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It Really, *REALLY* Pays To Be Apple’s Top Lawyer

One of the highest paid GCs in the country.

The DOJ Isn’t The Only One Keeping Apple In Check

Shouts out to Japan!

No. 1 Biglaw Firm In The Country To Represent Apple In Government’s Antitrust Suit

The partners on this case are at the top of their game. Will they secure a win big for the top tech company?

DOJ Hits Apple With Antitrust Lawsuit

Great news for folks with blue chat bubbles!

How Many Apple Bites?

We can expect, however, that other unsuccessful IPR litigants will continue to push for a narrower estoppel application in terms of their validity defenses at trial.

Morning Docket: 01.31.23

* Trump sues Bob Woodward claiming copyright on all the stuff he told Woodward during interviews Trump granted for the purpose of letting Woodward write a book. This is not going in the magical "Trump keeps winning cases" bucket his lawyer talks about. [Courthouse News Service] * Johnson & Johnson tried the "Monopoly Man turns out his pockets" routine and failed. [Law360] * Hey Siri, explain labor law. [MacRumors] * Speaking of labor law, a look at the upcoming Supreme Court labor showdown from the perspective of the service workers are preparing. [Eater] * Jones Day facing sanctions request citing harassment as the motivation for the earlier sanctions request Jones Day made against former associates in discrimination case. You may remember this one as the case that brought attention to Jones Day's... questionable photoshop decisions. [Reuters] * The pandemic may have broken lawyers. I mean, lawyers were always broken, but it broke them in a new way. [American Lawyer]

Morning Docket: 10.26.22

* Justice Alito thinks that the timing of the Dobbs leak, rather than the opinions therein, is the real problem. [Wa Po] * Despite being in legal limbo, you should still Pokémon Go do the student loan debt forgiveness application. [ABC News] * Does anyone else find it weird that it is easier to get arrested for feeding the homeless than it is to impose any accountability on Supreme Court justices? [AZ Family] * Due to an EU law, Apple will be switching over to USB-C charging cables. Take that, lighting cable! [CNBC]

Morning Docket: 09.07.22

* Quick, is this a Simpson's gag or an American Tuesday?: Trump steals classified documents and inadvertently leaks another country's highly classified nuclear arms information. [Wa Po] * Do fetuses have standing? [Law and Crime] * Cowboys for Trump co-founder got hit with the 14th. Not to laugh at one's misfortunes, but teehee. [CitizensForEthics] * Apple just evaded a class action being bit from it. [Bloomberg Law] * Anti WOKE act accused of preventing teachers from doing their job because of how hard it restricts free speech. [Newsweek]

Before You Read This Antitrust Article, Check And See Which Browser You’re Using

If you are reading this in Opera, this is me calling you a nerd.

Florida Man’s Finesse Foiled By Find My App After Apple’s Finding Function Functions Phenomenally

This is why I always go with the carry on option.

Morning Docket: 05.31.22

* If Roe is overturned, the prosecutor's veto may be the last saving grace. [NYT] * The DOJ will be reviewing how police failed to respond to the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting. [Reuters] * Thinking about reapplying to law school? Maybe don't? But also, read this first. [US News] * Apple is getting bit by another antitrust suit. [Engadget] * Maryland is being super serial with gun purchases. [NBC Washington]

Morning Docket: 03.31.22

* Texan student who was threatened with being given a failing grade for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance earns a lot of lunch money. Gotta love the 1st Amendment. [Chron] * Facebook and Apple were so deferential to cops that they gave sensitive information to kids pretending to be them. What happened to two-factor authentication? [Dudes Code] * Loan company hit with a million-dollar fine for misleading its clients about loan forgiveness. Stop playing with people’s money! [Business Insider] * Pentagon drops a 700+ list of places named after members of the Confederacy they're considering renaming. About time we stopped handing out participation trophies to the pro-slavery people. [Military] * Tennessee is trying to overturn Obergefell. See what you’ve started now, Texas? [LBGTQNation]

Morning Docket: 03.24.22

* Bad Blood: Apple is facing antitrust litigation because of its heart monitoring capabilities. [9to5Mac] * Idaho’s governor just yolo signed a bill that flouts Roe. [NYT] * All hands on deck: students are putting books on hold to support Ukraine. [Reuters] * No Cuomo: NY passed laws that will strengthen harassment and discrimination protections. [National Law Review] * According to the judge, you’re gonna need some paperwork for that. [Tennessee Lookout]

I Know A Good Apple Is Tart, But Exploitation Is Bitter

And on the eighth day, God said, 'Let their jobs suck.'

Morning Docket: 12.21.21

* Scott Perry has some 'splaining to do about Jan. 6th. Its always fun to see co-workers grill each other. [NPR] * Alex Jones deploys the coveted "No U" defense and sues the Jan. 6th committee for doing their job. [Business Insider] * Minimum sentencing draws out maximum solidarity. If one of them could get 110 years for an accident out of their control, all of them could. [ABC 7] * If Manchin wants to avoid the naughty list, he'd better heed coal miners' warnings about the Build Back Better bill. [The Hill] * An Apple a day keeps the labor and employment law attorneys nearby: Apple whistleblower talks working conditions and company spying. [Truthout]