Ghislaine Maxwell

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.17.21

* The CRT Parents™ don't want their kids taught suicide prevention and mental health in school now. Think Alabama is gonna follow suit? [NBC News] * Mayor gets charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn on Reddit. Let it be known that sharing isn't always caring. [Independent] * Environmental groups are doing a better job of recruiting folks of color. Let's see how well they do with retention. [Bloomberg Law] * You've been arguing for what feels like ages —  finally, time for your closing argument. One problem, mask on or mask off? [ABA Journal] * Ghislaine Maxwell's trial for sex trafficking will be starting soon. Be on the lookout for jury details. [NPR]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.12.21

* The CEO of Marvel claims his DNA was stolen from a water bottle during a deposition. This sounds like a pretty strange origin story... [Property Casualty 360] * The inspiration for a lawyer in the film Erin Brockovich has lost his law license. [Wrap] * A lawsuit about the departure of the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles has been delayed until 2022. [NBC News] * Ghislaine Maxwell is allegedly selling her London home to pay for legal fees spent defending her criminal case related to Jeffrey Epstein. [Wall Street Journal] * The Indiana Attorney General is in hot water for allegedly receiving thousands of dollars for advisory roles. Guess he's having a hard time making ends meet on a government salary... [Indianapolis Star]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.11.20

* Lindsay Lohan is being sued by a publisher for collecting her $365,000 advance and never writing an autobiography. When she writes the book, hope she explains why there was never a sequel to "Mean Girls"... [USA Today] * A Florida attorney was allegedly killed by his son earlier this week in an apparent murder-suicide. [New York Daily News] * Parents for a Northeastern University student who was suspended for breaking anti-COVID-19 measures have lawyered up. [Boston Globe] * Federal prosecutors are asking that civil cases against Ghislaine Maxwell be put on hold while the criminal prosecution moves forward. [ABC News] * A lawyer who falsely claimed he needed to have cancerous tumors removed to get discovery extensions may be suspended from the practice of law. As Arnold Schwarzenegger would say, "it's not a tumor!" [ABA Journal]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.31.20

* A music composer for The Simpsons can move forward with his lawsuit over being dismissed from the show. Maybe his response when he heard the news was "Woo Hoo!" [Yahoo News] * A lawyer for the alleged Kenosha shooter claims his client was acting in self defense. [New York Post] * Ghislaine Mawell, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is allegedly the first person in a New York City federal lockup to see a lawyer since the COVID-19 pandemic began. [Independent] * A Georgia lawyer was shot in his right shoulder during a dispute at a real estate closing last week. [August Chronicle] * The Estate of Leonard Cohen may take action against the RNC for using the song "Hallelujah" during fireworks after President Trump's acceptance speech last week. [Vanity Fair]