Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.22.15

* Getting arrested on federal criminal charges accusing you of conspiring with loathed pharma CEO Martin Shkreli is very stressful — so one can understand why Biglaw partner Evan Greebel needs a Cancun vacation right about now. [USA Today; BloombergBusiness] * Speaking of Evan Greebel, here is a closer look at the charges against him, […]

* Getting arrested on federal criminal charges accusing you of conspiring with loathed pharma CEO Martin Shkreli is very stressful — so one can understand why Biglaw partner Evan Greebel needs a Cancun vacation right about now. [USA Today; BloombergBusiness]

* Speaking of Evan Greebel, here is a closer look at the charges against him, by Professor Peter J. Henning. [New York Times]

* Sorry, lawyers, but admitting that you “had too much to drink” before sending that email about a former client won’t get that defamation suit against you dismissed. [New Jersey Law Journal via ABA Journal]

* The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday upheld Governor Tom Wolf’s constitutional authority to temporarily halt the execution of an inmate on death row. [How Appealing]

* A grand jury decides against issuing any indictments in connection with the death of Sandra Bland in a Texas jail. [NBC News]

* Congrats to Professors Bill Henderson and Christopher Zorn on the acquisition of (all the assets of) their company, Lawyer Metrics, by a nonprofit, the Access Group. [ABA Journal]

* Some reflections by Professor Noah Feldman on why the Supreme Court’s vindication of marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges hasn’t triggered a bigger backlash. [Bloomberg View via How Appealing]