Jay Goldberg

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.13.18

* Brett Kavanaugh admits he played dice, but not for money. If you believe that, I've got some $80K baseball tickets to sell you. [Huffington Post] * When you hear about people ignoring authorities and remaining in the path of a hurricane, you may not think of lawyers, but some attorneys in the path of Florence are embracing the opportunity to finally get some work done. [Law.com] * El Chapo's lawyer may have a conflict of interest. Saul Goodman couldn't be reached for comment. [NY Post] * D.C. Circuit set to hear case about the IRS's obligation to turn over Trump's tax returns. This is another of those cases where losing is its own victory -- the tax returns are almost certainly less interesting than how aggressively he's fighting this. [National Law Journal] * Alyssa Milano partners with the Vera Institute of Justice promoting the SAFE Families Fund to protect immigrant families targeted by the government. [San Diego Union Tribune] * Trump's divorce lawyer has sold a tell-all book. That's either a marketing lie or he has some client confidentiality issues. [Page Six] * "Strangely my most memorable case was also in some respects my least enjoyable" -- the best way to make a mark is to leave a scar. [Legal Cheek]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.30.18

* Vice President Mike Pence says he's "confident" that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the Supreme Court "before the fall is out" -- and he's probably correct about that. [FOX Business] * In other news related to the high court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she's got "at least five more years" on the Supreme Court before she'll think about stepping down. As always, RBG continues to remain NO-NO-NO-NOTORIOUS! [CNN] * According to one of President Trump's former lawyers, Rudy Giuliani has weakened the case against Michael Cohen by flip-flopping on the man's credibility, referring to him as an "an honest, honorable lawyer" and later as a "pathological liar." [CNN] * Just in case you forgot, not only did Michael Cohen go to the "worst law school in the country," but "[h]e's bitter Trump didn’t give him a job." [Page Six / New York Post] * Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has filed a "political conspiracy" lawsuit over his failed bid for the U.S. Senate seat that was left vacant by AG Jeff Sessions, claiming that false advertisements were behind his loss. [Newsweek] * Last week, Facebook lost more than $100 billion in value, the biggest single-day loss in stock market history. Shareholders have responded in the most obvious way possible, with a proposed class-action lawsuit. [New York Law Journal] * After its unexpected closure, Savannah Law School will soon find new life -- as an art school. The Savannah College of Art and Design purchased the law school building from Atlanta's John Marshall Law for a cool $27.5 million. [Savannah Morning News]

By Staci Zaretsky