Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.24.19

* With Ben Brafman off the case, Harvey Weinstein is going with the Casey Anthony/Aaron Hernandez/Kobe Bryant defense team. For a New York courtroom. [New York Law Journal] * And some of these new Weinstein lawyers previously represented Rose McGowan on an unrelated matter. She is... less than pleased with this development. [Yahoo] * Reed Smith facing $500 million malpractice claim from Zombie Bear Sterns. [American Lawyer] * Deutsche Bank neck deep in global money-laundering inquiry. At least there's no way this could ensnare any major political figures. [Law360] * Federal judge strikes down Iowa's "we're banning abortion but not calling it that" law. [Jurist] * What will happen to the legal profession during the next recession? Well, it could well be quite the reckoning. [Forbes] * A deep dive into the crackdown on law schools that can't get graduates past the bar exam hurdle. [AZ Central]

By Joe Patrice on January 24, 2019 8:24 am

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* With Ben Brafman off the case, Harvey Weinstein is going with the Casey Anthony/Aaron Hernandez/Kobe Bryant defense team. For a New York courtroom. [New York Law Journal]

* And some of these new Weinstein lawyers previously represented Rose McGowan on an unrelated matter. She is… less than pleased with this development. [Yahoo]

* Reed Smith facing $500 million malpractice claim from Zombie Bear Sterns. [American Lawyer]

* Deutsche Bank neck deep in global money-laundering inquiry. At least there’s no way this could ensnare any major political figures. [Law360]

* Federal judge strikes down Iowa’s “we’re banning abortion but not calling it that” law. [Jurist]

* What will happen to the legal profession during the next recession? Well, it could well be quite the reckoning. [Forbes]

* A deep dive into the crackdown on law schools that can’t get graduates past the bar exam hurdle. [AZ Central]