Harvey Weinstein

* A Daytona Beach attorney has been disbarred in part for using money out of his trust account to run a strip club. That sounds Florida af. [News Journal]

* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer caused a stir for implying that women may share some of the blame for being the targets of sexual assault. [New York Daily News]

* Michael Avenatti is still unsure if he will take the stand in his ongoing criminal trial. [New York Post]

* A federal appeals court handed President Trump a win last week when it threw out a lawsuit filed by Democratic lawmakers about business payments. [Fox News]

* The Manhattan DA’s office may be reopening its case on the assassination of Malcolm X. Just started watching the Netflix series about this! [Washington Post]

* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer is trying to get a mistrial because the prosecution discussed the relationship between Weinstein and former president Bill Clinton. [Variety]

* A New Jersey woman posed as a lawyer to scam immigrants seeking legal help. [NJ.com]

* A new lawsuit filed by the DC Attorney General claims that Trump’s DC hotel was unlawfully enriched by President Trump’s inaugural committee. [CNBC]

* A man accused of stabbing another allegedly tried to eat an incriminating shirt to destroy evidence. Maybe it was an edible shirt? [Syracuse.com]

* The band Aerosmith is embroiled in litigation over whether the drummer should be allowed to play at the upcoming Grammy Awards. Even if the drummer wins, that performance is going to be super awkward. [Fox News]

* Officials in Flint, Michigan are in “hot water” after the Supreme Court denied their efforts to have a lawsuit against them dismissed. [The Hill]

* Rose McGowan has been sued for defamation for saying that her former law firm was bought off by Harvey Weinstein. [Chicago Sun Times]

* Aaron Hernandez’s lawyer has some tough words about the Netflix documentary concerning the late football player and convicted murderer. [Men’s Health]

* An Indiana lawyer has been suspended from practice for stealing money from disabled and special-needs clients after setting up trusts for these individuals. [Indiana Lawyer]

* A lawsuit filed by Apple is testing whether an employee can plan a rival company while still on the payroll. This sounds like a plot line from Silicon Valley. [New York Times]

* An appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by children against the federal government to force the feds to take more steps to prevent climate change. There was a snow ball’s chance in hell this was going to succeed, but that’s kind of what the lawsuit is trying to prevent… [Washington Post]

* A jury has been selected in the Harvey Weinstein criminal trial. [USA Today]

* President Trump apparently had to persuade Alan Dershowitz’s wife to allow her husband to defend Trump in his impeachment trial. [CNN]

* The Supreme Court has agreed to review a “faithless elector” case, which could have an impact on how the president is selected in the 2020 election. [NBC News]

* The arrest warrant issued to Odell Beckham, Jr. for slapping a police officer’s butt has been rescinded. [ESPN]

* A philidelphia judge on Friday slashed a $8 Billion verdict to about $7 Million. That’s quite a haircuit… [New York Times]

* Harvey Weinstein is attempting to move his criminal trial outside of New York City, citing the intense publicity of the matter. Fairly sure every community in America knows about Weinsten’s case. [Fox News]

* Lawyers in a class action against Aramark are getting more than just free food, filings provide for $5 million in cheddar as counsel fees. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that felons need to pay all costs associated with their sentences before having their right to vote restored. [CBS News]

* A attorney has been disbarred for continuing to practice despite being suspended for failing to pay bar dues and neglecting to register with the New York Bar. This is a stern reminder to pay all bar dues. [Albany Times Union]

* A man serving life in prison has been granted a new trial because his lawyer was racist. [San Francisco Chronicle]

* Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton have merged to form Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders. Congrats to all involved, but they could work on their name… [The American Lawyer] * A Florida government lawyer has been fired after his arrest on child porn charges. [Tallahassee Democrat]

* Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced yesterday in a new interview that she is cancer free. [USA Today]

* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have asked the judge overseeing his criminal case to recuse himself over comments the judge made about Weinstein texting in court. [NBC News]

* Rod Rosenstein, the former Deputy Attorney General, has announced his post-Justice Department plans. [Washington Post]

* Jennifer Lopez’s Hustlers character is suing the movie’s production company for defamation and other causes of action. [Hollywood Reporter]

* An attorney has been arrested for allegedly obstructing justice for the benefit of his son. [Daily Herald]

* Michael Avenatti has failed in his bid to have counts in his indictment dismissed. [Nassdaq]

* A suspended Providence attorney has admitted to taking a dead client’s pension for around a dozen years. Seems slightly unethical. [Providence Journal]

* A man charged with murder has elected to act as his own attorney. [The Herald]

* Ikea is reportedly paying $46 million to settle a lawsuit involving a dresser that tipped over and killed a child [CBS News]

* A veteran of the Mueller investigation has decided to join Cooley LLP (the law firm, not the school). [National Law Journal]

* The criminal trial of Harvey Weinstein begins today in Manhattan. [New York Times]

