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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.05.23

* The collapse of crypto is paying off for lawyers. [NY Times] * Federal Circuit moves to dismiss Judge Pauline Newman's lawsuit challenging the court deciding to kick her off panels arguing that no court can question their internal affairs. Sounds like the Federal Circuit is taking a lot of lessons from the Supreme Court. [Reuters] * A primer for Ken Paxton's impeachment trial. [Law360] * All-white federal district courts still exist. Because people like this still exist. [Bloomberg Law News] * Dechert facing sanctions over dragging out discovery. [American Lawyer] * NY begins cracking down on Airbnb. [NY Daily News]

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.02.23

* Science confirms that legal writing is terrible. [AAAS] * Maryland judge benchslapped for using Beowulf and Whistler's Mother to import racist stereotypes into an opinion. As racism goes, it's a very erudite version. Much more National Review than Daily Caller. [ABA Journal] * House Oversight Committee is probing FTC Chair for pursuing the policies she said she would pursue before getting the job. Really scrounging the bottom of the barrel these days... go back to Hunter Biden's laptop or something. At least it was interesting. [Reuters] * Speaking of Hunter Biden, he's setting himself up to be the next Second Amendment test case to erode laws barring felons from keeping arsenals. [NY Times] * Federal judge delivers tongue-lashing to Crowell attorneys suing over policies they allegedly advised the defendant on earlier. [Law360] * Dechert secures sanctions reversal in earplug trial. I SAID, DECHERT SECURES SANCTIONS REVERSAL IN EARPLUG TRIAL. Take those things out, will ya? [Law.com] * Starbucks is in Trenta trouble as labor law rulings come down. [Bloomberg Law News]

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