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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.23.20

* A lawyer has been censured for telling a female judge that after she returned from vacation, "I better be able to see your tan lines." [CBS News] * Attorney General Barr has announced around $100 million in Department of Justice grants to combat human trafficking. [Albany Herald] * An Arizona lawyer, who helped orchestrate the failure of a Toby Keith restaurant chain, has been sentenced to jail. [Arizona Republic] * HBO has picked up a documentary about a lawyer on the frontlines of the fight for immigrant rights. [Variety] * A new lawsuit alleges that YouTube did not do enough to protect video moderators from viewing grotesque content. Guess they can't watch cat videos all day... [CNBC]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.22.19

* Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is in hot water for brokering the 2008 plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein. District Judge Kenneth Marra said the actions of then prosecutor Acosta violated federal law. [Slate] * When saying you're sorry just isn't enough: Roger Stone gets slapped with a gag order by Judge Amy Berman Jackson after Instagram debacle. [Law.com] * One of Michael Avenatti's sources has been identified as IRS analyst John C. Fry... and he's in trouble for disclosing Suspicious Activity Reports. [Law and Crime] * Most Americans understanding separation of powers better than the president. [The Hill] * If you're going to discuss bribing officials, you probably shouldn't do it over a video conference call -- this is the exact reason seedy dive bars exist. [Corporate Counsel] * The Jackson family is going after HBO over the documentary "Leaving Neverland," seeking $100 million in damages. [Deadline]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.26.18

* "Eat sh*t, Bob." Last Week Tonight's John Oliver convinced a judge to dismiss a defamation suit filed by Robert Murray of Murray Energy, finding that the comedian was well with his First Amendment rights to criticize the coal baron and his company on HBO. [Hollywood Reporter] * Former Skadden associate Alex van der Zwaan has already pleaded guilty to lying in the Russia investigation, but special counsel Robert Mueller isn't nearly done with the Biglaw firm. According to sources, "[l]awyers at Skadden are on edge," which means we should get ready for some juicy Skaddenfreude. [New York Times] * This weekend, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released their declassified rebuttal to Republican claims that FBI and DOJ officials abused their powers, calling those claims a "transparent" attempt to undermine the special counsel's investigation into Russian election interference. [NBC News] * "Do better NKU. Dont let him teach us." Students and alumni of Northern Kentucky University Law School are demanding action after former dean Jeffrey Standen was allowed to resign and then return as NKU's highest-paid full-time professor following sexual harassment allegations, but the school says it can't fire him. [Cincinnati.com] * How are you reacting to the scrutiny of sexual harassment in the workplace? That's just one of the questions the ABA Journal and Working Mother want you to answer in this important survey for women and men working in law firms. [ABA Journal]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.01.17

* Apparently Donald Trump dictated the Donald Trump Jr. statement that’s going to land his son in trouble. Here’s a bit of free advice: when you’re the subject of a criminal probe, let your lawyers draft your statements as opposed to washed up steak salesmen. [Washington Post] * Hooboy! Ad links Airbnb to terrorism. That’s… […]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.06.16

* Using Whole Woman's Health against attacks on voting rights. [Rewire] * Is imagination more important than logic in legal reasoning? [Guile is Good] * Tips for texting your client. [Reboot Your Law Practice] * The latest legal loss for Gucci. [The Fashion Law] * If you're in New York, consider checking out Solitary, a new documentary about the problem of solitary confinement (before it airs on HBO in February). [Cinema Village] * Fox Rothschild partner Murray Shusterman, 104, has passed away. [Fox Rothschild]

By Kathryn Rubino