* Attorneys in DC can now accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment. As detailed in yesterday’s Morning Docket, accepting cocaine as a form of payment is still off limits. [Bloomberg Law]
* Florida’s governor recently signed a new law requiring parental consent for abortions. [New York Daily News]
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* OAN has lost a defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow, and now they may have to pay the legal fees for her high-priced Biglaw attorneys. [San Diego Times]
* A Baltimore family is suing a local restaurant for refusing service to them based on how they were dressed. [TMZ]
* A judge has dismissed a New York lawyer’s defamation lawsuit against someone who called him an “ambulance chaser” online. This attorney should brush up on his First Amendment law. [Westfair Communications]
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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].