Morning Docket: 01.24.20

* The Ohio Bar has denied an applicant for bar admission in part because of her student loan debt. [Forbes] * A man who recovered money in a racial discrimination case was allegedly discriminated against when trying to deposit his settlement check. Sounds like he may have another lawsuit. [Buzzfeed News] * Some commentators are noting how Lev Parnas' strategy is similar to the one employed by Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. [NPR] * An ex-CIA lawyer has stated that the Soleimani hit was a homicide under US law. [Daily Beast] * The man charged in murdering prominent lawyer Randy Gori has pleaded not guilty. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] * A Wisconsin man who was wrongfully convicted has been sworn in as an attorney of the Wisconsin Bar. [Wisconsin Public Radio]

* The Ohio Bar has denied an applicant for bar admission in part because of her student loan debt. [Forbes]

* A man who recovered money in a racial discrimination case was allegedly discriminated against when trying to deposit his settlement check. Sounds like he may have another lawsuit. [Buzzfeed News]

* Some commentators are noting how Lev Parnas’ strategy is similar to the one employed by Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. [NPR]

* An ex-CIA lawyer has stated that the Soleimani hit was a homicide under US law. [Daily Beast]

* The man charged in murdering prominent lawyer Randy Gori has pleaded not guilty. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

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* A Wisconsin man who was wrongfully convicted has been sworn in as an attorney of the Wisconsin Bar. [Wisconsin Public Radio]


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].

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