Attorney General of Texas

Morning Docket: 06.10.21

* A lawsuit between the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee and the national organization is reportedly imperiling cookie sales. The Samoas must flow... [Tennessee Lookout] * A Colorado lawyer's discipline for using an anti-gay slur has been upheld. [Colorado Politics] * A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against McDonald's by black franchisees claiming racial discrimination. [CNBC] * The Texas State Bar is purportedly investigating whether efforts by the Attorney General of Texas to allegedly undermine the 2020 election violated ethical rules. [AP] * Roblox, the popular videogame company, is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a group of music publishers. Seems like they aren't playing "games"... [Fox Business]

Morning Docket: 05.07.21

* Lawsuits were filed mere minutes after Florida's new election reform was signed into law. Those attorneys must be fast typers... [Newsweek] * Check out this article on a law grad who has netted $83,000 a year as an underwear model on OnlyFans. [Law and More] * Roy Moore's lawyer was reportedly absent from a hearing in the case he filed against Sacha Baron Cohen related to Moore's appearance on Who Is America. [Courthouse News] * Devin Nunes's attorney has been ordered to pay CNN $21,000 in legal fees for filing frivolous defamation litigation. [Law and Crime] * The Attorney General of Texas has unblocked critics on Twitter following a lawsuit. [Yahoo News] * A lawsuit filed by an astronomer against a company that created a doll in her likeness has been dismissed. Like many things, very reminiscent of a Seinfeld episode... [Chicago Sun Times]

Morning Docket: 02.15.21

Ed. note: Due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, we will not be publishing today. We will be back in full force tomorrow. * An impeachment lawyer for Donald Trump said he was "going to Disney World" following Trump's acquittal. Did he pour Gatorade on himself too? [Business Insider * The home of a lawyer representing Donald Trump at his impeachment trial was vandalized last week. [Forbes] * Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the New York Attorney General over employment practices at the company. Thinking Amazon can handle service of process in-house... [Reuters] * A Connecticut judge is suing a town after he was injured during pickleball lessons at a local senior center. [CT Insider] * Court filings allege that the Attorney General of Texas swapped political favors for a home remodel job for his purported mistress. [Dallas Morning News]

Morning Docket: 02.04.21

* A woman accused of assaulting a police officer for impounding her pig has been assigned counsel. Guess the government is paying that lawyer's "bacon"... [Texarkana Gazette] * The Justice Department has dropped a lawsuit against Yale University alleging that the school discriminated against Asian and white applicants. [CNN] * The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Germany in an action filed by the heirs of individuals who had their art stolen by the Nazis. [SCOTUSBlog] * A Cleveland lawyer is suing a former client who punched him in court. [Cleavland.com] * A Texas lawyer connected to a probe involving the Attorney General of Texas says he found a GPS tracker on his car. Sounds like something from an episode of Dallas... [Fox News]

Morning Docket: 11.30.20

* A new lawsuit alleges that a beer manufacturer falsely claimed its brew was made in Mexico instead of Holland. Would be amazing if free beer is part of any settlement... [Fox Business] * Carter Page has filed a lawsuit against the FBI and others for allegedly illicit surveillance during the Russia investigation. [USA Today] * The legal challenges facing the Attorney General of Texas may impede the state's antitrust claims against Google. [Wall Street Journal] * A man sought in the slaying of an Illinois lawyer is on the FBI's Most Wanted List. [Fox News] * Since Above the Law hasn't had a "Lawyerly Lairs" feature in a while, wanted to share that a top Las Vegas attorney has placed his multimillion-dollar mansion on the market. [Review-Journal]

Morning Docket: 11.19.20

* A Florida woman, who allegedly pretended to be a lawyer, has been sentenced to four years in prison. Did she say her name was "Jerry Gallo"? [Tampa Bay Times] * The FBI is purportedly investigating the Attorney General of Texas for alleged improprieties. [Hill] * A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning this past summer of an actress on the show Glee. [Deadline] * The Attorney General of Pennsylvania had some harsh words for Rudy Giuliani upon the latter's return to the courtroom in post-election litigation after a nearly three-decade hiatus. [Newsweek] * A lawyer has been found guilty of a misdemeanor for refusing to stop texting in court. Guess the attorney will be texting sad emojis for a while... [Bloomberg Law]

Morning Docket: 11.06.20

* A lawsuit has been filed over the rights to Breakfast at Tiffany's. "And I said, 'what about Breakfast at Tiffany's?'"... [Deadline] * An Ohio lawyer is facing ethics charges because he allegedly offered to exchange legal services for a client cleaning the lawyer's home in the nude. [ABA Journal] * An purported extra-marital affair of the Attorney General of Texas is being connected to criminal allegations against the official. [U.S. News and World Report] * Check out this article on the latest status of election lawsuits filed by the Trump Campaign. [Fox News] * The Michigan Attorney General pleaded with residents to stop telling election officials to shove sharpies in their butts. Michigan residents sure are creative. [New York Post]

Morning Docket: 10.27.20

* The judge in the Google antitrust case just set the first hearing in the lawsuit. Maybe the parties scheduled it through Google Hangouts... [Fox Business] * Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in last night as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. [New York Times] * Another lawyer, who accused the Attorney General of Texas of criminal acts, has resigned. [Seattle Times] * A lawsuit filed by the estate of a Holocaust survivor featured in the new Borat movie has been dismissed. [Deadline] * A former employee at Goldman Sachs is suing the company for sexual misconduct allegedly committed by a top lawyer at the shop. [Business Insider] * The Idaho Attorney General is warning of fake COVID-19 cures. It's like the Carbolic Smoke Ball all over again... [Idaho Statesman]

Morning Docket: 10.05.20

* Steve Barnes, co-founder of New York personal injury powerhouse Cellino and Barnes, was killed in a plane crash along with his niece this past Friday. [New York Times] * Joe Bornstein, one of Maine's best-known personal injury lawyers, also passed away late last week. [Press Herald] * Attorney General Barr will self quarantine after he had close contact with several Trump associates who tested positive for COVID-19. [Boston Globe] * Several aides are accusing the Attorney General of Texas of bribery, abuse of office, and other illicit conduct. [CNN] * The Attorney General of Michigan will no longer enforce certain executive orders issued by Michigan's governor after the state's highest court found that the governor exceeded her powers in issuing many executive orders related to COVID-19. [ABC News] * A boxing champion is facing a lawsuit after allegedly failing to pay for around $500,000 in jewelry. This would have been a much less dramatic ending to the Adam Sandler movie Uncut Gems. [New York Post]