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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.27.18

* Is anything going on today? [BBC] * Anything at all? [USA Today] * Dan Snyder and Cadwalader settle their massive malpractice suit so Snyder can focus full time on his team's inevitably heartbreaking collapse. [Law360] * Speaking of Washington's football franchise, the heiress of its former owner is facing criminal charges for allegedly saying, "hurry up Jew" before beating a lawyer in the head until he bled. Lovely organization Washington's got there! [Fox News] * After months of bad press, America's tech giants are calling for a federal privacy law. Or, more accurately, after California passed a privacy law, America's tech giants are calling for a neutered federal law to preempt California's. [Reuters] * Since Rod Rosenstein might be leaving our public lives as early as today, here's an in-depth look at one of his most bonkers cases. [Washingtonian] * DLA Piper adds the former ambassador to Argentina as a special advisor. In other news, David Mamet's son used to be the ambassador to Argentina? Was anyone else tracking that? UPDATE: OK, I feel vindicated that I hadn't missed something huge. DLA Piper confirms that he's not actually David Mamet's son. I would've thought that would have been a bigger deal. [National Law Journal] * Amazon's commitment to screwing over its workers and leaving taxpayers to foot the bill runs right up to the NLRA line. But it's cool since that law won't survive Kavanaugh's first year. [Gizmodo] * Why PwC's new Fragomen partnership is a big deal. [Law.com]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.19.18

* Credit card companies ponying up more money to settle claims that they rogered retailers on swipe fees. They'll probably make that money back in 3 days so don't shed too many tears. [Law360] * Mark Judge brings on Cozen in the off chance Grassley develops a spine and demands Judge's testimony. Which he won't. [National Law Journal] * Former Cadwalader chair sues wife to block condo sale to bail out adult son. [NY Post] * The SEC is looking to futz with the Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions, which should help us get back to that cozy world where financial interests can easily plunge the economy into turmoil again. [National Law Journal] * Facebook accused of gender bias in keeping job listings away from female users. [Corporate Counsel] * Right-wing attorney Jason Lee Van Dyke arrested on filing a false police report charge. [Daily Beast] * Supreme Court overrules John Roberts and pushes back against dark money shenanigans. Consider this a brief respite until Kavanaugh shows up. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice