‘Borat’ Star Has No Sympathy For Rudy Giuliani, Was Afraid He’d Give Her COVID During Filming
She thought lawyers were supposed to be 'really smart.' Oops!
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]
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Morning Docket: 10.19.20
* This election cycle, we are reminded again that taking ballot selfies is illegal in many jurisdictions. Too bad, with the right insta filter, that ballot would look really good... [New York Times] * A New York federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction to the Catholic Brooklyn Diocese seeking to reopen churches closed due to COVID-19 rules. [CNN] * A lawsuit has already been filed over the forthcoming Borat sequel. [Wrap] * A group in Louisiana has been charged for allegedly staging car accidents in order to generate legal payouts. [Times-Picayune] * A lawsuit in Oregon alleges that a Portland gas station attendant purportedly refused to sell gas to black customers out of fear the gas might be used in rioting. [Fox News] * The owner of a law firm named Legal Genius PLLC has pleaded guilty to defrauding the IRS and other charges. Hate to go for the low-hanging joke here, but the firm might want to change its name to something more accurate... [ABC News]
Morning Docket: 07.09.20
* A Tennessee lawyer has been censured for showing up to defend a client's DUI charge while drunk. Maybe this was part of the lawyer's defense? [Fox News] * Country Music Group Lady A, which recently changed its name from Lady Antebellum, is embroiled in a trademark dispute with a blues singer who also goes by Lady A. [USA Today] * Check out this interesting article on why there should be a right to an immigration attorney. [Slate] * An attorney for a former police officer charged with aiding and abetting the killing of George Floyd has filed a motion to dismiss the charges. [Fox News] * A judge is allowing a defamation lawsuit filed by Roy Moore over a prank by Sacha Baron Cohen to proceed. Moore should count himself lucky he wasn't pranked by Borat, Bruno, or Ali G. [Hill]