Janet DiFiore

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.13.23

* Walking through the arraignment process. This is a public service for Donald Trump, since he might not have local counsel at hand to give him this primer. [New York Times] * Everything you ever wanted to know about the Miami courthouse. [Miami Herald] * Trump is encouraging his supporters to show up to the arraignment, but analysts aren't seeing much enthusiasm to go get arrested. [NPR] * All right, enough of that... the golf merger looks to be in serious trouble, but Wachtell gets to bill either way so it's all good from our perspective. [American Lawyer] * Employers must continue to provide health insurance that covers cancer screenings, with a special carveout for plaintiffs citing religious objections who got the Fifth Circuit to strike down the rule. [Reuters] * Stinson looks to expand into California. There are probably some Barber Ranen lawyers out there looking for a new home. [Bloomberg Law News] * New York courts shut down paying security expenses for former judges... by that we really mean one specific former judge. [Law360]

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.06.23

* Sam Bankman-Fried allowed to carry flip phone. Cue the Eighth Amendment. Just give him a rotary phone and be done with it. [Reuters] * Former inspector general revisits the Supreme Court's "oops, I mean, we talked to the justices 'about' the investigation but I cannot say that they were part 'of' the investigation" effort, and ruminates on how unbelievably inept this is. [The Atlantic] * George Conway is getting a divorce from Kellyanne confirming that marriage requires more than one person with a foot in reality. [CNN] * Starbucks' labor troubles have gone from venti to cento. [Bloomberg Law News] * Law360 continues to be laser-focused on the former NY Chief Judge Janet DiFiore beat, uncovering seemingly misleading testimony used to justify her multimillion-dollar publicly funded security detail. [Law360] * A collection of crazy law firm merchandise. [LegalCheek]

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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.17.17

* The Federalist Society is proposing a court-packing scheme because that's what the Founders would have, you know, never wanted. [Think Progress] * A deep dive into Justice Kennedy's likely role in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. [Empirical SCOTUS] * New York may not be having a constitutional convention, but that's not going to stop the state's chief judge from reforming its "byzantine" court system. [New York Law Journal] * Frugal or a failure to launch? You be the judge. [Corporette] * One of the finest sentences of the week: "a free-speech advisory group at Ohio University 'discussed the critical importance of transparency' — and then unanimously voted to close its meetings to the public." [Chronicle of Higher Ed] * There really is nothing like Above the Law out there. [Law and More] * Savoring the small moments that bring joy to a lawyer. We all need to find what keeps us happy and grounded. For me, it's Trent Garmon's writing. [Joy in the Law]

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