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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.17.16

* Ding ding ding, we have a winner: with a bid of $135 million, Univision has prevailed in the auction to buy Gawker Media's assets (held at the offices of Gawker's bankruptcy counsel, Ropes & Gray). [Politico] * The Ninth Circuit rules that the feds can't spend money to prosecute people whose actions comply with state medical marijuana laws. [How Appealing] * Protip for millennial law students: don't call your law professor by her first name. [WSJ Law Blog] * "Is $88,500 Salary Too Much for a Deputy General Counsel?" (Hint: no.) [Big Law Business] * Is it time to rethink antitrust enforcement, especially when it comes to Big Tech? [DealBook / New York Times] * Judge Timothy Dooley has been censured by the Alaska Supreme Court for his rude remarks in open court. [Alaska Dispatch News] * Hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen can't trade in CFTC-regulated commodities markets until 2018, as part of a settlement with the commission. [Bloomberg] * Sigfredo Garcia, one of the two men accused of killing law professor Dan Markel, isn't getting bond just yet. [Tallahassee Democrat; WCTV]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.10.16

* Lawsuits matter: in the wake of the $140 million verdict against it in the Hulk Hogan sex tape case, Gawker Media is filing for bankruptcy and putting itself up for sale. [Gawker] * Declaratory judgment: according to Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Judging Statutes (affiliate link), by fellow feeder judge Robert Katzmann, is "a pleasure to read," "succinct," and "educational." [Harvard Law Review] * SCOTUS sez: a judge shouldn't hear an appeal in a death penalty case that he worked on as a prosecutor. [How Appealing] * Speaking of the Supreme Court, Gabe Roth of Fix the Court makes the case in favor of mandatory retirement for the justices. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] * Worst fellow airplane passenger ever (yes, even worse than the drunken law firm partner). [U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit] * 9 "Musts" for Privacy & Data Security Risk Management and Compliance. [Legaltech News]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.27.16

* Yikes! Thanks to its expensive legal battle with Hulk Hogan -- one that's been revenge-financed by tech billionaire Peter Thiel to the tune of millions of dollars -- Gawker Media is exploring a possible sale of the company and has hired Mark Patricof of Houlihan Lokey to provide financial advice. [DealBook / New York Times] * Maybe Harvard Law grads are a like Carrie Bradshaw after all -- except their degrees cost more than their shoes: In addressing Harvard's 2016 grads at the Law School’s Class Day, Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex and the City admitted she had no idea why she was chosen as a speaker, and said she initially turned down the offer. [Harvard Crimson] * Alan Koslow, formerly of Becker & Poliakoff, resigned yesterday after he was charged in a federal money-laundering conspiracy scheme. Koslow's charge is the result of a three-and-a-half year undercover FBI sting. He faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. We may have more on this later today. [Orlando Sun-Sentinel] * “Oracle shouldn’t ‘own’ programmers simply because they had taken the time to learn Java." Google escaped an almost $9 billion copyright lawsuit with the help of a jury that concluded the tech giant had made fair use of Oracle's Java programming language in the creation of its Android operating system for its phone business. [Big Law Business] * Closing the gender gap, one job at a time: The OnRamp Fellowship, a program that pairs female lawyers who want to return to practice with the nation's top firms in the hope of receiving an offer at the end of their one-year stints, has now expanded to in-house legal departments. Congratulations on your excellent work. [WSJ Law Blog]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 10.22.15

* Hulk Hogan gets to look where? Oh, just Gawker's computer system. [Hollywood Reporter] * Preet Bharara is taking a look at DraftKings -- good thing I like FanDuel. [Dealbreaker] * The lawyerly smirk. Use it wisely, kids. [Law and More] * Here are four things you should never, ever say to an associate. [Law360] * You know that a**hole senior associate whothinks they deserve instant access to you every second of the day and/or night? Yeah, f**k that guy. [Daily Lawyer Tips] * News you can use! Here's how to gracefully get out of a boring conversation at a networking event. [Attorney at Work] * Our very own David Lat chats with Carole Gold and Shelley Albert about Above the Law, Underneath Their Robes, and everything in between. [The Jury Whisperer]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 10.15.15

* From attorney to bag designer: the career of Annette Ferber. [Corp! Magazine] * Twitter goes head-to-head with Gawker Media over the copyright of GIFs. [io9] * Concerns about the judicial temperament of Judge Barry Williams, who is presiding over the Freddie Gray case. [Katz Justice] * All is not lost if you drop out of law school. [Law and More] * Why do attorneys struggle with customer reviews? [Technology & Marketing Law Blog] * Judge cleared of wrongdoing for posting about a case in front of her on Facebook. [Adjunct Law Prof Blog] * All the legal considerations before you host your "Love and Sex with Robots" conference in Malaysia. [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino