* A Tennessee lawyer has been censured for showing up to defend a client’s DUI charge while drunk. Maybe this was part of the lawyer’s defense? [Fox News]
* Country Music Group Lady A, which recently changed its name from Lady Antebellum, is embroiled in a trademark dispute with a blues singer who also goes by Lady A. [USA Today]
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* Check out this interesting article on why there should be a right to an immigration attorney. [Slate]
* An attorney for a former police officer charged with aiding and abetting the killing of George Floyd has filed a motion to dismiss the charges. [Fox News]
* A judge is allowing a defamation lawsuit filed by Roy Moore over a prank by Sacha Baron Cohen to proceed. Moore should count himself lucky he wasn’t pranked by Borat, Bruno, or Ali G. [Hill]
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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].