Anti-SLAPP

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.13.23

* The FTC is appealing its case against the Microsoft-Activision merger. There's a lot of talk about the FTC "failing" but even in losing they forced Microsoft to publicly claim it wouldn't make key franchises XBox exclusives and... that's a victory in itself. Successful litigation doesn't have to end in a win to have been a smart case to bring. [Law360] * But, because everything is stupid now, the FTC is going to get grilled in a congressional hearing. [Reuters] * Gun ban in state parks upheld because the law has never been enforced and may never be... haven't these people heard of 303 Creative? You don't need any of that anymore. [Hartford Courant] * Allen & Overy's managing partner has stepped down in the midst of the Shearman merger negotiations. [Bloomberg Law News] * The Titanic sub disaster underscores the need for robust anti-SLAPP laws. [Daily Beast] * NCBE unveils its nextgen bar exam questions. They are not much better than the existing questions. [Law.com] * A new wrinkle in the hybrid office reality: small firms sharing office space. A new ethics opinion deals with this issue and hopefully settles who gets to decide if the toilet paper is overhanded or underhanded. [ABA Journal]

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.05.19

* George Zimmerman is suing the family of Trayvon Martin and their lawyer for $100 Million over statements made in a new book. Good luck recovering that. [USA Today] * A Massachusetts lawyer has been criminally charged and suspended from practice for defrauding clients and lenders of millions of dollars. [Mass Live] * Melania Trump said that the law professor who invoked Barron Trump's name at an impeachment hearing "should be ashamed" of her words. [Fox News] * Sidley Austin and a number of other law firms are being sued for allegedly aiding a Ponzi schemer. [Courthouse News Service] * A Philadelphia lawyer has been disbarred for laundering money for an organized crime family. This attorney took being a consigliere way too far. [Philadelphia Inquirer] * Rep. Devin Nunes is suing CNN for $435 Million over allegedly defamatory statements. Wonder if the suit was filed in a state with an anti-SLAPP law... [USA Today]

By Jordan Rothman
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.18.18

* Adam Feldman uses BriefCatch, a powerful new tool from legal writing guru Ross Guberman, to find the best writers in the Supreme Court bar -- and some of the top advocates might surprise you. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Prominent First Amendment litigator Charles Glasser makes the (compelling) case in favor of a federal anti-SLAPP statute. [Daily Caller] * Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, argues that the Trump Justice Department's installation of Trump allies as interim U.S. attorneys "represent[s] a test of civil society’s ability to fight back against threats to the rule of law" -- and so far, "the test is going poorly." [Slate] * Speaking of the Trump DOJ, Ben Adlin breaks down the latest federal-state fight -- and explains why it's not as simple as just citing the Supremacy Clause. [Leafly] * "Bring me a case!" Reflections from Joel Cohen and Bennett L. Gershman on using litigation to bring about social change. [Law.com] * What can legal marketers learn from... a man using a cat as his hat? [Shana Douglas]

By David Lat