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By Barbri
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.25.23

* The FTC's Lina Khan defends the agency's aggressive antitrust enforcement strategy. [Law360] * Foursquare facing class action lawsuit for allegedly selling location information. [Law.com] * Disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would love to subpoena the New York State Office of the Attorney General and the New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee about investigations into the former governor. A Brooklyn magistrate judge rejects the motion. [New York Law Journal] * Special counsel Jack Smith is getting a boatload of material from a former ally of President Trump, Bernard Kerik. [Huffington Post] * The Department of Justice is going after Texas and Greg Abbott over border strategy. [Politico]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.03.15

* In the wake of yet another tragedy, how should the Second Amendment be balanced? [Slate] * What are the legal ramifications of "crying porn"? Yup, apparently 'crying porn" is now a thing. [Law and More] * All the ways Evenwel v. Abbott could (further) gut the Voting Rights Act. [Talking Points Memo] * What's the problem with international labor monitoring? [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Texas Governor Greg Abbott is just being the absolute worst over the issue of Syrian refugees. [Wonkette] * Would lawyers be okay with non-lawyers providing some legal advice? [2 Civility]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.16.15

* Not just a liberal wet-dream: the case for the disbarment of Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott for defying the Supreme Court on same sex marriage. [Talking Points Memo] * How does an addicted lawyer survive the first year of law school? [Cubanity / Brian Cuban's Recovery Rantings] * Defense attorney William C. Costopoulos channels 40 years of experience into a new suspenseful novel (affiliate link) about domestic terrorism. [Soul Witness] * It took Justice Kennedy less than a week to make this union "a little more perfect." Guess he (or his clerks) work(s) well under pressure. [San Diego Tribune] * Before we start throwing around the word God around in the context of the law, we should understand what was originally intended by the term. [Legal History Blog] * Color Elie surprised: Donald Trump makes his financial disclosures... though the details aren't yet public. [CNN] * An open-source guide for unpacking legalese. [Law Sites]

By Kathryn Rubino