Sonia Sotomayor

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.22.21

* A Georgia lawyer, who some believed may have been the inspiration for the "Matlock" character, has passed away. Wonder if he wore Matlock suits himself... [WSB TV] * A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco created a sexually exploitative environment at an acting school. [New York Times] * Authorities say that the man who killed the son of Judge Esther Salas last year may have also targeted Justice Sonia Sotomayor. [NBC News] * A lawsuit has been filed against a Texas utility over the death of a child during the winter weather and power failures that hit Texas last week. [Hill] * A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit Congressman Devin Nunes filed against CNN. [Politico] * Democratic lawmakers are suggesting that President Biden steer clear of candidates with Ivy League educations when considering possible Supreme Court picks. Happy to still be eligible... [New York Times]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.11.20

* Justice Sotomayor is recusing herself from a Supreme Court case involving the electoral college, but it has nothing to do with President Trump's recent statement about recusals at the high court. [Washington Post] * A couple filed a lawsuit about coronavirus against a cruise liner while still on a Grand Princess cruise. Hope they're out of containment before depositions... [The Hill] * Harvey Weinstein's lawyer is not optimistic about the amount of prison time the movie mogul may need to serve. [Hollywood Reporter] * It appears real estate heir Robert Durst will testify at his trial over the alleged murder of his friend Susan Berman. [AP] * Federal defense attorneys are alleging that New York City's federal jails are not prepared for the coronavirus outbreak. [New York Daily News] * A man was shot yesterday just steps away from the Bronx DA's office. Should have no problem finding a prosecutor to handle this case. [New York Post]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.24.20

* The American Bar Association has won a lawsuit establishing that ABA employees qualify for public service loan forgiveness. It would have been kind of embarrassing if a group of lawyers lost this case... [Forbes] * Joe Biden is receiving some flak for wrongly stating that his late son was the Attorney General of the United States. [Fox News] * A number of Republican state attorneys general are trying to block the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. [ABC News] * A $14 million settlement has been proposed in a class action concerning inmates masturbating in front of Cook County public defenders. [Chicago Sun Times] * Justice Sotomayor wrote a scathing dissent on Friday criticizing the government for allegedly abusing the emergency application process at the Supreme Court. [Bloomberg] * A minor league baseball team has revoked the tickets of a law firm that filed a case against the franchise on behalf of a client. This seems kind of petty. [The Athletic]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.18.19

* Sorry, bro, but one of them doesn’t like beer anymore: The Tenth Circuit denied 20 appeals of its earlier decision to dismiss misconduct complaints against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh, but this time, the panel was split, with one judge saying the "entire council should be disqualified." [National Law Journal] * "It’s not enough to legalize marijuana at the federal level — we should also help those who have suffered due to its prohibition." If you're a Democratic candidate running for president in 2020, you better be down with legalizing weed in the name of social justice. [New York Times] * Preet Bharara, ex-U.S. attorney for the S.D.N.Y., knows his former coworkers could cause Trump trouble. They're "very aggressive," "very fearless," "very independent," and they don't even "care about politics" -- they'll prosecute anyone. [NBC News] * The National Women’s Hall of Fame recently announced its Class of 2019, and three lawyers of note were honored: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, women's rights attorney Gloria Allred, and Native American tribal law expert Sarah Deer. [AP] * According to a new new report from Thomson Reuters and Acritas, there's a "disheartening" lack of diversity in corporate legal departments. Given how "diverse" law firms are, this isn't exactly shocking news to anyone. [Corporate Counsel]

By Staci Zaretsky