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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.06.20

An attorney who shook his butt at an adversary during a mediation has avoided court sanctions. Maybe the lawyer was just showing off some dance moves? [Texas Lawyer] * The New York Attorney General's Office is questioning officials at NBC over sexual harassment allegations. [New York Daily News] * HUD has agreed to pay $17,800 to settle a lawsuit about records relating to Ben Carson's bible study. [Fox News] * Adam Neumann, the founder of WeWork, is suing SoftBank for allegedly backing out of a deal to buy stock from Neumann and other shareholders. [New York Times] * A woman who was arrested because her cotton candy mistakenly tested positive for meth has recovered no damages. The officers must have watched a little too much Breaking Bad. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]

By Jordan Rothman
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.02.16

* Remember that Donald Trump tell-all from a former lawyer? Does the piece violate rules against the disclosure of privileged information? [New York Personal Injury Blog] * Judge Jed Rakoff slams consumer consent to arbitration agreements as a "legal fiction." [Law360 (sub. req.)] * According to a HUD report, a New Orleans judge is running a home for the elderly and disabled with "dangerous health and safety risks." [NOLA.com] * Advice on prepping for an oral argument. [Lawyerist] * Canadian Supreme Court justices are going to be chosen in an all new way. [The Star] * Field-administered drug tests are not as reliable as the criminal justice system would like you to believe. [Guile is Good] * Stuff lawyers say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GNyobx3Agk

By Kathryn Rubino