Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.14.25

* Special counsel report on January 6 says that there was enough evidence to convict Trump... which the media are treating as a revelation but the DOJ sorta requires prosecutors come to that conclusion (right or wrong) before bringing charges. [CNN] * The crazy, chance dinner conversation that unraveled the "bankruptcy judge secretly living with a litigator in his courtroom" scandal. [Bloomberg Law News] * Activists press Biden to pardon Steven Donziger who is getting railroaded pretty badly. [Truthout] * Sandy Hook families from Texas case reach settlement with Alex Jones in move that likely closes off The Onion's bid to take over Infowars. [Reuters] * Chalk up another one for "guy complains that it undermines the rule of law to point out that he undermined faith in rule of law." [BBC] * Law school grad fights for her right to decorate. [ABA Journal] * You know the classic Robin Hood tale: he steals from the rich and then fails to maintain proper records resulting in SEC enforcement. [Law360]

By Above the Law on January 14, 2025 8:53 am

WASHINGTON – JUNE 9: Special Counsel Jack Smith makes a stateme

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* Special counsel report on January 6 says that there was enough evidence to convict Trump… which the media are treating as a revelation but the DOJ sorta requires prosecutors come to that conclusion (right or wrong) before bringing charges. [CNN]

* The crazy, chance dinner conversation that unraveled the “bankruptcy judge secretly living with a litigator in his courtroom” scandal. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Activists press Biden to pardon Steven Donziger who is getting railroaded pretty badly. [Truthout]

* Sandy Hook families from Texas case reach settlement with Alex Jones in move that likely closes off The Onion’s bid to take over Infowars. [Reuters]

* Chalk up another one for “guy complains that it undermines the rule of law to point out that he undermined faith in rule of law.” [BBC]

* Law school grad fights for her right to decorate. [ABA Journal]

* You know the classic Robin Hood tale: he steals from the rich and then fails to maintain proper records resulting in SEC enforcement. [Law360]