Ghislaine Maxwell

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: 07.13.20

* 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]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.07.20

* 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]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.12.19

* 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]

By Staci Zaretsky