Morning Docket: 06.04.19

* California takes the first steps to disbar Michael Avenatti. Can he repeat as Above the Law's Lawyer of the Year (an accolade designed to represent the lawyer who dominates the year's headlines) if he's no longer a lawyer? [CNN] * Lawyer numbers are up. Numbers of lawyers able to make a living at the law aren't necessarily changed. [ABA Journal] * Trump calls on Americans to boycott AT&T because it now owns CNN -- a merger that the Trump administration ultimately approved -- because CNN occasionally reports on the stuff Trump actually does. [Gizmodo] * But antitrust law gets trickier when neither party to the deal has publicly questioned the president. CVS and Aetna are set to appear in court to defend their merger plans, which the administration signed off on, but the judge appears to view with some suspicion. [WSJ] * The corporate world is so far ahead of Biglaw when it comes to diversity that clients are starting to seek out smaller firms to make good on their commitment to the cause. [American Lawyer] * Trustee fighting to clawback $15 million in transfers to the Arizona Cardinals. Get in line behind everyone else disappointed that they've ever given money to the Cards. [Law360] * A thoughtful deep dive into the invocation of executive privilege from a former Senior Counsel to the Whitewater investigation. In short, Clinton abused it and Trump is abusing it systematically worse. [The Atlantic]