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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.12.22

* Troubling confession: Lawyer fined for warning school of a priest’s history of sexual misconduct. [The Guardian] * Pig in the mine: California’s pork law is an unexpected proxy for the legal side of the culture war. [Cal Matters] * Gauntlet thrown: Hawaii won’t make it easy for other states to criminalize abortion. [Huff Po] * No laughing matter: Comedians claim Atlanta airport’s search practices use racial profiling. [AP] * The right to cancel loans? You should read up on this cease and desist. [Business Insider]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.14.20

* A lawsuit challenging New York's quarantine has been dismissed partly because an Arizona woman did not suffer harm by not being able to help a New York friend move. The judge obviously doesn't know how fun assembling Ikea furniture can be... [New York Daily News] * Georgia's governor has withdrawn a lawsuit challenging a mask mandate instituted by the Mayor of Atlanta. [CNN] * Claims of sexual impropriety are roiling the Texas Supreme Court. [Texas Lawyer] * An Ohio lawyer has been granted the green light to provide financial planning services along with legal representation in certain circumstances. [Bloomberg Law] * Carole Baskin of Tiger King fame has been served with papers related to a lawsuit about her missing former husband. Baskin took a selfie with the process server, maybe "service selfies" will trend on insta one day... [CBS News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.15.20

* Attorneys associated with the Trial Lawyers College are currently embroiled in litigation. It would be amazing if this case went to trial... [Bloomberg Law] * An ex-lawyer from Atlanta, who hired a hitman to murder his wife, has died of natural causes in prison. [Daily Mail] * Check out a behind-the-scenes look at a lawyer featured on the new Netflix show Trial by Media. Haven't gotten to that episode yet. [NBC News] * A New York City judge has denied Mary-Kate Olsen's request for an emergency divorce, even though she may be forced out of her apartment. Guess she can always crash with Ashley. [Fox News] * An appeals court has refused to dismiss an emoluments lawsuit against President Trump, setting up a battle at the Supreme Court. [Business Insider] * The L.A. City Attorney is suing the maker of a radish paste that allegedly provides protection from COVID-19. Sounds kind of like the Carbolic Smoke Ball, haven't thought about that fact pattern since law school. [Los Angeles Times]

By Jordan Rothman
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.17.15

* Parents of Boston bombing victim Martin Richard are hoping their child's murderer avoids the distracting spectacle of the death penalty. [Boston Globe] * Local prosecutor may have been munching down on pot brownies. [Al.com] * At least the Middle District of Florida is willing to throw a speed bump into the Kardashians' continuing assault on the human spirit. [South Florida Lawyers] * Jesus, overcriminalization is stupid: Atlanta teacher cheating edition. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Note that cheating among poor inner-city kids demands the criminal justice system, while cheating at Stanford is a curiosity. [TaxProf Blog] * Meet the labor lawyer who has it in for Uber. [Fusion] * The phrase "fart clears courtroom" is always going to be a story. [Legal Cheek]

By Joe Patrice