Bob Menendez

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.26.23

* Keeping it a secret. The identities of the jurors in the Georgia Trump election case that is. [Law360] * Seeking emergency relief from a New York court? You've gotta be there in person. [New York Law Journal] * Judge Aileen Cannon sets date to hear arguments on conflicts of interest in the Trump documents case. [Law & Crime] * Dems would really like Bob Menendez to resign... [Huffington Post] * You say "right-wing fever dream," I say it's about to be the latest Supreme Court jurisprudence. [Vox]   * Surprising beneficiary of ending the Hollywood strikes? Political campaigns. [Politico]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.19.23

* Dominion may have settled, but does anyone remember Smartmatic? Because they're still out there and the price of admission for settlement just got set. [Washington Post] * Fani Willis moves to jettison the attorney representing a bunch of fake electors on the grounds that she presents an "impracticable and ethical mess." That's a shocker. [Axios] * Interesting question: are juries influenced by the billboards and other lawyer advertisements they see? [New Jersey Law Journal] * Jim Jordan continues his possibly criminal, definitely unconstitutional harassment of the Manhattan DA. [Reuters] * Bob Menendez has to establish yet another legal defense fund. [Roll Call] * Iowa places slide into Lochner era into high gear. [Insider] * Vivia Chen interviews Faith Gay, who says women need "real power" in Biglaw. [Bloomberg Law News] * New York has a Chief Judge again, which it could've had months ago but for the governor's subpar political instincts. [Law360]

By Above the Law
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.23.18

* The effort to hijack "religious freedom" to legalize discrimination continues to be plagued by members of Satanic Temples invoking the same law to secure personal freedoms that governments routinely curtail. [Huffington Post] * Cy Vance is barring donations to his campaign from lawyers with business before his office, resolving a conflict that was obvious to everyone but him. [ABC News] * Mary Jo White admits Debevoise made a mistake in naming confidential witnesses in its report that functionally exonerated the University of Rochester in a massive sexual harassment investigation. Well, when they're described as "confidential" witnesses this would seem to be a mistake. [American Lawyer] * Prosecutors want to retry Senator Menendez and have a list of demands for the new trial like, "not letting defense attorneys talk." [New Jersey Law Journal] * HLS students open a startup bringing AI into document categorization following in the proud tradition of Harvard undergrads who dropped out to become tech moguls. [Legaltech News] * Discrimination suit against Winston & Strawn hinges on what it means to be a "partner." In other words, can firms placate attorneys with empty titles without accepting the consequences? [Litigation Daily] * Pennsylvania's gerrymandered map gets the benchslap. [NPR]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.14.17

* Jeff Sessions is considering a special counsel to probe the Clinton Foundation. This seems like an unforced error. Sure it generates some negative buzz about Democrats, but doesn't it also handcuff the administration from firing Mueller or pardoning anyone Mueller charges? [Huffington Post] * Law schools are offering more animal law courses and clinics which doesn't grossly exceed demand at all. [Texas Lawyer] * Brett Talley, the unqualified ghost hunter seeking to become the apotheosis of Trump's judicial nomination strategy forgot to mention that his wife is a White House attorney on his conflict disclosure. That's cool, it's not like the executive branch ever has a stake in litigation. [The Hill] * Does the hard drinking culture of law firms contribute to sexual harassment? No, if you're a drunk scumbag that means you were probably a scumbag to begin with. Don't blame the good people at Jack Daniel's for it. [Law.com] * The jurors in the trial of Senator Menendez are deadlocked, but have to trudge forward anyway... for now. This all just pushes off the point where he's acquitted because McDonnell made public corruption legal. [ABC News] * Roy Moore was banned from a mall for targeting teen girls. I presume this fact will drive his support among evangelicals even higher! [NY Daily News] * Not one, but two lawyers are in the race to become the next president of U.S. soccer. [American Lawyer] * Justice Kennedy is going to be the swing vote in Masterpiece Cakeshop... so how do the lawyers tailor their arguments to him. [Empirical SCOTUS]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.01.17

