Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.02.19

* A fraudster tried to convince top lawyers David Boies and John Stanley Pottinger that he had sex videos of public figures that were taped by Jeffrey Epstein. [New York Times] * New Jersey has experienced a surge in sexual abuse lawsuits since the state loosened the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse claims starting on December 1st. [NJ.com] * A New York Assistant U.S. Attorney was arrested over the weekend in a drunk driving stop, and she wasn't even driving the car. I'm sure this lawyer knows a few good attorneys who can represent her. [New York Post] * The Supreme Court today will hear its first substantial Second Amendment case in over a decade. [Wall Street Journal] * An Ohio attorney has been suspended from practice for helping clients evade taxes. Don't worry tax attorneys, this lawyer was doing far worse deeds than simply giving clients tax advice. [Bloomberg Law]

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* A fraudster tried to convince top lawyers David Boies and John Stanley Pottinger that he had sex videos of public figures that were taped by Jeffrey Epstein. [New York Times]

* New Jersey has experienced a surge in sexual abuse lawsuits since the state loosened the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse claims starting on December 1st. [NJ.com]

* A New York Assistant U.S. Attorney was arrested over the weekend in a drunk driving stop, and she wasn’t even driving the car. I’m sure this lawyer knows a few good attorneys who can represent her. [New York Post]

* The Supreme Court today will hear its first substantial Second Amendment case in over a decade. [Wall Street Journal]

* An Ohio attorney has been suspended from practice for helping clients evade taxes. Don’t worry tax attorneys, this lawyer was doing far worse deeds than simply giving clients bad tax advice. [Bloomberg Law]


Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].