Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.21.20

* Michael Cohen, President Trump's former attorney, will finally be released today from prison to serve the rest of his sentence at home. His situation is not unlike many Americans right now. [BBC] * Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger has been ordered to continue his home confinement pending a contempt of court trial in September. Again, less of a burden given the current environment. [Intercept] * A New York lawyer who forgot to attend oral arguments has been forced to pay his adversary's costs for coming to the courthouse. [ABA Journal] * The College Board is facing a class action lawsuit over glitches with online Advanced Placement exams. [Washington Post] * An Ohio lawyer has been suspended for a number of ethical violations, including offering a client a Xanax. [Bloomberg Law] * Kendall Jenner has agreed to pay $90,000 because of her promotion of the ill-fated Fyre Festival. If you haven't seen the documentaries about this dumpster fire of an event, check them out! [Page Six]

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Michael Cohen (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

* Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former attorney, will finally be released today from prison to serve the rest of his sentence at home. His situation is not unlike many Americans right now. [BBC]

* Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger has been ordered to continue his home confinement pending a contempt of court trial in September. Again, less of a burden given the current environment. [Intercept]

* A New York lawyer who forgot to attend oral arguments has been forced to pay his adversary’s costs for coming to the courthouse. [ABA Journal]

* The College Board is facing a class action lawsuit over glitches with online Advanced Placement exams. [Washington Post]

* An Ohio lawyer has been suspended for a number of ethical violations, including offering a client a Xanax. [Bloomberg Law]

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* Kendall Jenner has agreed to pay $90,000 because of her promotion of the ill-fated Fyre Festival. If you haven’t seen the documentaries about this dumpster fire of an event, check them out! [Page Six]

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 jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.

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