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Morning Docket: 05.11.21

* A federal judge has dismissed a case a hemp organization filed against the Drug Enforcement Agency. Maybe the claims were half baked... [Capital Press] * Attorneys for alleged Capitol rioters were given an exclusive tour of the Capitol grounds to seemingly assist in their defense work. [CNN] * A new lawsuit alleges that the District of Columbia's ban on dancing at weddings during the COVID-19 pandemic violates the First Amendment. This takes interpretative dance to another level. [Reason] * Check out this article on how often Supreme Court Justices side with lower court judges who were appointed by different political parties. [Juris Lab] * A closely watched contempt trial for a lawyer involved in a large environmental lawsuit against Chevron has started. [Reuters] * A Virginia lawyer is liable for $742,000 over allegedly botching a divorce. Think of what a judgment might be if the Gates' lawyers mess up in that breakup... [Virginia Lawyers Weekly]

Morning Docket: 04.01.21

* The New York Attorney General has settled a lawsuit with the maker of Life Alert. Maybe the company's defenses have fallen and they can't get up... [WIVB] * A driver has pleaded guilty in a crash that killed a prominent Ohio lawyer. [Enquirer] * LGBTQ students are suing the Department of Justice over alleged discrimination at federally funded religious colleges. [NBC News] * A lawyer for the New York Attorney General alleges that the leader of the National Rifles Association kept its board in the dark about plans to put the group into bankruptcy. [Wall Street Journal] * A lawyer who said disbarment would be an "honor" has had his law license revoked. Be careful what you wish for... [ABA Journal]

Morning Docket: 02.16.21

* Facebook has created a kind of Supreme Court to decide free speech matters on the platform. Wonder if the tech types on the tribunal wear robes or hoodies... [New Yorker] * Two people have been arrested in connection with the killing of a popular DC-area attorney. [Fox News] * Sean "Diddy" Combs has filed a lawsuit over his "Vote or Die" slogan. [Page Six] * Check out the profiles of candidates who may be Manhattan's next District Attorney. [Wall Street Journal] * A lawyer who erroneously received a check from the IRS for around $285,000 is trying to return the money. Guess he never got a bank error in your favor card while playing Monopoly... [Whittier Daily News]

Morning Docket: 10.13.20

* A class action about Xbox controllers that allegedly "drift" has been beefed up. I used to blame controllers when I lost at GoldenEye as a kid... [Video Games Chronicle] * Andrew Cuomo apparently has "no interest in going to Washington" to become Attorney General if Joe Biden is elected president. [Fox News] * A Connecticut lawyer who served time in federal prison for fraud is seeking reinstatement to the Connecticut Bar. [CT Post] * Law School Transparency is hosting an event on the future of the bar exam that you should all check out! [Law School Transparency] * A black man who was allegedly led through Galveston, Texas, by a white police officer on horseback is suing the city for $1 million. [CNN] * The Florida Bar says a lawyer acted so poorly, the judge had to “resort to a discipline strategy typically reserved to parents separating bickering siblings.” This sounds like so many depositions I've attended... [Daily Business Review]

Morning Docket: 07.01.20

* Attorneys in DC can now accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment. As detailed in yesterday's Morning Docket, accepting cocaine as a form of payment is still off limits... [Bloomberg Law] * Florida's governor recently signed a new law requiring parental consent for abortions. [New York Daily News] * OAN has lost a defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow, and now they may have to pay the legal fees for her high-priced Biglaw attorneys. [San Diego Times] * A Baltimore family is suing a local restaurant for refusing service to them based on how they were dressed. [TMZ] * A judge has dismissed a New York lawyer's defamation lawsuit against someone who called him an "ambulance chaser" online. This attorney should brush up on his First Amendment law. [Westfair Communications]

Morning Docket 11.27.19

* The New York Bar is helping attorneys reach "high profits" by allowing lawyers to advise clients on legal issues related to marijuana. [Bloomberg] * A Michigan lawyer has been sworn in as an attorney by the same judge who sent him to prison two decades earlier. [Detroit Free Press] * Looks like Elon Musk won't settle a lawsuit about his imfamous "pedo guy" tweet and will testify in his own defense. Wonder what type of experts Musk plans to introduce at trial. [Reuters] * A NYC man has won $280,000 against a lawyer who called him an "a-hole" and a "jerk" online. Never thought an NYC jury would award so much money for such insults. [New York Post] * The Oregon State Bar has allegedly mishandled the cases of a disbarred Oregon lawyer who is accused of stealing from her clients. [The Oregonian] * The DC Attorney General has joined the pile-on against Juul, the maker of electronic cigarettes, over allegations it illicitly advertised to minors. [CNBC]