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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.24.21

* Legal tech startup Clearbrief is raising money to provide AI-driven writing technology to the legal sector. Hope they don't make AI that writes the Morning Docket... [Geek Wire] * Senator Chuck Schumer is asking President Biden to appoint candidates who would be the first black U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. [Politico] * A lawsuit alleging that an NHL owner broke rent-stabilization laws with tenants is being allowed to proceed. Guess the judge will decide who belongs in the penalty box. [Crain's New York Business] * A member of a prominent Utah family is accusing the Mormon Church of fraud in a new lawsuit. [Washington Post] * A Pennsylvania lawyer is in hot water after he allegedly copy and pasted a substantial amount of his trial-level arguments in an appeal. At least he didn't need to bill much extra for the work... [ABA Journal]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.12.20

* Michael Avenatti's lawyer is afraid to visit him in jail over coronavirus fears. And Avenatti has a substantial need for legal counsel right now... [New York Post] * A District Attorney is launching a price gouging investigation over price increases related to coronavirus. [NBC News] * Since Above the Law no longer has a regular lawyerly lairs segment, I feel it is my duty to convey that the house of a founder of 1-800-LAWYERS has hit the market. [New York Post] * The California Attorney General is dropping a lawsuit over the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. [LA Times] * The New York GOP has filed an attorney ethics complaint against Senator Chuck Schumer for making alleged threats against Supreme Court justices. [New York Post] * Check out this piece on an attorney who decided to open up a doughnut shop. That's one way to make dough... [NBC News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.09.19

* In case you missed President Trump's wall speech, he stopped short of declaring a national emergency at the border (lost that bet), instead referring to the situation as a "growing humanitarian crisis" -- a "manufactured" one, per Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. [USA Today] * Remember the contempt order against a state-owned foreign corporation that Chief Justice Roberts stayed in the Mueller probe? The Supreme Court restored it, and that company filed for cert under seal. Suspense! [National Law Journal] * Speaking of the Mueller investigation, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing the probe more or less since it began, is planning to quit his job in the coming weeks after William Barr is confirmed as the new attorney general. [ABC News] * "I don’t want to speculate about her health, but it doesn’t seem like a good sign." Justice Ginsburg missed oral arguments two days in a row, which has prompted much concern about her well-being. Please stay strong, RBG. We need you! [The Hill] * Justice Kavanaugh released his very first decision, and in keeping with legendary SCOTUS tradition, it looks like he was assigned an easy-peasy, "one-issue, unanimous opinion to write." One down, and only a countless number to go. [Big Law Business] * Puff, puff, pass along your résumé: Biglaw behemoth Dentons recently poached a partner from Jones Day to run its marijuana practice, and he's hiring people who want to work for the "number one firm" in the cannabis industry. [Business Insider] * Law students are being screwed by the government shutdown. Students who were supposed to extern at federal agencies may have to go without these "huge components on their résumé," and that's got to be a horrible experience. [Law.com]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.13.17

* You've probably heard by now -- Democrat Doug Jones is the newly elected Senator from Alabama. Donald Trump has accepted his party's defeat in the Republican stronghold, but Roy Moore has yet to concede. [CNN] * Rod Rosenstein will testify in front of the the House Judiciary Committee today. He's expected to face questions about special counsel, Robert Mueller,  and potential conflicts of interest. [Los Angeles Times] * Former House speaker Dennis Hastert is not to be left alone with children. That's one of several new conditions federal district judge Thomas Durkin placed on Hastert, who pleaded guilty in 2015 to violating federal banking laws in connection with a scheme to cover-up his sexual abuse of teenage boys. [Washington Post] * Senator Chuck Schumer does not play. He called the police after a forged document began circulating falsely accusing the senator of sexual harassment. [Axios] * The Ninth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Federal Arbitration Act. The plaintiffs claimed AT&T falsely advertised their “unlimited” service plans; the novel legal issue asked the court to hold AT&T be considered as acting for the state. [Law.com] * Mecklenburg County, N.C. went public with their decision not to pay after being hit with a ransomware attack. Their data was backed up, the best defense against this kind of cyber attack. [Big Law Business]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.11.17

* Chuck Schumer wants Donald Trump Jr. to testify under oath. Given DTJ's contempt for anyone not named Trump, this promises to be appointment viewing. [The Hill] * The Gawker case is keeping the heat on litigation finance. [Law360] * What you need to know if you have a law firm as a client. [Law and More] * In case you need more sources to point out the obvious. [Huffington Post] * Your most important question about Spider-Man: Homecoming, answered. [Slate] * I know you want to hear Elie Mystal arguing over Kelo v. City of New London, I just know it. [The Greenspace] * Have you ever ridden a bike? Are you interested in a scholarship? Check out this law firm's application. [Utah Advocates]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.24.17

* Sean Hannity vows to sue after a sexual harassment accusation. [The Hill] * Jennifer Bard will not go gently into that good night. [TaxProf Blog] * Tools for lawyers giving assistance to juveniles before they enter the legal system. [Law and More] * Oh thank goodness, President Obama is back in public life. [Huffington Post] * The case for a war tax. [Slate] * Chuck Schumer sticks it to Jeff Sessions over the safety of the NYC subway. [Politico] * The Supreme Court's double standard. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.23.17

* Several prominent lawyers and legal scholars are filing a lawsuit alleging that Donald Trump is violating the Emoluments Clause by letting his businesses accept money from foreign governments -- but the litigation looks like a long shot to some. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (previously profiled here) is returning to private practice -- and, not surprisingly, to Paul, Weiss. [American Lawyer] * Judge Andrew Hanen (S.D. Tex.), who brutally benchslapped the Obama Justice Department last year, has withdrawn the sanctions he imposed on the DOJ, finding that the misstatements in question were inadvertent. [ABA Journal] * If you've been handicapping the Supreme Court race, adjust the odds in favor of Judge Neil Gorsuch (10th Cir.) -- he's conservative but less contentious than some other nominees, as noted by Jan Crawford. [CBS News] * Confirmability might be increasing in importance as a factor for picking a SCOTUS nominee now that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to block any nominee who is not "bipartisan and mainstream." [How Appealing] * The Obama Administration didn't fare so well before SCOTUS; will the Trump Administration do any better? [New York Times] * The Second Circuit joins the Seventh Circuit in considering whether discrimination "because of sex" encompasses discrimination based on sexual orientation. [New York Law Journal]

By David Lat