This week in the legal blogosphere.... * Everyone gets their day in arbitration really doesn't have a great ring to it. But, Benchmark Capital's lawsuit against former Uber head Travis Kalanick is headed there anyway. [Law and More] * New York City Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Farina spoke at New York Law School about the partnerships and programs that create a truly comprehensive education for public school kids. Anyone interested in the state of public education should pay attention to Farina's remarks. [Cityland] * "I betrayed my people and will be known as a modern day Dathan, all for tax cuts, but all I got was this stupid hat" -- Gary Cohn soon. [The Levin Report] * Is the judge in Senator Menendez's trial unfairly disenfranchising voters by preventing him for attending Senate votes? [The Hill] * Remember William C. Bradford? Well, he says it was the hackers who made his account call Obama's mother a whore. That sounds totally plausible! [CNN] * Law student caught on video trying to burn money in front of a homeless man won't be expelled. He's a still a dick though. [Legal Cheek] * Judge Harold Murphy took senior status at 90. A look back at a distinguished career. [Bloomberg BNA] * Another reminder that doing good usually puts you behind the 8 ball financially. [Medium]

By Above the Law
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.25.16

* If Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the election, he may be the first president-elect to be standing trial for fraud prior to taking the oath of office. Judge Gonzalo Curiel has tentatively refused to dismiss one of the two pending Trump University cases, saying plaintiffs had met requirements for the case to move forward for a jury to decide whether Trump "participated in a scheme to defraud" students. [San Diego Union-Tribune] * After being served with a class-action suit alleging she rigged the Democratic primaries and the release of emails in the latest Guccifer hack showing her favoritism for Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is resigning as the Democratic National Committee's chair after this week's convention. [CNN; Observer] * Five senators, including Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), have introduced the Student Loan Tax Relief Act, which would exempt forgiven loans from being taxed as income. Law school grads on IBR, ICR, or PAYE should pray this bill is passed. [Forbes] * In an announcement made before markets opened, Verizon said it would be purchasing Yahoo for $4.83B. It's rumored that Faiza Saeed, Cravath's incoming presiding partner -- who was appointed to a committee to explore Yahoo's sale -- was the driving force behind the deal, which is expected to close in early 2017. [Reuters; Big Law Business] * Law firms are apparently in a "weak spot" when it comes to the detection of money laundering operations. That may be how Shearman & Sterling got mixed up with an alleged Malaysian plot to siphon funds from its trust account to purchase luxury items in a scheme that's turned into an attempted $1B DOJ asset forfeiture. [WSJ Law Blog]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.05.15

* Today's the first Monday in October, and we all know what that means. The Supreme Court starts its Term as disapproval of its work reaches a new high for recent years. [Gallup via How Appealing] * And here's Adam Liptak's excellent overview of the new Supreme Court Term, so you can sound smart at cocktail parties this month. [New York Times] * In other SCOTUS news, Senator Bob Menendez is fighting the bribery charges against him by relying upon a high court decision he once condemned -- can you guess which one? [The Record How Appealing] * Which presidential candidates get the most in campaign contributions from Silicon Valley lawyers? The second-place finisher might surprise you. [The Recorder] * Elsewhere in presidential politics, Hillary Clinton will announce new gun-control proposals later today. [New York Times] * Don't rush off to law school just yet, but the legal sector did gain a few thousand jobs last month, layoffs notwithstanding. [American Lawyer] * Dewey have any idea of when this jury will reach a verdict? [Law360] * Super-mediator Kenneth Feinberg's latest challenge: pension reform. [National Law Journal]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.02.15

* "He said what he wanted people to hear and he didn’t fully answer questions." St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch of Ferguson infamy spoke at Missouri Law yesterday. We understand there was some sort of an "incident" with the SBA as well. We may have more on this later. [KBIA] * "Don't panic; you're bound to get something eventually." California had some of the worst employment statistics for law graduates after the recession. If you're a member of the Lost Generation, these stories may resonate with you. [California Lawyer] * New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was federally indicted on corruption charges yesterday for allegedly accepting more than $1 million worth of gifts and campaign contributions in exchange for political favors. Way to do Jersey lawyers proud. [AP] * Jury selection begins on April 27 for the criminal trial against the former members of Dewey & LeBoeuf's top brass. The prosecution dropped three counts, but Joel Sanders and the Steves must still defend themselves against 100 others. Yikes! [New York Law Journal] * Gordon Smith, one of the writers for Better Call Saul, doesn't think the show's portrayal of lawyer life will inspire young people to "run out to become attorneys." After all, Jimmy McGill's home and office haven't exactly been depicted as "glamorous." [WSJ Law Blog]

By Staci Zaretsky