]
* Convict seeks sheriff job. [HuffPo]