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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.01.19

* Reps. Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows have referred Michael Cohen to the Justice Department, claiming that they have evidence that Trump’s former fixer “committed perjury and knowingly made false statements“ during his testimony before the House Oversight Committee. [CNN] * Meanwhile, thanks to Cohen’s testimony, Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization who has already been granted immunity by SDNY prosecutors, will be called to testify before the House Intelligence Committee. [Daily Beast] * Almost time to say hello to Judge Neomi Rao: The nominee to replace Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit got through the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote, and the full Senate is likely to vote her onto the bench. [NBC News] * Lawrence Tu, the chief legal officer over at CBS, has resigned from his post and will be leaving the company in April. His leave follows the ouster of former CEO Les Moonves, who allegedly sexually harassed several employees. [New York Law Journal] * Much to the Justice Department's chagrin, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit unanimously ruled that not only may AT&T acquire Time Warner but that such a combination would be unlikely to harm competition. [Wall Street Journal] * Ho Ka Terence Yung, the ex-UT Law student who pleaded guilty to terrorizing an admissions interviewer after he was rejected from Georgetown Law, was just sentenced to almost four years in prison for one count of cyberstalking. [Law.com] * Lincoln Bandlow, a Fox Rothschild partner who some have referred to as a "porn copyright troll," got sanctioned $750 by a federal judge after missing court deadlines in at least two dozen of those porn infringement cases. [American Lawyer]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.20.19

* Hail Mary pass interference? President Donald Trump reportedly asked then-acting AG Matthew Whitaker if U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman (S.D.N.Y.) -- a "perceived loyalist" -- could be put in charge of the Michael Cohen probe even though he'd already recused himself. [New York Times] * Chief Justice John Roberts once again sided with the Supreme Court’s liberals in refusing to agree with a Texas court’s decision to execute a death row inmate with intellectual disabilities, writing that the lower court’s review of the case “did not pass muster under this court’s analysis last time,” and “[i]t still doesn’t.” Justice Samuel Alito dissented, and was obviously joined by the high court’s conservatives. [Washington Post] * Emoji are popping up more and more in court cases, and courts still don't know what to do with them -- which is a shame, because "[j]udges need to be aware of the importance of the emojis to the overall communication when we run into ... odd evidentiary issues." [The Verge] * This Fox Rothschild partner is facing sanctions over missed deadlines in several cases for his client, porn producer Strike 3 Holdings. He's repped the "copyright troll" in about 2,500 infringement cases since 2017. [American Lawyer] * If you're interested in investing in the future of law, alternative legal services provider Axiom will be going public and has applied for an IPO. The number of shares up for grabs and their price range is still undecided. [ALM International]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.11.18

* When the economy tanks again next year, will Biglaw be ready? [Law360] * Lawyers are now using Janus to strike down mandatory bar fees. Let's just watch everything burn. [National Law Journal] * For lawyers, Boston is the new Houston. [American Lawyer] * Jeff Sessions straying as close to the line as he can in telling immigration judges to just ignore legal defenses and deport people on sight. [Courthouse News Service] * A thorough analysis of White House statements on immigration law. It turns out they don't have any idea what they're talking about. [Forbes] * "There she is/a $100K suit over legal fees..." Miss America sued by Fox Rothschild. [Press of Atlantic City] * John Bolton's now attacking the International Criminal Court. If you had that on your official "Erosion of International Norms Bingo Card," then congratulations. [NPR]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.19.18

* Papa John has hired Harvey Weinstein's lawyer, who's rapidly establishing herself as the gold standard of representing powerful dirtbags. You could say she's the Domino's of that market. [Courier-Journal] * City officials will investigate whether the Stormy Daniels arrest -- on a law that is never enforced -- was a politically motivated hit job. I assume this will require investigators to spend hours undercover in strip clubs at taxpayer expense. [NBC4] * A deep dive into Judge Collyer's recent opinion contending for the first time that American citizens have a right to at least be heard before being executed by drone. When this case gets snuffed out on appeal, the resulting precedent is going to justify all sorts of executive mischief. [Rolling Stone] * Breaking down Vermont Law's decision to fire tenured faculty -- a sign of things to come? [Forbes] * With co-counsel settling, Sidley's finding itself a little lonelier in the Aequitas suit alleging that it contributed to a Ponzi-scheme. [American Lawyer] * Wondering how much artificial intelligence talk you can deal with? There are nine legal tech conferences over the next few months. Including ILTACON in National Harbor where we're hosting an Above the Law happy hour/bar trivia extravaganza... so if you're around, come on by. [Legaltech News] * Fox Rothschild looking into a hefty merger in the Carolinas. [Legal Intelligencer] * This isn't really a shocker, but lawmakers don't understand technology, free speech. [Wired]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.01.17

