Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.15.15

* Bill Cosby files suit against 7 women who accused him of sexual assault, because accusers say the darnedest things. [BBC News] * NY to 193!!! If you're a state judge. Maybe. [NY Daily News] * Bowe Bergdahl faces court-martial for desertion. It's like Saving Private Ryan meets Earnest Goes To Fort Leavenworth. [NY Times] * Jury convicts the Bryan Cave attorney accused of fraud in an effort to take over Maxim magazine. [NY Post] * A Missouri lawmaker proposes a bill to strip athletes of scholarships if they refuse to play because one possible scrap of power for black people hasn't been regulated yet. [Huffington Post] * Rather than accept the $200 million judgment against Andrews Kurth, a Texas judge orders the parties back to mediation. [Law360] * Putin signs law allowing Russia to overturn international human rights decisions in a move that, frankly, I'm surprised wasn't taken years ago. [Reuters]

By Joe Patrice on December 15, 2015 8:56 am

* Bill Cosby files suit against 7 women who accused him of sexual assault, because accusers say the darnedest things. [BBC News]

* NY to 193!!! If you’re a state judge. Maybe. [NY Daily News]

* Bowe Bergdahl faces court-martial for desertion. It’s like Saving Private Ryan meets Earnest Goes To Fort Leavenworth. [NY Times]

* Jury convicts the Bryan Cave attorney accused of fraud in an effort to take over Maxim magazine. [NY Post]

* A Missouri lawmaker proposes a bill to strip athletes of scholarships if they refuse to play because one possible scrap of power for black people hasn’t been regulated yet. [Huffington Post]

* Rather than accept the $200 million judgment against Andrews Kurth, a Texas judge orders the parties back to mediation. [Law360]

* Putin signs law allowing Russia to overturn international human rights decisions in a move that, frankly, I’m surprised wasn’t taken years ago. [Reuters]