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  • Morning Docket: 03.13.19
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.13.19

    * Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) of the House Intelligence Committee is none too pleased with the Justice Department at the moment. Apparently two unnamed senior officials said the DOJ might refuse to share special counsel Robert Mueller’s report with Congress, a claim Schiff called “absolutely insupportable.” [ABC News]

    * Last week, Paul Manafort was sentenced to under four years in jail by Judge T.S. Ellis III (just a little less than the 19 to 24 years called for in the sentencing guidelines), and today, Judge Amy Berman Jackson could sentence him to up to 10 years behind bars. [The Hill]

    * Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels have officially “broken up” (i.e., their attorney/client relationship has ended), and their announcement was obviously made on Twitter. Clark Brewster will now serve as her personal lawyer. [Daily Beast]

    * In case you missed it, the federal judiciary announced a major change to how it will respond to allegations of sexual misconduct. Per Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit, it is now “misconduct not to report misconduct.” [Big Law Business]

    * “[I]f this deal is not passed, then Brexit could be lost.” Unconvinced, British lawmakers have once again rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan to leave the European Union. Will this be the end of Brexit? [USA Today]

    * Women lawyers continue to push for lactation rooms in courthouses across the country, and now, the ABA House of Delegates has passed a resolution to make sure all courts create proper facilities for mothers who need to pump or nurse. [Law.com]

    * Elon Musk claims that the Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to unconstitutionally censor him and “trample on” his First Amendment rights. This is all over a tweet on Twitter, mind you. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]

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  • Morning Docket: 03.11.19
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.11.19

    * According to House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), special counsel Robert Mueller is making “a mistake” by not putting President Trump under oath for in-person testimony, since “he’s made plain in the past [that] he feels it’s perfectly fine to lie to the public.” [NBC News]

    * Per his lawyer, Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann will be suing CNN for at least $250M because the news network was “probably more vicious in its direct attacks” than the Washington Post. [The Hill]

    * Lynne Patton, purported “law school grad” and actual prop for Rep. Mark Meadows, will soon be seen on reality TV, with Trump’s permission, of course. [CNN]

    * Texas lawyers have filed suit against the State Bar of Texas, claiming that the use of their mandatory dues to fund diversity programming and other legislative initiatives is unconstitutional. [SE Texas Record]

    * Women are dominating the playing field at this year’s SXSW festival and conference, making up about 68 percent of the attorneys who will be featured as speakers or panelists during the event. [Texas Lawyer]

    * In a split vote, the Maryland Court of Appeals reinstated “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, ruling that even though he may have had ineffective assistance of counsel, that wasn’t enough to overcome the rest of the evidence against him. [Reuters]

    * Bill Powers, former UT president and former UT Law dean, RIP. [Statesman]

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  • Morning Docket: 02.28.19
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.28.19

    * Uh-oh! In the wake of Michael Cohen’s testimony, Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings of the House Oversight Committee sent letters to President Trump’s tax attorney from Morgan Lewis and the Trump Organization’s outside counsel from Michael Best requesting their appearance for a “transcribed interview.” [National Law Journal]

    * After widespread rebuke, the Florida Bar has officially opened an ethics investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz’s alleged witness tampering of Michael Cohen via tweet prior to his testimony before the House Oversight Committee. [Daily Business Review]

    * Milbank’s profits exceeded the $1 billion mark in 2018, which the firm is absolutely thrilled about. The firm less thrilled about its all-male partner class, and unlike in prior years, they haven’t been listed in a press release. [New York Law Journal]

    * Hot on the heels of announcing it intends to become a nonprofit, Florida Coastal Law asked a court to dismiss the accreditation suit it filed against the ABA, saying it’s “no longer necessary to protect the interests of our students.” [ABA Journal]

    * “For decades a lot of young lawyers have missed opportunities to build families and this technology puts that ability back into their hands.” Bill now, procreate later? Lawyers are flocking to freeze their eggs and embryos. [American Lawyer]

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