GameStop

SEC’s New Report On GameStop Stock Surge Is Pretty Wild

The SEC stopped short of making any new policy recommendations, but the agency did strongly imply that it would be taking a closer look at Robinhood Markets.

By Jonathan Wolf

Finance

A Not-So-Free Market

While the U.S. is allegedly built on a free market, the market is only free to be manipulated and profited off of by the wealthy.

By Maya Cohen

3 Ways Lawyers Are Finding New Efficiencies With AI

Those who’ve adopted legal-specific systems are seeing big benefits.

By Above the Law

Technology

What Will Be The GameStop Of The Legal World?

Consumers blew up Wall Street; will their next stop be the courthouse?

By James Goodnow

* Merrick Garland said he will sell his stocks after he is confirmed as Attorney General. Maybe he is just unloading his GameStop shares... [Barrons] * A Roger Ailes accuser is alleging that lawyers for Fox News are using improper litigation tactics against her. [Daily Beast] * Two Attorneys General of Alaska have resigned in around six months. And it's not because of the weather... [New York Times] * A New Jersey attorney has been disbarred for using client money on personal expenses, including items at Walmart and Home Depot. [New Jersey Law Journal] * The supermarket Market Basket is facing a lawsuit over allegedly misstating the number of cups that can be made with a container of coffee. Maybe the plaintiff just likes strong brew... [CBS News]

By Jordan Rothman

Law Schools

How Going To Law School Is Like Purchasing GameStop Stock

Perhaps those who are on the fence about law school can learn some lessons from what happened last with the rise and fall (and maybe rise again) of GameStop stock.

By Steven Chung

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.03.21

* Whole Foods is facing a lawsuit alleging the retailer misled customers by calling a product "Honey Graham Crackers" when it actually wasn't that healthy. Guess you do attract more flies with honey... [Fox News] * A Florida lawyer has been disbarred for filming sexual encounters with inmates in jail. [New York Daily News] * The Manhattan District Attorney is apparently investigating Stephen Bannon following his federal pardon by President Trump. [Washington Post] * Check out a summary on all of the lawsuits faced by Robinhood over its decisions regarding GameStop stock. [Verge] * A bank has repossessed a private plane owned by a San Antonio lawyer. Maybe he fought for the plane like it was the Alamo... [KSAT.com]

By Jordan Rothman