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Biglaw
Secret Service Agents On Arnold & Porter Associate's Detail Fired Shots During Attempted Car Break-In
That associate is also the president's granddaughter, so that explains a lot. -
Courts
Judge Gunned Down In Driveway; Judge Presided Over Lead Suspect's Divorce
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.29.23
* Donald Trump faces even more charges in classified documents case. [New York Times]
* But that’s not the only legal peril against the former president heating up: Trump’s lawyers met with the special cpunsel on January 6th case. [ABC News]
* Joe Biden announced more judicial nominees. [Law360]
* The Biden administration would love it if the Supreme Court would reinstate regulations against ghost guns. [Reuters]
* Biglaw’s picking up the work from the Democratic National Convention. [Bloomberg Law]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.14.23
* Want a popular policy done, but Congress is uncooperative? Enter Executive Orders. Joe Biden plans to issue one on gun background checks today. [Bloomberg Law]
* Can partisan gerrymandering get worse? Yes, yes it can. Today the North Carolina Supreme Court will reconsider the issue, which could have major repercussions for national politics. [Reuters]
* Supreme Court to consider whether the Constitution provides protection against anti-trans discrimination. And I am sure completely coincidentally, a vocally anti-trans federal judge finds himself in the news. [Vox]
* Court issues blow to California labor movement: an appeals court found ride share services can classify drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. [Huffington Post]
* It’s not that law school deans want to end rankings, it’s that they want to make them better. [Slate]
* Michael Cohen takes the stand: Donald Trump’s one-time fixer is singing to a New York grand jury. [Law360]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.14.22
* So I guess we’ll just be allowing untraceable guns to roam the streets of America now. Thanks, Bruen! [The Hill]
* Prosecution of the Parkland shooter has brought conversations on the death penalty back to the forefront. [Politico]
* Black history month came early! Lawyers across the pond talk diversity. [Law.com]
* Conservatives are still pressed about being the real victims of cancel culture. Check out this hot take on the newest Yale controversy. [Newsweek]
* …I’d reconsider that 2 month rental in Honolulu if I were you. [Star Adviser]
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Guns / Firearms
When Looking To Solve Problems, Most Use Crystal Balls To Look To The Future. Texas... Not So Much
Let's just hope Big Alcohol doesn't steal the NRA's approach and start paying for textualist judges to sit on cases involving drunk teenagers. 14 year-olds were definitely getting sloshed at The Founding ™. -
Courts
Judge Points Gun At Defense Team IN THE COURTROOM In Latest From Our Second Amendment Hellscape
Hmmm, the judge's story about the incident keeps on changing. -
Crime
Lawyer Who Shot Driver During BLM Protest Suspended From Profession
His suspension will be for three years. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.31.21 - The Finale
* Lifestyles of the Rich and the Armed — they’ve got mansions and you ought not rob them. [Daily Caller]
* Colorado Governor pardons a grip of folks convicted of weed possession. We should have legalized and decrim’d blunts years ago, but a start is a start. [The Denver Post]
* US-Russia relations may sour if Biden keeps up the Ukraine-based sanctioning. I was expecting chilly weather from the end of December, not the threat of a cold war! [Business Insider]
* Tesla issued a vehicle recall due to camera and trunk issues. I wonder: Do the cars have to be recharged upon return? [The Guardian]
* Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court says smelling weed isn’t enough for cops to search your car. Jury might still be out on a pair of furry dice dangling from your rearview though. [Pittsburgh City Paper]
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Guns / Firearms
After Shooting Son And Leaving Him Bleeding For 2 Hours, Lawyer Outraged Over Censure
Maybe, just maybe, her priorities are a little off. -
Legal Ethics
Nine-Month Suspension In The Cards For Attorney Who Pulled A Gun Because She Was Mad About COVID Protocols
That's... one reaction to social distancing. -
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Crime
Lawyer Angry About Social Distancing Pulls Gun On Store Clerk According To Police
Attorney discipline ensues.
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Courts
Supreme Court Denies Cert In Gun Case
Sandy Hook victims' families can continue their lawsuit against gun manufacturers. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Gives Eyewitness Account Of Terrifying Courthouse Shooting
The gunman was killed by law enforcement, and no other serious injuries were reported. -
Government
The Rare Gun Regulation I Think Was Actually Stupid
I support the government's right to regulate firearms, since that right is enshrined in the Constitution, but this regulation failed to appreciate human weakness. -
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Courts
If Words Could Kill... 3D Gun Case Shows Free Speech Extremists Would Defend That Too
The 'weaponization' of free speech is no longer a metaphor. -
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Guns / Firearms, Justice
4th Circuit Interprets Heller To EXCLUDE AR-15s, Then Dances A Tarantella On Scalia's Grave Probably
If you listen closely, you can hear Neil Gorsuch's music.