Daredevil

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.25.20

* Netflix has settled a lawsuit over the "Choose Your Own Adventure" trademark. Guess Netflix chose the adventure that doesn't end in a trial... [Hollywood Reporter] * Two women, who were detained in northern Montana for speaking Spanish, have settled a lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [Reuters] * A new lawsuit alleges that a 70-year-old worker at the grocery store chain Publix contracted COVID-19 and died as a result of lax policies of his employer. [NBC News] * Check out this article on the legal prowess of Daredevil and She-Hulk (had no idea She-Hulk was a comic-book character!). [Screen Rant] * A Texas man is in hot water for allegedly filing a mandamus petition on behalf of two clients even though he is not a licensed attorney. [Bloomberg Law] * A Pennsylvania lawyer has been found guilty of identity theft and other crimes. So tempted to make a My Cousin Vinny joke right now... [Legal Intelligencer]

By Jordan Rothman
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.16.16

* Are political differences killing the U.S.'s economic growth? [Tax Prof Blog] * Prison reforms may actually be coming to Rikers Island. An analysis of the case that led to the changes. [Cityland] * A profile of Justice John Stevens that focuses on his love of baseball and his dissent in Bush v. Gore. [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin] * Will the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal lead to shareholder litigation for parent company 20th Century Fox? [Law and More] * Dissecting the work patterns of the Supreme Court (think longer opinions and more briefs). [Empirical SCOTUS] * If you're at Long Beach Comic Con, check out the "Lawyers of Hell's Kitchen" panel for all the legal issues you need to know about Marvel's TV universe. [The Legal Geeks]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.23.15

* Apparently Daredevil has nailed the dramatic representation of young attorneys. [The Legal Artist] * Professor Campos thrashes those who deny the law school scam. Um... these analogies may be a tad over the top. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Judge Kozinski movie night!!! [Los Angeles Times] * Discovery is awesome. Let's read some highlights from the Deutsche Bank LIBOR transcripts! [Bloomberg Business] * "5 bad things about being a City lawyer that nobody tells you about." [Legal Cheek] * Marriage equality will likely come down to one simple edit. [Slate] * The latest episode of Thinking Like A Lawyer talks video games and the law. Remember to subscribe here. [Legal Talk Network]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.16.15

* Authorities have cleared the robot built specifically to buy illegal stuff off the dark web. In related news, officer, all that panda meat was bought by my robot... for an art project. [Hopes and Fears] * The Biglaw pup who posted an anti-West, pro-Islamist rant on YouTube continues to be a headache for Clifford Chance. [Legal Cheek] * Laurence Tribe's arguments are getting closer and closer to Homer Simpson's. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * In case you weren't counting, there've been 95 Senate roll call votes while Loretta Lynch has been waiting... [People For The American Way] * Lawyer suspended for handing out ecstasy to drug women into sex. I don't disagree with the outcome, but there's one pretty troubling aspect of the opinion: "The OLR noted... that his victim was much younger." She was 22! At a certain point can we just admit women are adults? Focus on the drugging predatory behavior instead of constructing her as an addled-brained ingenue. [Legal Profession Blog] * Daredevil's courtroom antics evaluated by New York Judge Matthew Sciarrino. [The Legal Geeks] * If you're interested in the legal landscape of marijuana, here's a cool infographic summing up where we are and how we got here. [Diego Criminal Defense] * If you're interested in February bar exam results from across the country, Bar Exam Stats is keeping a running tally complete with a nice map. [Bar Exam Stats] * Former Facebook GC Ted Ullyot has joined VC firm Andreessen Horowitz to lead a new policy and regulatory affairs group in the firm. [Dealbreaker; TechCrunch]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.13.15

* Attorney General Holder reminds the DOJ not to hire hookers. [Politico] * A new demographic angry over gay marriage: gay men who want to protect their sham marriages. Didn't expect this to be a fight. [Slate] * Once you've finished binge-watching on Netflix, we ask: is Matt Murdock an ethical lawyer? [Radford & Keebaugh] * Patent attorney David Healey at Fish and Richardson is coming out. Here's the trailer. [YouTube] * Richard Hsu talks about jumping off of perfectly good cliffs with Shane Glynn, Product Counsel at Google. [Hsu Untied] * Garry Trudeau explains that just because we can say something doesn't mean we should. Ken questions this logic. In the end though, he proves too much: there are so many powerful, biting criticisms to make that we shouldn't have to resort to dumb caricatures. [Popehat] * Intelligence Squared is hosting a debate on the death penalty. Watch it online Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Eastern. [Fora.tv] * Is it just me, or does her account actually sound awfully suspicious? [Gawker] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB_FZa8SNic

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.15.15

* From Biglaw to big fields: This Duane Morris attorney decided to put her legal career out to pasture so she could hop on a tractor and become a farmer -- and not just any farmer, but an organic farmer. Oooh, how artisanal! [Am Law Daily] * Seventy percent of people who make $150K+ get the raises they ask for, and people with law degrees get raises more often than any other degree holders. Walk up to your law firm's managing partner and demand a raise. We dare you. [U.S. News] * The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a suit filed by a former Kansas Law student who claimed he was wrongfully expelled. Apparently he forgot to disclose his criminal past, and when the school found out, he got the boot. [National Law Journal] * The William Mitchell College of Law welcomed its first class of "hybrid" online students this week. Law school may have lost its flair, but 85 crazy kids ranging in age from their 20s to their 60s jumped at the chance to learn law online. [Star Tribune] * Marvel trotted out a familiar law firm plaque to gin up excitement for the premiere of Daredevil, which will be out on Netflix come April. Comic book nerds, rejoice, for Nelson and Murdock will soon be open for business and gracing your screens. [/Film]

By Staci Zaretsky