Nevada
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.25.22
* “Go best friend, that’s my best friend!” Black law students are already reflecting on the impact of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination and confirmation hearings. [NPR]
* At least 65 law professors in Missouri have common sense. I know a few of these names — good to see them! [STL Today]
* Flag on the play! Some dude trying to score points with voters says Pride Week should be illegal. [The Guardian]
* Move over, I’m cycling here! Las Vegas law requires drivers to give cyclists at least 3 feet of space as they share the road. I’d prefer the COVID 6 but at least this is a start. [8NewsNow]
* It always feels like, somebody’s watching youuuu? Wyoming’s got you covered. [The Sheridan Press]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.07.22
* A fig leaf or a Trojan Horse? McConnell backing an election law change has a few people confused. [The Hill]
* And a 1 and a 2! Utah has to figure out how they are going to deal with armed protesters. [Deseret News]
* The judge from the highest court (of our childhoods) creates a $5M scholarship to help women succeed in law. [Law.com]
* The legal aftermath of the men who lynched Ahmaud Arbery continues — the length of their sentencing and a potential death penalty are still on the table. [CNN]
* UNLV Law is going to keep some of their courses online for the semester. Will other schools follow suit? [FOX News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.21.21
* A federal judge has struck down restrictions imposed on cruise lines by the CDC. Break out the Hawaiian shirts and Dramamine tablets… [Washington Post]
* O.J. Simpson is continuing to appeal judgments related to civil suits over the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. [Washington Times]
* A Reno lawyer, who was allegedly present during the January 6th Capitol riots, is running to be governor of Nevada. [Nevada Appeal]
* AirBNB is taking legal action against a guest who hosted a party and severely damaged a home. [Fox News]
* A lawsuit claims security at a Jerry Springer show failed to protect him from being attacked. Thinking assumption of the risk may be argued… [Stamford Advocate]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.07.21
* The NRA’s top lawyer claims he was not consulted on the group’s bankruptcy filing. Guess the organization might be shooting from the hip… [LAw360]
* A high-profile Nevada lawyer has seemingly admitted to failing to safeguard client funds and other ethical breaches. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
* Several Italian-American organizations are filing a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and local officials over canceling Columbus Day and removing statutes of Christopher Columbus. [CBS News]
* Colorado is considering mandatory diversity training for all attorneys. [Denver Post]
* Drinker Biddle must face a lawsuit alleging it broke a promise when it purportedly promised to retain an attorney so long as she “performed as an average associate.” Seems like a low bar… [ABA Journal]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.26.20
* Johnny Depp’s lawyer has been reportedly thrown off a defamation case for revealing information covered by a protective order. Maybe the information was “pirated” or the judge should make the attorney “walk the plank”… [Courthouse News Service]
* A lawyer for the Lincoln Project told Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to “peddle their scare tactics elsewhere” after the couple threatened to sue the anti-Trump group over billboards in New York City. [Wrap]
* An Ohio lawyer has been arrested on human trafficking, racketeering, and related charges. [Cincinnati Enquirer]
* The Trump Campaign and the Nevada GOP have filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking election officials from counting early votes. [Business Insider]
* A photographer has filed a lawsuit after being hit with the horns of a steer after the 2019 Sugar Bowl. Sounds like a law school hypothetical… [AOL]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.13.19
* A Florida woman who has a law degree but never passed the bar has been charged with stealing the identity of an admitted attorney. This was funny in My Cousin Vinny but not in real life. [Tampa Bay Times]
* Sarah Palin said she first learned of her husband’s divorce plans in an email from his attorney. Jeeze, that’s cold. [San Francisco Chronicle]
* A U.S. service member is challenging a ban on active military personnel suing their doctors for malpractice. [NBC News]
* The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to revive a lawsuit against the NFL regarding a missed call at a Saints game. Hope the plaintiff is not a sore loser. [ESPN]
* Massachusetts lawmakers are considering whether to make coerced suicide a crime after the suicide of Conrad Roy III at the encouragement of his girlfriend. [CNN]
* A Nevada attorney has been disbarred for letting clients use her cellphone during jailhouse consultations. Seems harsh — prisoners use cellphones in Orange is the New Black all the time… [Bloomberg Law]
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Family Law
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Bar Exams, Law Schools
Another State Lowers Bar Exam Cut Score To Make Pass Rates Soar
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Free Speech, In-House Counsel
Senior Attorney Fired For Cruel Commentary On Las Vegas Shooting
She deserved to get fired. She doesn't deserve to become a pawn. -
Crime, Violence
Our Gun Sickness In One Sentence
Nevada has some of the most permissive gun laws, but we know that ain't changing. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Nevada: Go For The Gambling, Stay For The Surrogacy Parental Rights
Good news out of Nevada for surrogacy supporters. -
Election Law, Justice, Politics
The Refusal To Accept Democracy Starts: Trump Files Lawsuit In Nevada
The Trump campaign is claiming that people who were not in line at 7:00 were allowed to vote.
