Supreme Court of Canada
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.27.20
* Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, is now representing herself after he lawyers quit for lack of payment. [Fox Business]
* President Trump’s impeachment lawyers began their defense over the weekend, and the impeachment trial is scheduled to resume today. [Washington Post]
* Jon Lovitz played Alan Dershowitz on SNL this past weekend. Seems like SNL could find someone who looks a little more like Dershowitz… [Daily Beast]
* A gamer has lost a lawsuit claiming human rights abuses for being muted on a popular online game. [Vice]
* The Supreme Court of Canada just heard a case about whether corporations have protections against cruel and unusual punishment. Can’t wait for that argument to be made in the States. [The Conversation]
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