Sonia Sotomayor

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.26.21

* Some firms are incorporating "virtual internships" into their recruiting process. Interns deserve to do their grunt work under only the bests simulated conditions. This better come with a company VR set! [Reuters] * Oklahoma's Supreme Court does not give the OK to anti-abortion laws scheduled to go in effect on Monday. [Fox News] * Justice Sonia Sotomayor describes Court's refusal to block SB8 as "catastrophic." How long until people spin her defense of the rule of law as the true partisanship? [The Hill] * Texas governor bases kids' ability to play sports in high school strictly on what the first people to view their genitals say. [Texas Tribune] * Anti-terrorism law used to sentence neo-Nazis heading to a pro-gun rally in Virginia. One of them was a U.S. Vet. Hoorah. [Military Times]

By Chris Williams
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