George Floyd

Morning Docket 07.16.20

* Some are objecting to the Alaska Bar Association's decision to hire Alan Dershowitz to deliver a keynote speech for $15,000. I'd give the speech in exchange for travel costs to see Alaska if anyone is looking for alternate speakers... [Alaska Public Media] * A hip-hop trio is suing their lawyer for allegedly excessive fees and conflicts of interest. [Billboard] * Eighty-seven protesters were arrested outside of the home of the Kentucky Attorney General earlier this week. [AP] * Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions has lost his primary run to regain his Senate seat in Alabama. [CBS News] * The family of George Floyd has filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis and others over the killing of George Floyd. [CNN] * A lawsuit has been filed to shut down summer school in Detroit. This seems like every kid's dream come true. [Detroit News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.15.20

* A law professor will be hosting a fake class about Seinfeld in order to raise money for charity. Guess it's easy to have a fake class involving a show about nothing... [ABC News] * The first federal execution in two decades was carried out yesterday after the final stay of execution was lifted. [CNN] * Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer cited the the case of attorneys accused of fire bombing an NYPD car when making arguments about Maxwell's bail. [New York Post] * Some bar candidates are expressing trepidation over the prospect of taking the bar exam online. [Hill] * Defense lawyers in the case involving George Floyd's death are accusing the Minnesota Attorney General of allegedly violating a gag order. [Star Tribune] * An attorney made the news for having a deposition in his backyard. Please, I've done depositions in a school, a firehouse, hospitals, homes, a church, restaurants, hotel rooms, a gym, a college campus, a casino, and other odd places, and this never made the news... [CBS News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.09.20

* A Tennessee lawyer has been censured for showing up to defend a client's DUI charge while drunk. Maybe this was part of the lawyer's defense? [Fox News] * Country Music Group Lady A, which recently changed its name from Lady Antebellum, is embroiled in a trademark dispute with a blues singer who also goes by Lady A. [USA Today] * Check out this interesting article on why there should be a right to an immigration attorney. [Slate] * An attorney for a former police officer charged with aiding and abetting the killing of George Floyd has filed a motion to dismiss the charges. [Fox News] * A judge is allowing a defamation lawsuit filed by Roy Moore over a prank by Sacha Baron Cohen to proceed. Moore should count himself lucky he wasn't pranked by Borat, Bruno, or Ali G. [Hill]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.16.20

* Michael Bloomberg is requesting that a judge dismiss a lawsuit filed by former campaign staffers alleging that Bloomberg promised the staffers they would have jobs until November. Maybe Bloomberg was just really optimistic about his prospects... [Hill] * Check out this interesting profile of the lawyer who is representing the family of George Floyd. [New Yorker] * Executives at Ebay have been criminally charged for allegedly sending live roaches, spiders, and other nasty items to a couple who criticized the website. [Tech Crunch] * A transgender woman at the center of a landmark Supreme Court case did not live to see the outcome of the matter. [CNN] * A former corporate lawyer is now a top instructor at Peloton. Looks like this attorney was on the fast track to success... [Fortune]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.10.20

* A convicted murderer will get a new evidentiary hearing because his trial lawyer started dating and later married a key witness in the case. Guess the client's wedding invitation got lost in the mail. [Hudson County View] * A Los Angeles lawyer is being investigated by the LAPD for allegedly posting on social media that cops should be "picked off." [Fox News] * A lawyer for one of the officers charged in the death of George Floyd is arguing that bystanders should have done more to stop the police. Wouldn't try that argument in court. [Miami Herald] * A judge has halted efforts to take down a statute of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virgina, since the 130-year-old deed for the land upon which the statute stands allegedly requires that the statute remain. [CBS News] * A Texas attorney has been charged with egging a judge's car in order to protest stay-at-home orders. Does this lawyer think it's "Cabbage Night"? ("Mischief Night" or "Devils Night" for all you people who didn't grow up in North Jersey.) [New York Post]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.09.20

* A judge in Florida is in hot water for pretending to be her son's lawyer during an interrogation. Wonder if she told investigators her name was "Jerry Gallo"... [Daily Business Review] * 3M is suing a merchant who is selling PPE on Amazon for 18 times the listing price. [Wall Street Journal] * A Florida lawyer who appeared on beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper has attended recent protests in the same costume. [Fox News] * George Floyd's lawyer is asking the United Nations to intervene in his case and make recommendations for police reform. [Newsweek] * Prince Andrew seems royally screwed over an investigation into his connections with Jeffrey Epstein. [AP] * A lawyer has been suspended from practice for filing a $67 million lawsuit over pants he lost at the dry cleaners. Maybe the pants were just really nice? [ABA Journal]

By Jordan Rothman