Weirdness

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.26.15

* Step right up and place your bets, because there are still five major cases left on the Supreme Court's docket. With two decision days remaining, we've got same-sex marriage, execution methods, emissions, Congressional redistricting, and guns on tap. [WSJ Law Blog] * A Chicago attorney was arrested this week after a kiddie porn stash was allegedly found in his home. Good thing he resigned from his firm before being arrested. He probably wouldn't have been able to meet his billable hours requirements while sitting inside of a jail cell. [Chicago Sun-Times] * California lawmakers passed the harshest mandatory vaccination requirements in the country -- which include a ban on religious exemptions -- and they're waiting for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the bill. Anti-vaxxers must be losing their minds. [Los Angeles Times] * Sorry to harsh your mellow, but Lloyd's of London is now refusing to insure marijuana businesses due to conflicts between state and federal laws as to their legality. Current policies will not be renewed, and no new contracts will be issued. [Insurance Journal] * The ABA Journal wants to know about the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen a co-worker do while on the job or in court. This is a pretty easy answer here at ATL. I've seen Elie Mystal dancing around without his shirt on more times than I can count. [ABA Journal]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.26.15

* Congratulations to Loretta Lynch, who cleared a divided Senate Judiciary yesterday. And now secret Kenyan Muslim Barack Obama is one step closer to whatever conservatives think he's planning in their fever dreams. [National Law Journal] * Police made an arrest in the bizarre hatchet attack upon a lawyer in Massachusetts. The motive, according to authorities, stemmed from the lawyer representing one of the suspect's family members in probate court. [The Patriot Ledger] * It may not be $2.6 billion in revenue like some firms, but congratulations to Paul Hastings for crossing the $1 billion revenue threshold. [The Am Law Daily] * South Korea legalizes adultery. If you didn't think South Koreans were waiting for the legal go ahead to start screwing around, the market doesn't lie. [New York Times] * Nice rundown from Elizabeth Wydra of the Constitutional Accountability Center: 5 myths about King v. Burwell. [Washington Post] * Prosecutors lodge a number of additional charges against Supreme Court protestors because there's a surprisingly high number of distinct federal crimes for "standing up and chanting in protest." [Legal Times]