Anthony Weiner

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.01.17

* Tostito's is selling a breathalyzer to discourage DUIs. The product is, quite literally, all that and a bag of chips. [Huffington Post] * A new survey says GCs are itching to cut ties with their underperforming law firms. [Corporate Counsel] * Sally Yates has a fat paycheck waiting for her in Biglaw. [Law.com] * Andy Puzder learned his trade from a mob lawyer investigated by the FBI. The real key to this article is the most pretentious picture of Puzder imaginable. [Politico] * America's sweetheart Anthony Weiner may face child pornography charges. [The Hill] * The apocalypse for organized labor may be right around the corner. [Deadspin]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.01.16

* Wisconsin judge deals a setback to Jill Stein's recount efforts. [Huffington Post] * Anthony Weiner got hit with $64,956 in fines for campaign finance irregularities. [New York Post] * The undisclosed sponsored content on Instagram is a real problem. [The Fashion Law] * Good news for billionaires everywhere: Donald Trump is getting (up to) a $32 million tax subsidy. [Buzzfeed] * The tragedy of law school deans. [Law and More] * What will Donald Trump do? The world may never know. [BronxNet]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.07.16

* There are many questions, but no answers, as Judge Merrick Garland's "final reckoning" approaches. His nomination will die if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is elected, but would he be confirmed in a lame-duck session if Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wins? In that case, if Senate Republicans refuse to confirm him after the election, will Clinton re-nominate him after she's sworn in? Will he ever receive a hearing? Someone please help this poor man. [Reuters] * With apologies to Judge Garland, the only thing that seems to remain certain is that Senate Republicans are firm in their stance that they'll continue to prevent the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the Supreme Court from being filled. Senator John McCain, for example, asked supporters to re-elect him so he can assist his GOP brethren in "prevent[ing] that four-to-four split from tilting to the left." [Huffington Post] * According to FBI director James Comey, after review of additional emails found in an unrelated investigation into Anthony Weiner, there's still no evidence that Hillary Clinton should face any criminal charges over the handling of her email communications while she was Secretary of State. Voters can breathe a little easier now, because there will be no indictments coming for the Democratic presidential nominee. [New York Times] * Chadbourne & Parke has finally responded to partner Kerrie Campbell's $100M gender discrimination suit, and the firm didn't pull any punches, alleging that her practice area was a "poor fit" for the firm, that she "exhibited questionable legal judgment," and that its decision to ask her to leave was for "entirely legitimate and proper business reasons and without a scintilla of consideration being given to her gender." [WSJ Law Blog] * "No purpose will be served by letting him rot in prison for years on end." Judge Jed Rakoff, a longtime critic of federal sentencing guidelines, has sentenced Harvard Law School graduate-cum-Ponzi schemer Andrew Caspersen to four years in prison for his $38.5M fraud, even though prosecutors sought almost 16 years of time behind bars for his financial crimes -- a proposition which Rakoff referred to as "absurd." [Reuters] * E. Barrett Prettyman Jr., founder of the first appellate practice, RIP. [Hogan Lovells] * Janet Reno, first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general, RIP. [New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.21.16

* Taking a phone call for one client while meeting with another leaves a terrible impression. [Reboot Your Law Practice] * Constitution Smonstitution. A look at Trump's new plan. [Huffington Post] * The Avengers are taking a side in this year's election. [Salon] * Texas is straight-up lying to voters about its voter ID laws. [Slate] * Disturbing allegations surrounding Anthony Weiner's sexting habit. [The Slot / Jezebel] * Here's what to bring to a presidential debate party. [Law and More]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.26.16

* Is this judge dangerous or just doing her job -- or worse, both? [Guile is Good] * So, you find yourself "in between" legal jobs at the moment. What do you do with the time? [Reboot Your Law Practice] * This University of Chicago Law student is just trying to make his nut, and he's developed a card game called "The Golfing Dead." A standard card game put through the "apocalyptic ringer." Even his law professor is on board with the fun game... it may not be important or amazing, but it is entertaining. [Kickstarter] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRN6vfrIY1c * This Anthony Weiner documentary looks like it is going to be everything you didn't even know you always wanted from a political documentary. [Gawker] * Despite blood testing company Theranos's recent onslaught of issues, including SEC and U.S. Attorney's Office investigation, David Boies reports the board is standing behind CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes. [Vanity Fair] * When a decrease in the number of prisoners in a state is the cause of a budget crisis, you know things are jacked up. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Deutsche Bank is pushing back against rising legal costs. Is this the new normal that law firms have to deal with? [Law and More] * New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's lawsuit against Trump University is going forward. [Law Newz]

