* A lawsuit claims that candles made by a company owned by Gwyneth Paltrow exploded. Wonder if Serenity by Jan made similar products… [NBC News]
* The St. Louis lawyer, who was infamously photographed wielding a gun in front of protesters last year, has announced his run for a U.S. Senate seat. [Kansas City Star]
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* The City of Sacramento has settled a lawsuit over a law that required people to stand during the national anthem. [Sacramento Bee]
* An appeals judge in North Carolina has been issued a criminal summons for allegedly nearly hitting protesters with an SUV. [ABA Journal]
* Since Above the Law has not had a “lawyerly lairs” segment in a while, wanted to relate that the home of the founder of 1-800-LAWYERS is on the market. [New York Post]
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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].