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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.04.20
* An Illinois disciplinary panel has recommended that Rod Blagojevich be disbarred. Can President Trump pardon him from this? [Chicago Tribune]
* Robinhood, the popular stock-trading app, might face litigation over the fact that it went dark on Monday during one of the best days for trading recently. [Business Insider]
* President Trump has tapped a Biglaw associate for a position on the EEOC. [Reuters]
* American Airlines has debuted new uniforms after it defended a “toxic” uniform lawsuit. [USA Today]
* Top lawyer (and Georgetown Law lecturer) Paul Clement used the coronavirus outbreak as an example at oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Too soon? [New York Times]
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The Religious Beliefs Of Some Are Not A Proper Basis For Denying Government Benefits To Third Parties
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Supreme Court To Decide Stupidest Obamacare Challenge Yet
It's time again to remind people about how the Supreme Court works.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.02.20
* A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump’s former White House Counsel, Donald McGahn, does not have to testify before Congress. [CNBC]
* Roger Stone called an adversary’s lawyer a “little bitch” at a deposition last month. Check out the video to see if the insult was warranted. [VICE]
* Lori Loughlin’s attorney says that notes written by the mastermind of the Varsity Blues racket exonerate Loughlin of wrongdoing. [Forbes]
* This week, the Supreme Court will hear its first major abortion case of the Trump era. [Reuters]
* A new lawsuit alleges that Disney is breaking the law by making people with disabilities wait too long for rides. I sense an episode idea for Curb Your Enthusiasm here… [Texarkana Gazzette]
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Supreme Court Says It's OK For Border Patrol Agents To Kill Mexican Citizens As Long As They Die In Mexico
From the precedent-controls-bullets-right-up-until-they-cross-an-imaginary-line dept. -
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Hold Onto Your Knickers: Biglaw Partner Said 'Damn' At The Supreme Court
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Clarence Thomas Urges Overturning SCOTUS Decision Written By Clarence Thomas
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Supreme Court Takes Aim At Scalia 'Originalism' Opinion Promising Even 'Originaler' One Now That Republicans Want A Different Result
Why don't liberals have a cool name for their judicial philosophy? -
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Sonia Sotomayor Has The Guts To Say What Everyone Knows Is True
The Wise Latina went ahead and SAID IT. -
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wows Fans With Glittery Fashion Statement
The Supreme Court justice loves a little bit of sparkle. -
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B-b-b-but, Gorsuch?
The Justice many suggested would take on the bureaucratic state, keeps getting outraged lately at the concept of judicial review over bureaucrats.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.07.20
* A New Jersey jury awarded $750 ,illion against Johnson & Johnson in a contaminated talc lawsuit. That’s a lot of cheddar. [Reuters]
* Speaking of cheddar, Judge Judy has an annual salary of $47 million, and a few different parties are fighting over the profits of her popular show. [Fox News]
* A lawyer argued that plea deals are unconstitutional, and now prosecutors allegedly won’t negotiate with her. Perhaps that too is unconstitutional? [Washington Post]
* The California senate has settled a retaliation lawsuit filed by an ex-staffer of a state senator. [Los Angeles Times]
* A man who has fought a Florida city all the way to the Supreme Court twice, and won both times, has finally received an $875,000 settlement. [ABC News]
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Will One Of Trump's Impeachment Defense Lawyers Become A Supreme Court Justice?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket 02.06.20
* Bernie Madoff has asked to end his prison sentence early because he is allegedly dying of kidney disease. [Reuters]
* Law firms are cashing in on representing the estate of Jeffrey Epstein. [New York Post]
* Oh Snap! The top lawyer at Snap, Inc. earned around $9 million in 2019. [Bloomberg Law]
* A Long Island man who was exonerated in the murder of his parents was just sworn in as a lawyer. [New York Post]
* The Supreme Court may decide to hear a case about the legality of the Affordable Care Act this month. [Hill]
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This Supreme Court Justice Describes Herself As A Twitter Lurker
SCOTUS justices are just like us! They use Twitter too! -
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Government
Things Got Pretty Awkward For Chief Justice John Roberts During The Impeachment Q&A Session
Check out the look on his face after he read this question. -