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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.04.21

* Georgia passed a new law aimed at curbing illegal street racing. Probably safer to stick with the midnight train to Georgia... [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * The New York Attorney General is arguing that the NRA's bankruptcy case should be dismissed. [ABC News] * A Texas lawyer known as the "DUI Guy" has been sentenced to serious prison time for federal charges. [Dallas Morning News] * The County of Los Angeles has denied wrongdoing in a lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant over photos of the deadly helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant were circulated. [USA Today] * Disney and Marvel are facing a lawsuit claiming they ripped off designs for Iron Man and Ant Man. [WDWNT]

By Jordan Rothman
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.28.15

* Curious about what Ant-Man has to say about Civ Pro? And while you're there vote for ATL fav Legal Geeks for best podcast in The Geekie Awards. [Legal Geeks] * Speaking of podcasts, here's a great one about the movement to abolish the death penalty, with a particular focus on the recent spate of botched executions. [Punishment Podcast] * Update from the wide world of organized labor -- yes, that's still a thing -- there is a major steelworkers lockout with employers advertising on Craigslist to get scabs to work 84 hours a week of hard labor. See this is EXACTLY why we need unions. [Lawyers Guns and Money] * The latest in James Woods's suit to reveal the anonymous Twitter user that called him names: Twitter sends the actor a harshly worded letter. [The Hollywood Reporter] * Should the Supreme Court take up a case to have the remains of Jim Thorpe moved from Pennsylvania to Oklahoma? [The Hill] * Was the latest decision on protesting in SCOTUS plaza motivated by personal factors? [Fix the Court] * Today's the 60th anniversary of the murder of Emmett Till, whose death was a catalyst in the civil rights movement. [Time]

By Kathryn Rubino