Alvin Bragg

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.19.23

* Dominion may have settled, but does anyone remember Smartmatic? Because they're still out there and the price of admission for settlement just got set. [Washington Post] * Fani Willis moves to jettison the attorney representing a bunch of fake electors on the grounds that she presents an "impracticable and ethical mess." That's a shocker. [Axios] * Interesting question: are juries influenced by the billboards and other lawyer advertisements they see? [New Jersey Law Journal] * Jim Jordan continues his possibly criminal, definitely unconstitutional harassment of the Manhattan DA. [Reuters] * Bob Menendez has to establish yet another legal defense fund. [Roll Call] * Iowa places slide into Lochner era into high gear. [Insider] * Vivia Chen interviews Faith Gay, who says women need "real power" in Biglaw. [Bloomberg Law News] * New York has a Chief Judge again, which it could've had months ago but for the governor's subpar political instincts. [Law360]

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.21.23

* NYC is prepared for protests surrounding Trump indictment. Precaution is always good, but most of his supporters inclined to go out and do something dangerous are probably already serving their January 6th sentence. [Reuters] * Meanwhile, the House GOP wants Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to testify to Congress about this process because federalism and states rights are just empty slogans. [Courthouse News Service] * Fox producer claims Winston & Strawn and network attorneys pressured her to be evasive in Dominion suit deposition. Sometimes witnesses misinterpret "don't speculate" for "be evasive" but reading some of the details, this seems to be... not that. [Law360] * Proposed class action against JPMorgan Chase for aiding in sex trafficking moves forward. [New York Law Journal] * Debevoise partners took the firm's headcount growth on the chin with average profits dipping to a mere $4.42 million per partner. This might look very smart in a few months when they're going to need all those retained associates for ramped up work because... [American Lawyer] * ... Biglaw projects an M&A revamp over the second half of the year. Which is the prediction Above the Law has made for months so it's nice to see the firms catching up. [Bloomberg Law News] * Kevin Costner's case heads to the South Dakota Supreme Court. I didn't like The Postman either, but we don't need to make a whole case out of it. [Kelo]

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