Ghislaine Maxwell

* The CRT Parents™ don’t want their kids taught suicide prevention and mental health in school now. Think Alabama is gonna follow suit? [NBC News]

* Mayor gets charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn on Reddit. Let it be known that sharing isn’t always caring. [Independent]

* Environmental groups are doing a better job of recruiting folks of color. Let’s see how well they do with retention. [Bloomberg Law]

* You’ve been arguing for what feels like ages —  finally, time for your closing argument. One problem, mask on or mask off? [ABA Journal]

* Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial for sex trafficking will be starting soon. Be on the lookout for jury details. [NPR]

* The CEO of Marvel claims his DNA was stolen from a water bottle during a deposition. This sounds like a pretty strange origin story… [Property Casualty 360]

* The inspiration for a lawyer in the film Erin Brockovich has lost his law license. [Wrap]

* A lawsuit about the departure of the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles has been delayed until 2022. [NBC News]

* Ghislaine Maxwell is allegedly selling her London home to pay for legal fees spent defending her criminal case related to Jeffrey Epstein. [Wall Street Journal]

* The Indiana Attorney General is in hot water for allegedly receiving thousands of dollars for advisory roles. Guess he’s having a hard time making ends meet on a government salary… [Indianapolis Star]

* Lindsay Lohan is being sued by a publisher for collecting her $365,000 advance and never writing an autobiography. When she writes the book, hope she explains why there was never a sequel to “Mean Girls”… [USA Today]

* A Florida attorney was allegedly killed by his son earlier this week in an apparent murder-suicide. [New York Daily News]

* Parents for a Northeastern University student who was suspended for breaking anti-COVID-19 measures have lawyered up. [Boston Globe]

* Federal prosecutors are asking that civil cases against Ghislaine Maxwell be put on hold while the criminal prosecution moves forward. [ABC News]

* A lawyer who falsely claimed he needed to have cancerous tumors removed to get discovery extensions may be suspended from the practice of law. As Arnold Schwarzenegger would say, “it’s not a tumor!” [ABA Journal]

* A music composer for The Simpsons can move forward with his lawsuit over being dismissed from the show. Maybe his response when he heard the news was “Woo Hoo!” [Yahoo News]

* A lawyer for the alleged Kenosha shooter claims his client was acting in self defense. [New York Post]

* Ghislaine Mawell, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is allegedly the first person in a New York City federal lockup to see a lawyer since the COVID-19 pandemic began. [Independent]

* A Georgia lawyer was shot in his right shoulder during a dispute at a real estate closing last week. [August Chronicle]

* The Estate of Leonard Cohen may take action against the RNC for using the song “Hallelujah” during fireworks after President Trump’s acceptance speech last week. [Vanity Fair]

* An Atlanta attorney has surrendered her law license after she placed a judge’s initials on a court order. Those little letters were extremely costly… [Daily Report]

* Instagram is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it illicitly harvests biometric data of users. [Bloomberg]

* Will Smith and Warner Brothers have settled a lawsuit about an upcoming biopic on the father of Venus and Serena Williams. [Fox Business]

* Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell are asking for more time for documents to be unsealed due to “critical new information” that has been uncovered in the case. [Hill]

* A California attorney is fighting disciplinary proceedings related to colorful comments he made to disparage a judge. [Bloomberg Law]

* The New York Attorney General has filed a lawsuit over price gouging regarding eggs. This is the third time I have covered egg price gouging since the start of the pandemic, hope I don’t look like I have egg on my face… [New York Law Journal]

* If you have an older iPhone, you may be entitled to $25, since Apple is accused of intentionally slowing down the performance of outdated phones without notifying customers. Just don’t spend your $25 all in one place… [NBC News]

* Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell are asking for a gag order over attorneys involved with her criminal case. [Seattle Times]

* Several Fox News hosts are accused of sexual misconduct in a new lawsuit. [Vulture]

* Authorities are investigating whether the anti-feminist lawyer accused of killing the son of federal judge Esther Salas was also involved in the killing of a men’s rights lawyer in California earlier this month. [AP]

* Burger King has successfully moved to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that the fast food chain deceived customers into thinking it used different cooking surfaces for its vegan offerings. If they claimed the food was kosher, there might have been a different result… [Reuters]

* 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]

* The mayor of Bridgeport, CT, is suing Delta Airlines for being bitten by a dog during a flight. This sounds like a law school civil procedure hypothetical. [USA Today]

* A Utah prosecutor’s office was damaged by protesters after police officers were cleared in a contested shooting. [Salt Lake Tribune]

* Robert De Niro’s lawyer claimed in a proceeding involving De Niro’s ex-wife that COVID-19 has caused the actor to experience financial issues. Guess De Niro can always use Cameo to pick up some extra scratch… [Newser]

* Follow-up steps are being taken after the Supreme Court ruled last week on the availability of President Trump’s financial records. [NBC News]

* Ghislaine Maxwell’s siblings are willing to endorse her $5 million bond, according to Maxwell’s lawyers. And I have trouble just getting gas money from my four brothers… [Washington Post]

* The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on automated calls to mobile phones. Maybe now I’ll stop getting calls about my car’s extended warranty… [USA Today]

* A lawyer representing accusers of Jeffrey Epstein says that Maxwell will never reveal the full connections between Prince Andrew and Epstein. [New York Post]

* The New York Attorney General has ordered a Black Lives Matter organization to stop soliciting donations in the state since the organization did not comply with the proper registrations. [New York Daily News]

* A defendant is being granted a new trial because the judge asked the witness too many questions. This is kind of reminiscent of a famous scene from The Verdict. [New York Law Journal]

* Charges have been filed against the woman who alleged to authorities that she was in danger from a black birdwatcher in Central Park in May. [BBC]

* An attorney, who is now sick with COVID-19, claims a judge ordered her to court even though she told the court her COVID-19 test was pending and she was showing symptoms. [Bakersfield Californian]

* Law360 just named its top lawyers under 40. If I had a subscription, I’d be able to see if I made the cut, but I think I already know the answer… [Law360]

* Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who’d reportedly been taken off suicide watch, died by suicide this weekend as he awaited trial. AG Bill Barr is “appalled,” and has called for an investigation into the circumstances of Epstein’s death. [New York Times]

* In light of Epstein’s death, his victims want prosecutors to turn their sights upon Ghislaine Maxwell, who has been described as the financier’s “protector and procurer, his girlfriend and his madam.” [Washington Post]

* Will the Supreme Court be able to delay hearing cases about expanding Second Amendment rights considering the fact that this country has quite the problem with mass shootings? Not too hopeful here. [USA Today]

* Joel Sanders, defunct firm Dewey’s former CFO, wants his criminal conviction to be tossed out and his $1 million fine to be vacated with it. [New York Law Journal]

* So much for those Biglaw raises… According to a report recently published by the ABA, lawyers’ wages have been pretty stagnant, growing slower than inflation from 2017 to 2018. [Big Law Business]