* A New Jersey lawyer has been suspended from practice for submitting a fabricated law school transcript to Williams & Connolly falsely listing his GPA as a 3.825 when he actually had a 3.269. Kuddos to the firm for catching this! [ABA Journal]
* A lawsuit in New Hampshire is arguing that New Hampshire's governor does not have the authority to limit crowd sizes to 50 people or less. [Boston Globe]
* A Maryland attorney has been disbarred for convincing a client to invest settlement proceeds in litigation matters at the firm and then lying about the results of those cases. [Bloomberg Law]
* Some government entities are looking to release prisoners who may be vulnerable to COVID-19. [Boston Globe]; [Washington Post]
* A GoFundMe campaign for two University of Michigan Law School cafe workers has raised over $30,000 in two days. It's good to have a feel-good story in these trying times. [Michigan Live]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].
* Not the most exciting law clerk story of the last couple days, but a federal clerk texting defense lawyers "as of 3:34 today you owe me a beer (or wine!)" right after they won a big motion from her judge was... unwise. [Blog of the Legal Times]
* The defense rests early in the Dewey trial, calling no witnesses in a move designed to express confidence. Hey, it's not like these guys have wildly misjudged anything before. [Law360]
* Biglaw is splurging on cushy amenities for their offices. Is it helping net clients? [Wall Street Journal]
* But maybe the amenity Biglaw really needs is a place to sleep -- Biglaw associates need to take more naps, you guys. If you want to know where to shop, there's four places. There's the Hammock Hut, that's on Third... [Bloomberg View]
* Right-wing SCOTUS clerks landing plum jobs on Capitol Hill with help from Federalist Society connections. [National Law Journal]
* With Kim Davis jailed, her deputies waste no time assuring the public that they will be issuing same-sex marriage licenses. [Associated Press via MSN]
* Speaking of Kim Davis, if you were expecting her to receive a flood of donations from like-minded culture warriors through a GoFundMe account, think again. The website has had it up to here with bad publicity and has officially banned campaigns to fund people facing formal charges. [Addicting Info]
* The defense rests early in the Dewey trial, calling no witnesses to express confidence. Hey, it's not like these guys have wildly misjudged anything before. [Law360]
* Biglaw is splurging on cushy amenities for their offices. Is it helping net clients? [Wall Street Journal]
* But maybe the amenity they really need is a place to sleep -- Biglaw associates need to take more naps, you guys. If you want to know where to shop, there's four places. There's the Hammock Hut, that's on Third... [Bloomberg View]
* Right-wing SCOTUS clerks landing plum jobs on Capitol Hill with help from Federalist Society connections. [National Law Journal]
* With Kim Davis jailed, her deputies waste no time assuring the public that they will be issuing same-sex marriage licenses. [Associated Press via MSN]
* Speaking of Kim Davis, if you were expecting her to receive a flood of donations from like-minded culture warriors through a GoFundMe account, think again. The website has had it up to here with bad publicity and has officially banned campaigns to fund people facing formal charges. [Addicting Info]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].
