Morning Docket: 02.15.18

* A white substance sent to Stanford Law School turned out to be harmless, but the school remains concerned based an accompanying threat. [Stanford University News] * This prolonged malaise in the legal sector? Yeah, that's not normal. [Law.com] * Fifth Circuit agrees that the bail system employed in the Houston area is unconstitutional. But, you know, didn't go so far as to actually release anybody. [Courthouse News Service] * Selendy & Gay opens for business today after striking out on their own from Quinn Emanuel. [American Lawyer] * Playboy's suit against Boing Boing -- which sounds funnier than it is -- was dismissed for failing to state a copyright claim. Playboy had sued Boing Boing for reporting on a website that contained copyrighted material in a certainly felt like a wild overreach. [EFF] * Partner's son admits to embezzling $827K from firm. Whenever one of these office manager embezzling stories comes up I'm always left wondering how people manage to miss the first $826,999.

onFebruary 15, 2018 at 8:27 AM

* A white substance sent to Stanford Law School turned out to be harmless, but the school remains concerned based an accompanying threat. [Stanford University News]

* This prolonged malaise in the legal sector? Yeah, that’s not normal. [Law.com]

* Fifth Circuit agrees that the bail system employed in the Houston area is unconstitutional. But, you know, didn’t go so far as to actually release anybody. [Courthouse News Service]

Sponsored

Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance

In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.

From Pilot and Above The Law

* Selendy & Gay opens for business today after striking out on their own from Quinn Emanuel. [American Lawyer]

* Playboy’s suit against Boing Boing — which sounds funnier than it is — was dismissed for failing to state a copyright claim. Playboy had sued Boing Boing for reporting on a website that contained copyrighted material in a certainly felt like a wild overreach. [EFF]

* Partner’s son admits to embezzling $827K from firm. Whenever one of these office manager embezzling stories comes up I’m always left wondering how people manage to miss the first $826,999.