* Supreme Court overrules presidential election! Unfortunately we're talking about Kenya. [Huffington Post] * Are partners employees? Asking for a couple Am Law 100 firms embroiled in a sexual discrimination suit. [Reuters] * Baseball continues to enjoy the most arbitrary legal exemption ever. [Law360] * Rumors swirl that Trump will announce the end of DACA today. Well, it is a Friday and we know how important that is for ratings. [GQ] * Fox Rothschild partner scores primo U.S. Open tickets. [Am Law Daily] * Jury finds that Manatt paid the wrong recruiter when it brought on a pair of lateral partners. [Law.com] * As we slide toward bonus season, this is a good time to remind your bosses that performance reviews are stupid. [The Careerist]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.02.17

* Fewer than 18 percent of federal appeals have oral arguments because federal judges think your argument is just as dumb as the rest of us. [Law.com] * Mark Geragos files $100 million lawsuit against Ja Rule and the other organizers of Fyre Festival because rich people can't be forced to live like poors without consequences. [Variety] * Former Acting Solicitor General Ian Gershengorn says, "I feel like I am standing on the shoulders of giants," which is just a tad sly considering he's returning to the firm he worked at for 12 years. [National Law Journal] * Speaking of the exodus to the private sector, the "Government to Debevoise Pipeline" rolls on with SEC Enforcement's FCPA chief Kara Brockmeyer joining the firm. For those keeping track this pipeline has now officially created more jobs than the Keystone Pipeline promised. [Corporate Counsel] * Maybe we'll make this whole roundup about moving to private practice! Crowell & Moring adds former Homeland Security Chief of Staff Paul Rosen. [Politico] * Fox Rothschild does what anyone else who spends time in Los Angeles does: moves to Seattle. [Legal Intelligencer] * The Supreme Court made it harder to sue a foreign government that seizes American assets. Good thing America's leadership is focused on sound diplomacy and doesn't needlessly provoke countries by describing them as "a mess." This should work out well. [Law360] * The folks behind the Bar Exam Stats blog have opened a Law School HQ, a new site with a broader focus. [Law School HQ]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.20.17

* According to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, it's highly likely that we'll have another Supreme Court vacancy this summer. Word on the street is that a justice is thinking about retiring, and all eyes are on Justice Kennedy, the high court's swing vote. Hmm, we thought we'd already put this rumor to bed. [The Hill] * After years of accepting incoming students with questionable academic qualifications followed by unsurprisingly dismal bar exam results, another law school will be closing soon. We all knew it would happen eventually, but it was just a matter of which one it would be. We'll have much more on this later today. [Orange County Business Journal] * Kerrie Campbell, the Chadbourne & Parke partner who filed a $100 million gender discrimination suit against her firm, will learn later this morning whether she's been ousted from the Chadbourne partnership. Campbell, who is out on medical leave, says her removal from the partnership would be financially ruinous. [Am Law Daily] * Former pharma bro Martin Shkreli and his former attorney, former Kaye Scholer partner Evan Greebel, will have separate trials this summer thanks to this ruling. After all, Greebel turned on his former client months ago, and his lawyers planned to "assert a defense that [would] be an ‘echo chamber’ for the prosecution." [WSJ Law Blog] * When Big Weed meets Biglaw: In honor of 4/20, the mainstream media has finally caught on and realized that marijuana law is an up-and-coming practice area. This article focuses on some of the well-known law firms that have adopted marijuana practices, like Thompson Coburn, Fox Rothschild, and Much Shelist. [Chicago Tribune]

By Staci Zaretsky