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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.27.18

* Papa John has filed suit against his former company in a bid to protect his legacy as America's foremost "racist guy who makes bad pizza." [Wall Street Journal] * While everyone prattles on about Trump's tapes, the government just blew another deadline to reunite the children they kidnapped with their parents. [Courthouse News Service] * Troubled law school Arizona Summit trying to get ASU to take its students if or when it loses accreditation. By the way, if you want to hear an in-depth discussion about the problems with Arizona Summit and its sibling schools, check out this. [AZ Central] * Speaking of independent law schools, the landscape for these programs -- for-profit or not -- is getting harder. [Law.com] * Lawsuit seeking to desegregate Minneapolis schools is moving forward. [MinnPost] * Government argues that Evan Greebel deserves 5 years for his role in aiding Shkreli. [Law360] * Former Biglaw associate accused of ripping off Harlem church. [New York Law Journal]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.07.18

* Slater & Gordon, the world's first publicly traded law firm, claims that it isn't planning to conduct any layoffs in the wake of its latest operations review. The firm, which once found itself on the verge of insolvency and is now owned by a hedge fund, is no stranger to conducting massive layoffs. [The Australian] * Andrews Kurth continues to lose lawyers left and right, with a group of up to 25 attorneys from its public finance group in Texas soon expected to defect to Orrick. How's that merger talk with Hunton & Williams going these days? [American Lawyer] * Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein will be delivering the commencement address at Campbell Law’s graduation ceremony this spring. At this rate, given how much the president likes him, let’s see if he’s still Deputy AG come May. [News & Observer] * ASU Law is on track to receive a record-breaking number of applications for the upcoming academic year. According to LSAC, ASU is one of only four law schools in the country to have seen an increase in applications of 50 percent of more. [ASU Now] * "Jane Doe," the New Hampshire woman who won the $560 million Powerball lottery last month, has filed suit against the state’s Lottery Commission in an attempt to remain anonymous. Now that she's a multimillionaire, she doesn’t want to risk the "significant invasion of privacy" of her name being released. [USA Today]

By Staci Zaretsky