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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.17.20
* The former general counsel of the FBI has been hired as an in-house attorney for Twitter. The two workplaces must be just a little different… [New York Post]
* A former lawyer has been found guilty of murdering his wife and throwing her body overboard during a 2006 cruise in the Caribbean. [Lost Angeles Times]
* The Supreme Court halted the execution of a death-row inmate in Texas about one hour before he was set to be executed. [NBC News]
* Attorneys in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to enforce safety measures at a Trump rally in the city later this week. [Hill]
* A former lawyer who surrendered his law license for stealing from clients and then became a pastor will be allowed to practice law again. That was very Christ-like of the bar examiners… [Bloomberg Law]
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Constitutional Law
Idle Chatter: 3 Big Misconceptions About Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act
Regardless of one’s political persuasion, most of us can agree that First Amendment expression is, indeed, a bedrock constitutional principle. -
Morning Docket: 04.16.20
* A Florida attorney is suing over his county’s COVID-19-related curfew, arguing that “[i]t’s not like the virus is Count Dracula.” With an argument like that, he can’t lose. [New York Post]
* A husband and wife (who were both lawyers) were found dead in their Chicago home on Monday under suspicious circumstances. [NBC News]
* The top lawyer of Twitter saw his pay decrease last year, but don’t worry, he still makes millions of dollars a year. [Bloomberg Law]
* An attorney won around $106,000 during a five-day winning streak on Jeopardy! Should cover about a year’s worth of law school loans… [Online Athens]
* Selena Gomez has filed a $10 million lawsuit against a game developer for the unauthorized use of her likeness. [Variety]
* A lawyer has discovered a way to make plastic face shields from plastic covers on legal documents. Is this attorney named MacGyver? [ABA Journal]
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Government
Marco Rubio's Very Jan Brady Voice: 'Marshall, Marshal, Marital'
Marco Rubio's not having a great time on Twitter. -
Technology
Florida Lawmakers Cite Above The Law As Legal Precedent... Oh No.
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Biglaw
A (Moderate) Defense Of Biglaw From The Political Left
For the left to ostracize those who ever deigned to work in a for-profit legal entity is to cast out many of the attorneys who will help transform, for the better, the judiciary and the legal profession. -
Government
AG Bill Barr Refuses To Be Twitter Bullied By Trump Over DOJ Cases
He thinks the president's tweets are undermining the legal system. -
Courts
This Supreme Court Justice Describes Herself As A Twitter Lurker
SCOTUS justices are just like us! They use Twitter too! -
Biglaw
Wachtell Litigator George Conway Just Can't Help Slamming His Wife's Boss
How embarrassing for the president, his ignorance is on display. -
Law Schools
Disgruntled T14 Students Take To Twitter To Protest Law School's Name Change
Penn Carey Law students refuse to take this sitting down.
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Crime
Rudy Hires New Lawyers To Stand By Helplessly And Watch Him Admit To Crimes On Twitter
Yeah, that'll fix it. -
Technology
Man Sues Twitter For $1 Billion Claiming His Account's Suspension Violated His Right To Worship President Trump As A Demigod
There are probably more people like this guy than you'd think. -
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Finance
Trump Squanders Military Resources, Impairs Utility Of Secret Intelligence Asset With Reckless Tweet
Trump recently severely impaired the utility of a $2.5 billion U.S. military spy satellite for no real reason at all. -
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Law Schools
Law School Professor Doesn't Understand Twitter, Basic Legal Concepts
That's not how this works.