Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.07.21

* The NRA's top lawyer claims he was not consulted on the group's bankruptcy filing. Guess the organization might be shooting from the hip... [LAw360] * A high-profile Nevada lawyer has seemingly admitted to failing to safeguard client funds and other ethical breaches. [Las Vegas Review-Journal] * Several Italian-American organizations are filing a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and local officials over canceling Columbus Day and removing statutes of Christopher Columbus. [CBS News] * Colorado is considering mandatory diversity training for all attorneys. [Denver Post] * Drinker Biddle must face a lawsuit alleging it broke a promise when it purportedly promised to retain an attorney so long as she "performed as an average associate." Seems like a low bar... [ABA Journal]

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* The NRA’s top lawyer claims he was not consulted on the group’s bankruptcy filing. Guess the organization might be shooting from the hip… [LAw360]

* A high-profile Nevada lawyer has seemingly admitted to failing to safeguard client funds and other ethical breaches. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]

* Several Italian-American organizations are filing a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and local officials over canceling Columbus Day and removing statutes of Christopher Columbus. [CBS News]

* Colorado is considering mandatory diversity training for all attorneys. [Denver Post]

* Drinker Biddle must face a lawsuit alleging it broke a promise when it purportedly promised to retain an attorney so long as she “performed as an average associate.” Seems like a low bar… [ABA Journal]


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