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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.01.19

* An argument for ditching the billable hour for the sake of mental health. [Law.com] * Eighth Circuit okays suppressing Native American votes in North Dakota. [Courthouse News Service] * Masturbating on the D.C. Metro is legal? That actually doesn't shock me. [Washington Examiner] * Charlotte is probably America's hottest legal market right now, which is a sentence no one expected ten years ago. [American Lawyer] * Facebook beat back case claiming that the platform aided in Hamas attacks. Expect a lot of nonsensical blathering about Section 230 in Congress today. [Law360] * California passes major legislation to protect sex workers. The bill's sponsor is named Wiener which shouldn't make me laugh as much as it is. [Rolling Stone] * A no deal Brexit is a disaster for young lawyers. [Legal Cheek]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.26.19

* Michael Cohen's three days in the sun begin. [CNBC] * Lawyers trying to hold back release in Kraft massage parlor matter. [WPTV] * Firm GCs are volunteering to mentor Biglaw on diversity. If they'd just live up to their commitment to take business away from firms that either don't make or make only a token attempt at diversity, they wouldn't need to hold these cute mentorship meetings. [American Lawyer] * Elon Musk is either completely ignorant of his legal obligations or doesn't care that he violates them. Either way, it's an invitation to massively step up sanctions. [Law360] * Trump campaign staffer claims he forcibly kissed her without her consent, which shocks no one who's ever listened to him talk. [National Law Journal] * The burgeoning niche practice of hash brown law. [Washington Post] * Profiling the intellectual property lawyer fighting for the CBD industry. [Forbes]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.23.18

* Lawyer for Hughes Hubbard partner wants the other side to whip it out. [Law360] * What if Martindale and Avvo came together into one website that no one looks at? [American Lawyer] * Court says Michael Avenatti stiffed a contractor on the same day he's kicked out of his office for being a deadbeat, further solidifying his position as the "liberal version of Trump." [LA Times] * Speaking of Trump, insurers can now kill your coverage over the pre-existing condition of "acne." [NY Times] * Justice Department advising agencies to lie about FOIA requests. Cool. [Courthouse News Service] * In case you were wondering, the Mueller probe is not a witch hunt. [CNN] * The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is now the number one IPO market in the world. Great job for the #MakeAmericaSecondRateAgain crowd! [International] * Lawyer forcefully argues for Harvard admissions to reflect socioeconomic diversity. If this wasn't a lawsuit bankrolled by white grievance they might be onto something. [Politico]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.18

* Charles Glasser proposes replacing "Trump Derangement Syndrome" with "Trump Obsession Syndrome" -- which might be more accurate, but isn't nearly as fun. [Daily Caller] * Speaking of anti-Trump sentiment, here's an interesting new ranking -- from Adam Bonica, Adam Chilton, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen -- showing just how liberal certain law schools are. [TaxProf Blog] * Trying to date in law school? You're looking for love in all the wrong places, according to 3L Korey Johnson. [Black Girl Does Grad School] * Speaking of law school, here's Kat Griffin's roundup of the best blogs for women law students (with a shoutout to ATL; thanks, Kat!). [Corporette] * An "Abolish ICE" t-shirt might not be very fashionable -- but it is constitutionally protected speech, as Eugene Volokh explains. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * Joel Cohen wonders: should more states ban secret recording of conversations -- and could the odious Omarosa be the catalyst for such change? [The Hill] * Neha Sampat discusses the problem of "imposter syndrome" -- and what we can all do to address it. [Attorney At Work] * "Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens." Yeah, you know you wanna click.... [Instapundit] * Where does your law firm fall along the AI adoption spectrum? Jean O'Grady lays out the stages. [Dewey B Strategic]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.12.18

* Brett Kavanaugh built up around $200K in debt buying Washington Nationals tickets. This may be the Federalist Society's biggest vetting failure ever because all real conservative jurists would say they went $200K in debt buying Montreal Expos tickets. [Deadspin] * Ohio pulls obscure law out of a hat to harass Stormy Daniels for daring to point out that Donald Trump is a scumbag. [NY Times] * "Jesus never broke immigration law" says Evangelical Trumper whose religion is entirely based on a guy admitting he was an outlaw and getting the death penalty for it. [Vox] * Just when you were getting used to WestlawNext, WestlawEdge is here to radically change the game. [LegaltechNews] * Texas professors who don't want to die will take their case to the Fifth Circuit. [CBS News] * Lawyer says Shady orchestrated the assault on his ex. [Denver Post] * Trump pardoned the thugs who put the lives of firefighters in danger and then inspired an armed standoff with federal officers and then Mike Pence's buddy gave them a private jet home. [Oregon Live]

By Joe Patrice