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Morning Docket: 08.15.23

* Keep track of who's who in the latest indictment. [Politico] * Meanwhile, Abbe Lowell and Winston & Strawn have stepped up their collective role in the Hunter Biden case, arguing that the original plea agreement included binding government promises that didn't evaporate just because the judge rejected the deal. [Law360] * CFPB going after data brokers selling people's personal data. Yet again, the government agency making the most direct, tangible impact for people is the one that still worries that every election might be its last. [Bloomberg Law News] * Justice Department urges Supreme Court to deal with unconstitutional social media laws out of Texas and Florida. [Reuters] * Has "flexibility" lost all meaning when it comes to law firm office scheduling? No. Just because some law firms try to engage in flexibility newspeak, doesn't actually change its meaning. [American Lawyer] * AI may not be ready to replace lawyers, but the California Innocence Project is leveraging the tool to assist in pursuit of justice. [ABA Journal] * London Kirkland team headed to Paul Weiss resigned on a Sunday in a power move. [LegalCheek]

By Above the Law
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.18.19

* The Florida Bar is requiring a Florida attorney to take a professionalism workshop after he shooed a stowaway raccoon off of his boat in open waters. Bet the Florida Bar was moved by the heartbreaking pictures of the raccoon in the water. [Tampa Bay Times] * Notorious RBG threw cold water on President Trump's impeachment law knowledge yesterday after President Trump suggested that the impeachment process could be stopped by the Supreme Court. [USA Today] * A California lawyer has been found guilty of running a scheme to secure foreign investment visas when legitimate investments were often not being made. [Mercury News] * The Washington State Attorney General has sued the Trump Administration over ICE arrests made in state courthouses. [Seattle Times] * Progressive groups are calling for Justice Brett Kavanaugh to recuse himself from a case involving the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [CNBC] * It looks like the CBD industry could be facing a flood of new lawsuits, and that's not just people being paranoid. [Bloomberg Law] * Lawyers for a stuntman who was killed on the set of The Walking Dead is asking for up to $100 Million in damages from AMC. [Yahoo Entertainment]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.29.17

* Recently confirmed Judge Timothy J. Kelly (D.D.C.) has refused to block Mick Mulvaney from serving as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, denying a request from would-be director Leandra English's for a temporary restraining order. Donuts for everyone! [CNN] * The Senate has confirmed Greg Katsas, one of President Trump's former legal advisers, to the D.C. Circuit. The Thomas law clerk will replace Judge Janice Rogers Brown on one of the nation's most influential courts. [ABC News] * AT&T has responded to the Justice Department's lawsuit over its planned merger with Time Warner, and things just got ugly. AT&T claims that the government has no antitrust argument because it's not buying a competitor. [Washington Post] * For the second time this year, the Supreme Court has suspended the wrong attorney. This time around, the Supreme Court bar accidentally suspended a former Supreme Court employee. Oopsie! [Associated Press] * With the goal of having women make up at least 50 percent of the leadership roles on its litigation teams, JPMorgan is trying to make a major statement with its latest initiative for women in the legal profession. [American Lawyer] * "I don’t give a f--k, I will burn the place to the ground...." Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes of Cellino & Barnes continue to have a very friendly relationship as the firm is dissolved. [New York Daily News]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.29.17

* While Harvey continues to devastate Houston, Texas Republicans will strip insurance policy holders of most of their protections if they don't file their claims by Friday. Victims will still have insurance -- but if the insurance company delays or otherwise frustrates payouts -- which some inevitably will -- claims filed after Friday won't enjoy the same interest penalties to keep insurers honest and will shift attorney fees onto those who lost their homes in many cases, decreasing the likelihood a wronged policyholder can vindicate their rights. So... good job Texas. [Dallas Morning News] * If you're looking to put a price tag on Charlotte Law's demise, this former faculty member says the school defrauded taxpayers to the tune of $285 million. [Charlotte Observer] * What's this? Is this a media outlet talking about millennials and the workplace in a fair, even positive light? Preposterous!!! [American Lawyer] * Apparently "yadda, yadda, yadda" doesn't get you out of a CFPB investigation. [National Law Journal] * The effort to recall the Brock Turner rape sentencing judge is back on track. [Law.com] * Victims of Trump's Muslim Ban may be nearing a settlement with the administration. At least until some white supremacist group Tweets this story to the President and he demands the DOJ pull out of any deals. [Law360] * Which 2016 SCOTUS opinions are getting the most love from lower courts? [Empirical SCOTUS]

By Joe Patrice