Harlan Crow

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.18.23

* Harlan Crow got a tax break for designating his superyacht as a profit-seeking venture. Though it seems like its voyages were limited to shuttling around his buddies like BFF Clarence Thomas. [Pro Publica] * California Supreme Court rules that U.S. Supreme Court can't boss it around. [SF Chronicle] * Trump's legal team heads to Judge Cannon's courtroom today to give us another peak at how wacky this case will be. [Reuters] * AI is often touted for access to justice, but without care it might make things worse. [Financial Times] * USC Law appoints first Black dean. [Law.com] * College athletes can earn money now, which means they can be scammed now. [Bloomberg Law News] * Criminal division of the Department of Justice losing its boss to private practice. [Law360]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.07.23

* Department of Justice likely to get involved in PGA/LIV merger. Weird how spending major Biglaw dollars calling one of them a monopoly might backfire when you try to merge with them. [Law360] * After inviting thorough mocking of their legal acumen, Harlan Crow's lawyers at Gibson Dunn back away from original "let's just do contempt" offer and suggest a meeting with Senate staffers. [NBC News] * Speaking of... comparing Clarence Thomas to the "lowliest" federal worker is a stark reminder that John Roberts is running a cesspool of ethical compromise. [Bloomberg Law News] * Batman defeats Italian designer in trademark dispute. Not that it matters... that guy will break out of Arkham and be designing clothes again within a couple months. [Reuters] * "There Is One Group the Roberts Court Really Doesn’t Like." Take a guess! It's fun because there's at least three or four groups it could be! [New York Times] * Move over law firms, legal technology vendors poised to become next fashionable cyber target. [Legaltech News] * A dive into K-Pop and contracts. [LegalCheek]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.09.23

* Senate Democrats ask Harlan Crow for details on all gifts granted to Clarence Thomas... or any other justice. A request that he'll ignore and the Democrats won't do anything about. [Bloomberg Law News] * Donald Trump allowed limited access to evidence against him in criminal trial, only in the presence of his attorneys in a bid to prevent the defendant from causing a social media firestorm. Aw... after this many years, folks still think Trump listens to his lawyers? [Law360] * Disney's superior attorneys are just going to keep updating this complaint every time Ron DeSantis digs himself a little deeper. [Deadline] * Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge to dismiss 10 of 13 charges against him because if anyone knows a worthless claim when he sees one it's Sam Bankman-Fried. [Reuters] * Despite doom and gloom from firms cutting headcount, the industry overall is in recovery... but Biglaw and Small Law are taking different paths back to the summit. [American Lawyer] * An interview with Steven Thomas, a former Sullivan & Cromwell partner who started his own practice focusing on litigating against Big 4 audit firms for failing to detect fraud at their clients. [Oh My Fraud]