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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.15.21

Ed. note: Due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, we will not be publishing today. We will be back in full force tomorrow. * An impeachment lawyer for Donald Trump said he was "going to Disney World" following Trump's acquittal. Did he pour Gatorade on himself too? [Business Insider * The home of a lawyer representing Donald Trump at his impeachment trial was vandalized last week. [Forbes] * Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the New York Attorney General over employment practices at the company. Thinking Amazon can handle service of process in-house... [Reuters] * A Connecticut judge is suing a town after he was injured during pickleball lessons at a local senior center. [CT Insider] * Court filings allege that the Attorney General of Texas swapped political favors for a home remodel job for his purported mistress. [Dallas Morning News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.10.20

* President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is back in custody over a dispute about the conditions of his early release. Some think Cohen's dinner out last week may have contributed to his legal woes. [USA Today] * The Los Angeles City Attorney is accusing a nursing home of "dumping" patients onto the street to make room for COVID-19 patients for which the institution is paid larger sums of money. [Los Angeles Times] * Disney World passholders have filed suit for being charged for months the park was closed due to COVID-19. These litigants have a lot of chutzpah challenging Mickey Mouse. [Spectrum News] * A lawyer claims she never received a Zoom link to participate in a housing court matter, and as a result, her client was wrongfully evicted. [Cleavland.com] * Jacksonville attorneys have filed suit in an attempt to prevent the Republican National Convention from taking place in the city next month. [CNN] * New York lawyers are concerned over apparent plans to begin reopening courts next week. At least it looks like I'll see all of my friends in CCP again soon...[New York Post]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.21.16

* The Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, rules that Texas's voter ID law violates the Voting Rights Act by having discriminatory effects on minority voters (but remands on the issue of discriminatory purpose). [How Appealing] * It appears that yes, Roger Ailes is on his way out at Fox News -- thanks in part to the work of lawyers from Paul, Weiss. [New York Times] * Matt and Melissa Graves, the parents whose two-year-old son was killed by an alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian resort, will not be suing Disney. [Washington Post] * Congratulations to exoneree Jarrett Adams, who served nearly eight years in prison for a crime he did not commit, on his admission to the New York bar. [ABA Journal] * Republican VP nominee Mike Pence is a lawyer, and his Democratic counterpart probably will be as well: shortlisters Tim Kaine, Thomas Perez, and Tom Vilsack are all lawyers, and James Stavridis is a law dean. [New York Times] * A California man gets convicted in a plot to kill two prosecutors, two FBI agents, and federal judge Andrew Guilford -- with a wood chipper. [Los Angeles Times via ABA Journal] * A New York appeals court affirms a ruling in favor of Boies Schiller in a malpractice suit brought by fashion model Mary Anne Fletcher. [Big Law Business] * A bit more about former Attorney General Eric Holder's work for Airbnb (a development we noted yesterday). [American Lawyer]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.17.15

* Fresh off the heels of a lawyer that was trying to sneak a gun into Disney World, the Mouse has tightened up security measures. I told you he was going to ruin everything. [Chip and Co.] * Chicago Law Prof. Eric Posner proposes limiting the First Amendment -- no, not over campaign finance reform, but because of ISIS. Ummm, okay? [Slate] * What will happen in the legal profession in 2016? Here are 41 guesses. [Business of Law Blog] * Overcoming the anxiety of starting at a new firm. [Attorney at Work] * Did the 11th Circuit screw up this rule limiting doctors' ability to speak with their patients about guns? [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino