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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.20.20
* New Jersey’s governor said “bring it on” in response to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Campaign against the state’s mail-in-voting plan. Have a good idea for how the Trump Campaign can respond… [Politico]
* The practicalities associated with COVID-19 are leading to some interesting trials. [ABA Journal]
* A residents’ group on the Upper West Side of Manhattan is lawyering up to take action against homelessness in the area that has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. [New York Post]
* The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act one week after the November election. [Hill]
* An attorney has sued his former law firm for allegedly jilting him out of a fee split for a lucrative client the attorney brought to the firm. [Texas Lawyer]
* A lawsuit in Alabama will determine if curbside voting will be allowed during the next election. If you can be sworn into the bar curbside, it seems like voting curbside should be no problem. [AL.com]
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Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A Tax Lawyer's (Upper) West Side Story
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Lawyerly Lairs: An Acclaimed Actress, Her Biglaw Beau, And Their Multimillion-Dollar Apartment
A celebrated actress and her Biglaw husband live in a magnificent Manhattan apartment with fantastic Central Park views.
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Biglaw, Gay, Intellectual Property, Lawyerly Lairs, Litigators, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A Skadden Associate's Housing Hunt
A patent litigator picks up a pad. -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Politics, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A Prominent Chicago Law Grad Sells His $11 Million Townhouse
You'll feel pangs of envy when you find out how much he paid for it.... -
Celebrities, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Ronan Farrow's $1.5 Million Bachelor Pad
Ronan Farrow leads a charmed life; check out his $1.5 million apartment. -
Biglaw, Celebrities, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Sports
Lawyerly Lairs: Two $3 Million Apartments Are Better Than One
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Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Legal Eagles Sell Their $3 Million Nest
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Lawyerly Lairs: Retired Skadden Partner 'Downsizes' to $3 Million Penthouse
A retired Skadden partner "downsized" to a $3 million penthouse. It's a tough life, but somebody's got to live it. -
Fabulosity, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: NYU Law Buys Another $3 Million Faculty Condo
Check out the $3.6 million apartment, located in the magnificent prewar condominium at 845 West End Avenue, that NYU Law School just added to its collection of fabulous faculty housing.... -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Cravath Cribs (Part 1)(A non-partner's million-dollar penthouse.)
Partners at Cravath, where profits per partner exceeded $3 million in 2010, are definitely in the top 1 percent. But it seems that even non-partners are doing nicely for themselves, despite all the bonus bellyaching. Check out the million-dollar penthouse -- yay real estate porn! -- of one of Cravath's corporate lawyers. And she's not even a partner.... -
Election 2012, Facebook, John Edwards, Kids, Morning Docket, Ridiculousness, SCOTUS, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 10.24.11
* Now trending on the Election 2012 campaign trail for Republicans: attacks on the federal court system. Be prepared for SCOTUS term limits and other ridiculous propositions. [New York Times] * After some bratty behavior from MGA Entertainment, Orrick was allowed to withdraw as counsel. Maybe they’re using the unpaid $3.85M in legal fees to […]
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Craigslist, Food, Law Professors, Law Schools, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sex Scandals, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.12.11
* The Kardashians may be “America’s rightful overlords,” as Marin so memorably put it, but even they must respect intellectual-property laws. [Fashionista] * Congratulations to the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 (class of 2011). Perhaps you know some of the inductees? [National LGBT Bar Association] * In less cheerful LGBT news… another day, another Republican […]
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Lawsuit of the Day: A Sushi Roll with 'Special Sauce'
Late one night in the summer of 2008, Susan Deprado had a craving for sushi. But after taking a bite, Deprado knew something was fishy. Read on to find out about the "special sauce" that made her sue....