Morning Docket: 01.20.20

* The New Jersey Supreme Court has thrown out a conviction because a prosecutor referenced The Shining during a trial. And it wasn't even a "redrum" case... [New Jersey Law Journal] * Chief Justice Roberts will be swearing in another person today who opposed his confirmation to the Supreme Court. [Yahoo News] * An attorney said "I bet I don't appear again. Goodbye!" last week in response to being denied leave to withdraw from a case. Of course this happened in Florida, and check out the video of the aftermath in the article, it's amazing. [BoingBoing] * Newly-minted lawyer Tiffany Trump announced her engagement yesterday to boyfriend Michael Boulos. [New York Times] * A class action has been filed by residents who experience intense smells because they live near a Florida perfume factory. Maybe they prefer toilet smell to eau de toilette... [News4Jax]

By Jordan Rothman

onJanuary 20, 2021 at 8:30 AMJanuary 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM

* The New Jersey Supreme Court has thrown out a conviction because a prosecutor referenced The Shining during a trial. And it wasn’t even a “redrum” case… [New Jersey Law Journal]

* Chief Justice Roberts will be swearing in another person today who opposed his confirmation to the Supreme Court. [Yahoo News]

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* An attorney said “I bet I don’t appear again. Goodbye!” last week in response to being denied leave to withdraw from a case. Of course this happened in Florida, and check out the video of the aftermath in the article, it’s amazing. [BoingBoing]

* Newly minted lawyer Tiffany Trump announced her engagement yesterday to boyfriend Michael Boulos. [New York Times]

* A class action has been filed by residents who experience intense smells because they live near a Florida perfume factory. Maybe they prefer toilet smell to eau de toilette… [News4Jax]

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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].