{"id":3918,"date":"2018-07-19T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/?p=507601"},"modified":"2018-07-19T09:03:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:03:28","slug":"morning-docket-07-19-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2018\/07\/19\/morning-docket-07-19-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 07.19.18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-456766\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/plain-cheese-pizza-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/>* Papa John has hired Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s lawyer, who&#8217;s rapidly establishing herself as the gold standard of representing powerful dirtbags. You could say she&#8217;s the Domino&#8217;s of that market. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/money\/companies\/2018\/07\/17\/john-schnatter-hires-harvey-weinstein-lawyer-papa-johns-fight\/791989002\/\">Courier-Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* City officials will investigate whether the Stormy Daniels arrest &#8212; on a law that is never enforced &#8212; was a politically motivated hit job. I assume this will require investigators to spend hours undercover in strip clubs at taxpayer expense. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc4i.com\/news\/local-news\/lawyer-city-to-investigate-whether-stormy-daniels-arrest-was-politically-motivated\/1309985091\">NBC4<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* A deep dive into Judge Collyer&#8217;s recent opinion contending for the first time that American citizens have a right to at least be heard before being executed by drone. When this case gets snuffed out on appeal, the resulting precedent is going to justify all sorts of executive mischief. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/how-to-survive-americas-kill-list-699334\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Breaking down Vermont Law&#8217;s decision to fire tenured faculty &#8212; a sign of things to come? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/markcohen1\/2018\/07\/18\/when-the-numbers-dont-add-up-vermont-law-schools-tenured-faculty-purge-and-what-it-portends\/#2bfb7ed73928\">Forbes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>* With co-counsel settling, Sidley&#8217;s finding itself a little lonelier in the Aequitas suit alleging that it contributed to a Ponzi-scheme. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2018\/07\/18\/oregons-tonkon-torp-to-pay-18-5m-to-exit-investment-fraud-suit\/\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Wondering how much artificial intelligence talk you can deal with? There are nine legal tech conferences over the next few months. Including ILTACON in National Harbor where we&#8217;re hosting an <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2018\/07\/join-us-in-d-c-for-a-night-of-hanging-out-and-some-lighthearted-trivia-competition\/\">Above the Law happy hour\/bar trivia extravaganza<\/a>&#8230; so if you&#8217;re around, come on by. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2018\/07\/17\/9-legal-technology-conferences-were-watching-in-fall-2018\/\">Legaltech News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Fox Rothschild looking into a hefty merger in the Carolinas. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2018\/07\/18\/fox-rothschild-explores-potential-merger-with-nc-based-midsize-firm\/\">Legal Intelligencer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* This isn&#8217;t really a shocker, but lawmakers don&#8217;t understand technology, free speech. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/lawmakers-dont-grasp-section-230\/\">Wired<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">* Papa John has hired Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s lawyer, who&#8217;s rapidly establishing herself as the gold standard of representing powerful dirtbags. You could say she&#8217;s the Domino&#8217;s of that market. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/money\/companies\/2018\/07\/17\/john-schnatter-hires-harvey-weinstein-lawyer-papa-johns-fight\/791989002\/\">Courier-Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\">* City officials will investigate whether the Stormy Daniels arrest &#8212; on a law that is never enforced &#8212; was a politically motivated hit job. I assume this will require investigators to spend hours undercover in strip clubs at taxpayer expense. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc4i.com\/news\/local-news\/lawyer-city-to-investigate-whether-stormy-daniels-arrest-was-politically-motivated\/1309985091\">NBC4<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\">* A deep dive into Judge Collyer&#8217;s recent opinion contending for the first time that American citizens have a right to at least be heard before being executed by drone. When this case gets snuffed out on appeal, the resulting precedent is going to justify all sorts of executive mischief. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/how-to-survive-americas-kill-list-699334\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\">* Breaking down Vermont Law&#8217;s decision to fire tenured faculty &#8212; a sign of things to come? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/markcohen1\/2018\/07\/18\/when-the-numbers-dont-add-up-vermont-law-schools-tenured-faculty-purge-and-what-it-portends\/#2bfb7ed73928\">Forbes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\">* With co-counsel settling, Sidley&#8217;s finding itself a little lonelier in the Aequitas suit alleging that it contributed to a Ponzi-scheme. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2018\/07\/18\/oregons-tonkon-torp-to-pay-18-5m-to-exit-investment-fraud-suit\/\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\">* Wondering how much artificial intelligence talk you can deal with? There are nine legal tech conferences over the next few months. Including ILTACON in National Harbor where we&#8217;re hosting an <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2018\/07\/join-us-in-d-c-for-a-night-of-hanging-out-and-some-lighthearted-trivia-competition\/\">Above the Law happy hour\/bar trivia extravaganza<\/a>&#8230; so if you&#8217;re around, come on by. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2018\/07\/17\/9-legal-technology-conferences-were-watching-in-fall-2018\/\">Legaltech News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\">* Fox Rothschild looking into a hefty merger in the Carolinas. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2018\/07\/18\/fox-rothschild-explores-potential-merger-with-nc-based-midsize-firm\/\">Legal Intelligencer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\">* This isn&#8217;t really a shocker, but lawmakers don&#8217;t understand technology, free speech. 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