* A lawyer mistakenly handed an Austin musician legal papers after he performed a gig. Maybe this musician should apply the alternate definition of shredding to these documents. [Austin Chronicle]

* A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit against the University of Texas over the removal of Confederate statues. [The Hill]

* A disgraced San Antonio attorney who allegedly stole money from clients has taken a plea deal to try and avoid jail time. [KSAT.com]

* Miley Cyrus has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit over her song “We Can’t Stop.” [Page Six]

* A law school graduate who pretended to be an attorney to work in a public defender’s office has been charged with unauthorized practice of law. At least she should be able to represent herself against the charges… [Fox News]

* The lawyer for an indicted Giuliani associate is seeking to step down because of his client’s inability to pay his fees. [The Hill]

* Speaking of Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor is facing backlash for falsely claiming on Facebook that he is a “former attorney general of the United States” even though he never held the high post at the Justice Department. [Daily Beast]

* An attorney who was formerly accused of assisting a jailhouse drug smuggling ring has been accused of a hit and run as well. The attorney may be a criminal lawyer… [WTAE Pittsburgh]

* A disgraced Massachusetts lawyer has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax fraud. [Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly]

* Harvey Weinstein may face criminal charges in Los Angeles as well as his pending criminal charges in New York. [LA Times]

* Harvey Weinstein is trying to delay a civil lawsuit because he is suffering from back injuries. [New York Post] * Coca-Cola is looking for a new general counsel. They should make candidates take the “Pepsi Challenge.” [Corporate Counsel]

* Apple is accused of monitoring employee text messages. Those employees must’ve not read the terms and conditions… [CNBC]

* Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to undergo back surgery ahead of his sexual assault trial in the coming months. [Yahoo!]

* Rudy Giuliani and his former wife have finally settled their contentious divorce. [Page Six]

* A former bank robber was sworn in by the same judge who put this person away decades ago. [Washington Post]

* Chevron is trying to recover money against a lawyer who made claims against the company. [Bloomberg Law].

* Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page is suing the Justice Department for releasing her text messages. [CBS News]

* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer claims his trial is expected to last two months. The trial is currently set to begin on January 6, 2020. [CNN]

* A law student has been elected mayor of a small town in Iowa. Please let this be the basis of a Parks and Recreation reboot. [Creightonian]

* A large group protested Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s presence at a Federalist Society gala last night in D.C. [Washington Post]

* The Senate yesterday confirmed a judge to the Second Circuit despite the fact that the candidate purportedly never argued an appeal or tried a case. I’m assuming this candidate knew what a motion in limine was… [New York Times]

* A new lawsuit has been filed alleging that a California law mandating that woman serve on the boards of companies is unconstitutional. [Washington Post]

* Is Kirkland really worth twice as much as the next most valuable Biglaw firm? That seems like an inordinately massive gap. [American Lawyer]

* Young lawyer went to police station drunk, carrying cocaine. He’s no longer a young lawyer. [Legal Cheek]

* Michael Avenatti’s now charged with stealing from Stormy Daniels. Remember when fighting a partner over whether or not he deserved a share of billables was considered an Avenatti scandal? [Law360]

* Lawyers, especially criminal defense and legal aid attorneys, can take on the emotional burden of their clients’ troubles causing personal trauma just in case you needed a better argument to go into ERISA. [Daily Business Review]

* Qualcomm shellacked by antitrust ruling and Judge Koh went straight at the lawyers working in-house at the company. [NY Times]

* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have gone to court to get almost half a million in back pay from the producer. [Page Six]

* Roughly 70 percent of Biglaw declined to follow Milbank in raising salaries to the $190K scale. [American Lawyer]

* Donald Trump Jr. has reached an agreement for “limited” testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, where he’ll discuss no more than a handful of topics for no longer than two-to-four hours. But will he plead the Fifth? [New York Times]

* Just when you thought Georgia’s fetal heartbeat law was too extreme, Alabama shows up with a near total abortion ban like it’s some race to see which state can get Roe v. Wade overturned the quickest at the Supreme Court. [NBC News]

* Can President Trump actually can block his accountants from complying with a congressional subpoena? Based on the way Judge Amit Mehta skeptically grilled Trump’s lawyer during yesterday’s hearing, we’re not too sure things will go the president’s way. [National Law Journal]

* Claire Murray, a former partner at Kirkland & Ellis, has been appointed by AG Bill Barr as principal deputy associate AG, the Justice Department’s third in command. The Biglaw firm seems to be taking over Main Justice. Congratulations! [Big Law Business]

* In case you missed it, this global law firm is reportedly facing a “cash flow crunch” that’s causing it to struggle to pay its partners and think about cutting ties with “substantially underperforming partners.” [American Lawyer]

* Professor Ron Sullivan of Harvard Law, the soon-to-be former faculty dean of an undergraduate house at Harvard, has stepped down as a member of Harvey Weinstein’s criminal defense team, claiming that the case will “conflict with his teaching responsibilities.” [CNN]