Doogie Howser

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.10.20

* The University of Dayton now has a five-year B.A./JD program. This makes Doogie Howser look kind of unimpressive... [Bismarck Tribune] * There is growing discomfort at law firms representing the Trump Campaign in post-election lawsuits. [New York Times] * The first black district attorney has been elected in New Mexico following last week's election. [U.S. News] * President Trump's voter fraud legal team is purportedly being led by nonlawyers. [Forbes] * CNN quoted from Alan Dershowitz's memoir when moving to dismiss Dershowitz's defamation lawsuit. That's a bold strategy. [Law and Crime]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.20.20

* A teenager in Alabama is on track to be the youngest lawyer in that state's history. Hollywood should turn this lawyer's story into "Doogie Howser, JD"... [NBC News] * Attorneys for Michael Flynn have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus asking that the judge overseeing his case be recused. [Fox News] * Singer John Legend "sang" the praises of a candidate seeking a district attorney's office. [Oregonian] * Workers at McDonald's have sued the company for an allegedly insufficient response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [NBC News] * The NCAA has lost a major antitrust lawsuit, which could open the way for college athletes to receive more compensation. As a Division Three athlete myself, I was happy to just get meal money... [USA Today]

By Jordan Rothman