Morning Docket: 06.02.23

* Science confirms that legal writing is terrible. [AAAS] * Maryland judge benchslapped for using Beowulf and Whistler's Mother to import racist stereotypes into an opinion. As racism goes, it's a very erudite version. Much more National Review than Daily Caller. [ABA Journal] * House Oversight Committee is probing FTC Chair for pursuing the policies she said she would pursue before getting the job. Really scrounging the bottom of the barrel these days... go back to Hunter Biden's laptop or something. At least it was interesting. [Reuters] * Speaking of Hunter Biden, he's setting himself up to be the next Second Amendment test case to erode laws barring felons from keeping arsenals. [NY Times] * Federal judge delivers tongue-lashing to Crowell attorneys suing over policies they allegedly advised the defendant on earlier. [Law360] * Dechert secures sanctions reversal in earplug trial. I SAID, DECHERT SECURES SANCTIONS REVERSAL IN EARPLUG TRIAL. Take those things out, will ya? [Law.com] * Starbucks is in Trenta trouble as labor law rulings come down. [Bloomberg Law News]

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Research scientist analyzing a sample, looking into a microscope, conducting an experiment. Male biologist or chemist working on a futuristic medical development in a laboratory. * Science confirms that legal writing is terrible. [AAAS]

* Maryland judge benchslapped for using Beowulf and Whistler’s Mother to import racist stereotypes into an opinion. As racism goes, it’s a very erudite version. Much more National Review than Daily Caller. [ABA Journal]

* House Oversight Committee is probing FTC Chair for pursuing the policies she said she would pursue before getting the job. Really scrounging the bottom of the barrel these days… go back to Hunter Biden’s laptop or something. At least it was interesting. [Reuters]

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* Speaking of Hunter Biden, he’s setting himself up to be the next Second Amendment test case to erode laws barring felons from keeping arsenals. [NY Times]

* Federal judge delivers tongue-lashing to Crowell attorneys suing over policies they allegedly advised the defendant on earlier. [Law360]

* Dechert secures sanctions reversal in earplug trial. I SAID, DECHERT SECURES SANCTIONS REVERSAL IN EARPLUG TRIAL. Take those things out, will ya? [Law.com]

* Starbucks is in Trenta trouble as labor law rulings come down. [Bloomberg Law News]