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Morning Docket: 07.22.20

* If you have an older iPhone, you may be entitled to $25, since Apple is accused of intentionally slowing down the performance of outdated phones without notifying customers. Just don't spend your $25 all in one place... [NBC News] * Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell are asking for a gag order over attorneys involved with her criminal case. [Seattle Times] * Several Fox News hosts are accused of sexual misconduct in a new lawsuit. [Vulture] * Authorities are investigating whether the anti-feminist lawyer accused of killing the son of federal judge Esther Salas was also involved in the killing of a men's rights lawyer in California earlier this month. [AP] * Burger King has successfully moved to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that the fast food chain deceived customers into thinking it used different cooking surfaces for its vegan offerings. If they claimed the food was kosher, there might have been a different result... [Reuters]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.14.20

* The Attorney General has asked Apple to unlock iPhones belonging to a Pensacola, Florida navy base shooter. [Engadget] * A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed relating to a 2019 boat fire that resulted in 34 deaths. [ABC News] * Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power had a unique path to Harvard Law School. [Coverage Opinion] * The Florida Bar is seeking to disbar a lawyer who cleared out his attorney trust accounts and left his clients in the lurch. [ABC News] * The Supreme Court has declined to review a "free the nipple" case concerning women who were arrested for showing their nipples in public even though men may freely do so. The record in this case must be very interesting. [The Hill]

By Jordan Rothman
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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.29.16

* Legal showdown averted (for now): the feds were able to access the data on the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone without any help from Apple. [Washington Post] * A Harvard Law School grad stands accused of a $95 million fraud scheme -- yikes. We'll have more on this later. [ABA Journal] * Does a sentencing delay violate the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? Some on SCOTUS seem skeptical. [How Appealing] * Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announces his intention to veto the Free Exercise Protection Act, which critics claimed would have protected discrimination as a form of religious liberty. [New York Times] * Hillary Clinton takes Republicans to task for their handling of the current Supreme Court vacancy. [Wisconsin State Journal via How Appealing] * Some thoughts from Professor Noah Feldman on the recent Seventh Circuit ruling about the use of form contracts on the internet (which nobody reads). [Bloomberg View] * Save money (on taxes), live better: a federal judge strikes down a tax levied by Puerto Rico on mega-retailer Wal-Mart. [Reuters] * The Bracewell law firm, now sans Giuliani, elects Gregory Bopp as its new managing partner. [Texas Lawyer]

By David Lat