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Marijuana
Smoke The Vote: The 9 Marijuana Ballot Initiatives
It's time to briefly visit each marijuana ballot initiative, especially since legalization or medical marijuana reform in one state can greatly impact other marijuana-friendly states and even federal marijuana policy. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.31.16
* Do not mess with federal judges: Shortly after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump criticized Judge Gonzalo Curiel of the Southern District of California at a political rally by calling him a “hater,” the judge ordered that internal Trump University documents from a consumer fraud trial be unsealed. [POLITICO]
* The Clark County Defenders Union that represents Zohra Bakhtary condemned Judge Conrad Hafen in an open letter, writing, “[h]andcuffing an attorney who is merely doing her job to teach her a lesson is simply improper and has never been done in the history of Nevada.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* When we last checked in with Stephen DiCarmine, Dewey’s ex-executive director, he told a judge that due to financial constraints, he’d like to represent himself at retrial. Now, he’s hired Rita Glavin of Seward & Kissel for the job. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Uh-oh… Mossack Fonseca, the law firm behind the Panama Papers leaks, announced via Tweet its plans to close offices in several offshore tax havens. The firm will shutter offices in the island nations of Jersey, Gibraltar. and the Isle of Man. [VICE News]
* Who knew a Libor-rigging trial could be so exciting? Former Barclays trader and criminal defendant Ryan Reich was scolded by a judge after he interrupted a co-defendant’s testimony with shouts of “no, no, no, no.” [Big Law Business]
* Cassandra Q. Butts, former deputy White House counsel and longtime friend and advisor to law school classmate President Barack Obama, RIP. [Washington Post]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.25.16
* Sorry to ruin your childhood, but a Pennsylvania judge found that there is enough evidence for Bill Cosby to stand trial for his felony assault charge in the Andrea Constand case. Cosby has waived his right to a formal arraignment, and could face up to 10 years in prison if he’s convicted. Cosby has been free on $1 million bail since December. [Associated Press]
* “You need to have order in a courtroom. And there needs to be proper decorum with attorneys.” A Las Vegas Justice of the Peace ordered that a deputy public defender be handcuffed for interrupting him as she tried to represent a client. A tipster has referred to this judge as “demented.” We may have more on this. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
* According to inside sources, Hunton & Williams is in advanced merger talks with Addelshaw Goddard, a London-based firm. These talks have reportedly been going on for months, and Addelshaw partners supposedly met last night to discuss the tie-up. If successful, the combined firm would have more than 1,300 lawyers. [Big Law Business]
* Silicon Valley staple Fenwick & West is opening up an office outpost in New York City. The firm’s clients in Manhattan include BuzzFeed, FanDuel, Blackrock, Citi, and JPMorgan. Associates will be working around the clock in the city that never sleeps — with a roster like that, they won’t be getting shuteye anytime soon. [WSJ Law Blog]
* AG Loretta Lynch announced yesterday afternoon that the Justice Department would be seeking the death penalty against Dylann Roof, the suspect alleged to have gone on a shooting spree in a Charleston church last summer, killing nine and wounding numerous others. It’s said Roof hoped to incite a race war as a result of the massacre. [USA Today]
* Carl Buchholz, managing partner of DLA Piper’s Philadelphia office, RIP. [Philadelphia Business Journal]
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Deaths, State Judges
Judge Who Once Worked As Stripper Found Dead In Home
Authorities do not suspect foul play, but have not yet ruled it out. -
Conferences / Symposia, Technology
The Circuit: Vegas, Baby!
Why is Las Vegas such a magnet for legal conferences? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.23.15
* It’s the Miss Universe pageant lawsuit you’ve all been waiting for: attorneys at a Colombian law firm say they will be filing suit due to Miss Colombia’s crowning and de-crowning, noting “the crown is an acquired right that cannot be taken away from us.” [WGNO]
* The Federal Circuit handed down a major ruling yesterday, saying that the government can no longer bar the registration of offensive trademarks due to restrictions on free speech. This will likely be appealed to SCOTUS, but the Redskins must be pretty pumped. [Reuters]
* In an effort to avoid another Kim Davis fiasco (and to protect clerks’ religious beliefs), Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has signed an executive order directing that his state prepare new marriage licenses without the names of county clerks. [Associated Press]
* Lil Wayne may be a “motherf**kin’ cash money millionaire,” but he reportedly can’t spare the cash to pay his attorneys’ fees. This marks the second time in recent months that he’s been sued for allegedly failing to pay his lawyers what they’re owed. [SPIN]
* Lakeisha Holloway, the woman accused of using her car to mow down and kill a pedestrian and injure many others on the Las Vegas Strip, has been charged with murder with a deadly weapon. She faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. [NBC News]
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Gambling / Gaming
Daily Fantasy Sports Sites Officially Too Sketchy For Nevada
Nevada protects its own.