Bob Kraft

Morning Docket: 05.14.19

* In legal victory, we will no longer have a chance to watch Bob Kraft get a massage. You're welcome America. [Boston Globe] * With in-house legal departments demanding more diversity in outside counsel, women-owned firms are starting to see a distinct advantage. [Law.com] * Hearing slated for today to determine whether or not Trump can block his accountants from complying with a subpoena [National Law Journal] * Firms starting to worry about slower growth going forward. Something about the near decade of bad demand numbers might be starting to sink in. [American Lawyer] * A look at Xavier Becerra's plans for California's new data privacy law rollout. It's going to be like GDPR... except actually useful. [NBC News] * Atlanta lawyer to repay $40 million. [AJC] * In a move that could become a trend for fundraising entities, Ropes & Gray was hired by NYU to investigate allegations against donor. [Pro Publica]

By Joe Patrice

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.28.19

* Judge rules that groping is not sexual harassment because twerking exists. This is going to shock you, but the opinion wasn't written by either Kavanaugh or Thomas. [Legal Cheek] * Where will the Mueller team go now that their work is done? I just want Mueller to stare directly into a camera and say, "I'm going to Disneyworld." [National Law Journal] * More Biglaw firms joining the Varsity Blues case. [American Lawyer] * Jimmy Kimmel doesn't believe Gonzaga exists outside of a basketball team. The law school dean went on TV to prove Gonzaga is a real school. [Law.com] * When is a potato skin not a potato skin? [Law360] * First pass interference, now this: Bob Kraft's prostitution videos are probably public records so we'll get to review those soon enough. [Deadspin] * Abbe Lowell's email issues now include a record of him trying to influence the Cohen testimony to cover for Ivanka. [Vanity Fair]

By Joe Patrice