Jeffrey Yohai

Morning Docket: 09.17.19

* Faster lawyers don't necessarily mean better lawyers sounds like something a client would say just before demanding an overnight answer. [Law.com] * Jurists rallying behind judge charged with obstruction for not letting ICE demean the judicial system by turning it into stakeout location. [National Law Journal] * Prosecutors seek 15 year sentence for Manafort's former son-in-law. Maybe Skadden can write a report justifying his actions? [Politico] * Shenzhen is coming and Biglaw has a new market to figure out. [American Lawyer] * JP Morgan traders accused of 8-year racket. This is in contrast to the more broadly defined 220-year racket the company's been up to. [Law360] * White House ordering more people to ignore subpoenas, so that's a super development for the rule of law. [Courthouse News Service] * While the UK endures a constitutional meltdown, here are fun facts about their Supreme Court. [Legal Cheek]

Morning Docket: 06.23.17

* Federal investigators are delving into multimillion-dollar deals involving former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai. [New York Times] * The Fifth Circuit lifts the injunction against H.B. 1523, Mississippi's notorious "religious freedom" law that many regard as antigay (but the court ruled on jurisdictional rather than gay-hating grounds). [Texas Lawyer] * In the wake of a mistrial in the criminal case against him, Bill Cosby plans to educate young men on how to avoid accusations of sexual assault. (My advice: don't commit sexual assault.) [New York Times] * The Fourth Circuit affirms almost all the convictions of ex-CIA officer in a leak case -- a potentially significant ruling if the Trump administration follows through on its threats to prosecute leakers. [How Appealing] * The Seventh Circuit declines to reinstate the conviction of Brendan Dassey, the defendant made famous by Making A Murderer. [ABA Journal] * Martin Shkreli, aka "Pharma Bro," is gearing up for trial -- and, for the record, he is "so innocent." [New York Times] * More disturbing news from my ancestral homeland of the Philippines, involving accusations that the police are shaking down families in distress as part of President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs." [Washington Post]