Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.09.20

* Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced yesterday in a new interview that she is cancer free. [USA Today] * Harvey Weinstein's lawyers have asked the judge overseeing his criminal case to recuse himself over comments the judge made about Weinstein texting in court. [NBC News] * Rod Rosenstein, the former Deputy Attorney General, has announced his post-Justice Department plans. [Washington Post] * Jennifer Lopez's Hustlers character is suing the movie's production company for defamation and other causes of action. [Hollywood Reporter] * An attorney has been arrested for allegedly obstructing justice for the benefit of his son. [Daily Herald]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.25.19

* Justice Ruth Bader Gisnburg has been released from the hospital after being admitted for chills and a fever. Wishing RBG a speedy recovery! [Wall Street Journal] * A New York lawyer is seeking to break up his firm over his partner's affairs with employees and other inappropriate conduct. [New York Post] * A Canadian judge has dismissed Subway's $150 million lawsuit against the CBC for claims relating to the percentage of actual chicken in Subway products. [Fox News] * In-N-Out Burger has been accused in a lawsuit of starting a 2017 California wildfire. Never been there myself, but my West Coast friends tell me the place is on fire... [NBC News] * A lawyer who criticized a Manhattan judge for not disclosing campaign donations made by his adversary Marc Kasowitz has been canned by his client. [New York Daily News] * Damon Dash, a co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records (I had to look this up!), has been sanctioned for unruly conduct at a deposition. [TMZ]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.31.19

* Johnny Depp has settled a lawsuit against his former attorney who allegedly bilked him out of millions. In other words: Jack Sparrow has bested another pirate. [Bloomberg] * Hillary Clinton told an audience at Georgetown Law yesterday that she played a pivotal role in the selection of RBG to the Supreme Court. Maybe she'll play herself in the next RBG movie. [CNN] * Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has been charged with unlawfully touching a third woman. [Yahoo Entertainment] * Attorneys handling the Equifax data breach class action are asking for $77M in fees. I'm still waiting for the money AOC promised me! [Daily Report] * The Second Circuit has upheld the conviction of Martin Shkreli's lawyer for his role in helping Shkreli defraud investors. [Reuters] * R. Kelly skipped a hearing relating to his federal charges because he allegedly had an infected toenail. This excuse is even worse than saying he had to wash his hair. [People]