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Morning Docket: 03.01.21

* A California physician Zoomed into a traffic court hearing last week while seemingly performing surgery. Talk about multitasking... [Sacramento Bee] * Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking that an independent counsel review sexual harassments allegations made against him. [CNN] * Check out this article about how the NCAA seemingly turned one of its biggest legal defeats into a legal shield. [Juris Lab] * A judge has approved a $650 million settlement in litigation filed against Facebook over a photo-tagging system. [Hill] * The Los Angeles District Attorney is facing a recall effort less than three months into his term. Californians love a good recall... [Los Angeles Times]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.28.20

* The U.S. government is demanding in a new lawsuit filed against a California museum that two relics allegedly stolen from Thailand be returned. This sounds like a good plot for an Indiana Jones sequel... [ABC News] * A New Jersey lawyer has been disbarred after pleading guilty to committing securities fraud. [New Jersey Law Journal] * A well-known St. Louis attorney fell to his death from his high-rise office building yesterday. Sending our condolences to the family of the deceased. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] * A former police officer is running as a reformer to unseat the first black District Attorney of Los Angeles. [Mother Jones] * A Colorado public defender was found in contempt of court for refusing to show up for a trial amid heightened concerns over COVID-19. [Gazette] * A group of California restaurants has filed a lawsuit seeking to recover liquor, health, and tourism fees that are still being collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kind of seems like these restaurants are asking for "crumbs." [Eater LA]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.03.20

* An Oregon lawyer is in hot water after he refused to fork over $200 for a 15-minute lap dance. The billable hour rate for this stripper is probably higher than the lawyer who refused to pay. [The Oregonian] * A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Indiana Attorney General on behalf of women who claim that the AG groped them at a party. [Chicago Tribune] * R. Kelly's lawyers are arguing that it is unconstitutional to prosecute the disgraced singer for allegedly having sex without informing his partners that he may have had an STD. Wonder if this is what the Founders intended. Benjamin Franklin may have had an opinion on this issue... [Page Six] * The Supreme Court has refused to review the constitutionality of bump stock bans. [NBC News] * Apple will pay up to $500 million to settle a lawsuit over intentionally slowing down older phones. [CNN] * The husband of L.A.'s District Attorney pulled a gun on Black Lives Matter protesters camped out outside of their house. Not sure California's castle doctrine covers this... [NBC News]

By Jordan Rothman