By Kathryn Rubino
Baseball

Non-Sequiturs: 08.06.13

* The Mars Curiosity rover played “Happy Birthday to You” to itself on the first anniversary of its landing on the Red Planet. It takes about 13 minutes for transmissions from Mars to reach the Earth. Time Warner sued NASA 14 minutes after Curiosity’s performance. [io9] * Fans of the Colorado Rockies… fans? Huh, okay! Anyway, the case posits that Rockies ticket holders should be allowed to sell them on the secondary market. If they can’t unload Rockies tickets, they may be forced to watch a team 11 games out of first place flounder. [Forbes] * Paul Rampell, Donald Trump’s lawyer, advocates for replacing marriages with leases with defined terms. It gives new meaning to “trading in for a new model.” The thrice married Trump nods approvingly. [Washington Post] * The Rumpus interviews Dean Frank H. Wu of UC Hastings. Turns out he’s writing “a bad trashy novel.” So it probably won’t make the 25 Greatest Law Novels ever list. But then again, they put The Fountainhead on that list, so don’t give up hope, Dean Wu! [The Rumpus] * Poetry Corner: Kenneth Branagh Prepares Evidence For Trial. So long as he’s not preparing to direct another awful Thor movie, I’m fine. [Poetic Justice] * Just what do Americans even want from an energy policy? That Cuisinart fusion reactor from Back to the Future, that’s what. [Breaking Energy] * A defendant called a judge “Hon,” and it did not go well. I wonder what Judge Montes gets called at the club? [Sun Sentinel] * Anthony Weiner once explained that he was “inspired” by a book about a lawyer who wants to cheat on his wife. Indeed. [BuzzFeed]

By Joe Patrice
3rd Circuit

Morning Docket: 08.05.13

* When it comes to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate, corporate personhood only goes so far. Religious freedoms apply to human beings, not their businesses, and the Third Circuit agrees. [New York Times] * According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector added 2,800 jobs in July after major losses in the two months prior. We’re sure that the eleventy billion members of the class of 2013 will be very pleased. [Am Law Daily] * Not a Nigerian scam: Biglaw firms in Washington, D.C. — like Covington & Burling, Greenberg Traurig, and Williams Mullen — are busy chasing business in Africa. [Capital Business / Washington Post] * A New Jersey municipal judge faces ethics charges due to his “extra-judicial activities” with an exotic dancer. It seems she appeared before him in his courtroom and in his bed. [New Jersey Law Journal] * Tawana Brawley, the woman who dragged a New York prosecutor into an elaborate rape hoax (complete with race-baiting), is finally making payments on a defamation verdict. [New York Post] * “Either I’m a stupid lawyer, or I’m stupid for thinking the court will enforce the rights of guys.” Former Cravath attorney and men’s rights advocate Roy Den Hollander is at it again. [New York Daily News] * Morehouse College will be the fifth undergraduate school in the nation to publish a law journal. This is basically a case study in what it means to begin law school gunning while in college. [Daily Report] * Things are pretty dire for New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. Not even “that [law grad] who takes pictures of himself in his underwear in the mirror” would vote for him. [Delaware News Journal] * Julius Chambers, famous civil rights lawyer and former leader of the NAACP LDF, RIP. [NBC News]

By Staci Zaretsky
Intellectual Property

Morning Docket: 07.24.13

* Bernard Knight Jr., general counsel of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, will be taking his intellectual property talents to McDermott Will & Emery as a new — and rather cute — partner. Congratulations! [Corporate Counsel] * The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Texas man in a Monopoly money Bitcoin-related Ponzi scheme. Unfortunately for him, the associated jail time for the crime isn’t virtual. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)] * When applying to law school, it’s wise to have a unique personal statement topic. But considering the application cycle, you could probably get away with writing “LOL” and still get into the school of your choice. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News] * Russia has granted NSA leaker Edward Snowden a pass to leave the Moscow airport’s transit zone. Be prepared to welcome borscht into your life, and be sure to always say spasibo. [Associated Press] * Sorry folks, but Carlos Danger, more popularly known as Anthony Weiner, won’t be pulling out of the New York City mayoral race. I, for one, would love to see his AMAs on Reddit. [New York Times] * It looks like Aaron Hernandez shot himself in the foot when lawyering up for a civil suit where he’s accused of shooting someone in the eye. His attorney specializes in banking litigation. [USA Today]

By Staci Zaretsky