Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.05.20

* A lawyer representing Alex Jones in a case about Sandy Hook conspiracy claims has asked to withdraw. This leaves a lot of questions. [Texas Lawyer] * Devin Nunes and his lawyer may be facing court sanctions for questionable legal filings. [Raw Story] * It appears that the new streamer Quibi may be facing some existential litigation. And my brothers were just telling me about this service yesterday! [Fox Business] * President Trump's lawyer is looking to get an attorneys' fees award paid by a settlement related to Stormy Daniel's questionable arrest at an Ohio strip club. [Law and Crime] * New Mexico is invoking a riot law to control the outbreak of COVID-19 on Native American reservations. [New York Times] * A judge who paid $25 a month to park in a lot co-owned by an attorney was not disqualified from hearing cases involving that lawyer. If that $25 fee was in Manhattan, there would be more to the story... [Virginia Lawyers Weekly]

By Jordan Rothman on May 05, 2020 8:30 am

Alex Jones of InfoWars (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

* A lawyer representing Alex Jones in a case about Sandy Hook conspiracy claims has asked to withdraw. This leaves a lot of questions. [Texas Lawyer]

* Devin Nunes and his lawyer may be facing court sanctions for questionable legal filings. [Raw Story]

* It appears that the new streamer Quibi may be facing some existential litigation. And my brothers were just telling me about this service yesterday! [Fox Business]

* President Trump’s lawyer is looking to get an attorneys’ fees award paid by a settlement related to Stormy Daniel’s questionable arrest at an Ohio strip club. [Law and Crime]

* New Mexico is invoking a riot law to control the outbreak of COVID-19 on Native American reservations. [New York Times]

* A judge who paid $25 a month to park in a lot co-owned by an attorney was not disqualified from hearing cases involving that lawyer. If that $25 fee was in Manhattan, there would be more to the story… [Virginia Lawyers Weekly]

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].