Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.19.20

* An 80-year-old atheist has won a lawsuit allowing him to have "IM GOD" on his license plates. Only Morgan Freeman should have those tags. [The Hill] * Harvey Weinstein's lawyer is being accused of improperly influencing the jury after publishing an op-ed piece about the case. [New York Daily News] * The Oregon Bar has denied admission to an ex-cop who used his badge to exploit vulnerable women for sex. [The Oregonian] * The Idaho parents of two missing children have moved to Hawaii as officials have faced difficulties bringing charges against the couple. [Knewz] * An Ohio lawyer has been suspended from practice for having sex with a client. [Bloomberg Law] * There is a pretty amazing 97-year-old attorney who is trying what could be his 100th murder trial in my stomping ground. [NorthJersey.com]

By Jordan Rothman on February 19, 2020 8:30 am

* An 80-year-old atheist has won a lawsuit allowing him to have “IM GOD” on his license plates. Only Morgan Freeman should have those tags. [The Hill]

* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer is being accused of improperly influencing the jury after publishing an op-ed piece about the case. [New York Daily News]

* The Oregon Bar has denied admission to an ex-cop who used his badge to exploit vulnerable women for sex. [The Oregonian]

* The Idaho parents of two missing children have moved to Hawaii as officials face difficulties bringing charges against the couple. [Knewz]

* An Ohio lawyer has been suspended from practice for having sex with a client. [Bloomberg Law]

* There is a pretty amazing 97-year-old attorney who is trying what could be his 100th murder trial in my stomping ground. [NorthJersey.com]

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].