Landlord/Tenant

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.07.22

* In a blow to landlords' rights, Oakland's requirement that they give a damn about kicking people out on the street is upheld in court. [SF Chronicles] * NY just banned the purchase of body armor. You'd think the right to self defense in the home would cover that sort of thing. [NY Daily News] * You know that thing when investigators say a person allegedly did a thing, despite them clearly being caught in 4k? Trump allegedly broke the law, again. [Forbes] * While red flag laws aren't a blanket solution, they can be useful in specific contexts. Here's some context. [CBS News] * Still want Biden to clarify this whole debt forgiveness thing? Looks like you'll be waiting for a while. Might as well read a couple Bar Tabs in the meantime.  [Insider]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.22.22

* Woe to engaging with the devil? Professors blame cancel culture on people not wanting to deal with cold calls in class. [FOX] * A six-figure raise to start? Let me put in this clerking application! [Law.com] *  What your mama say? DC law allowing children to get vaccinated without parental consent gets blocked. [The Hill] * Paradoxical reactions: Seattle law meant to alleviate eviction gets that part cut out by state appellate court. [Seattle Times] * "Don't hate the player, hate the game," but like, legally. [Times-Standard]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.29.16

* Despite facing uncertainties, per a recent Am Law survey conducted before the election, the vast majority of law firm leaders are moderately optimistic about how 2017 will pan out for their firms and more than a quarter of them expect profits per partner to grow by more than 5 percent. Unfortunately, “the reality for […]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.10.15

* Aww man, nothing's going right for this firm: After facing mass defections that forced it to move to a smaller office, struggling law firm Gordon Silver is locked in a legal battle with its former landlord to the tune of $786,000 in rent that allegedly went unpaid. [VEGAS INC.] * Ted Cruz isn't the only person Ted Olson has a bone to pick with. Justice Scalia thinks the Obergefell decision is a “threat to American democracy," but Olson disagrees: "[W]ith respect to Justice Scalia, who I do have great respect for, he is wrong." [National Law Journal] * Brooklyn Law School is selling off buildings left and right, and one of its prime pieces of real estate could sell for up to $30 million. According to Dean Nick Allard, its sale will serve as a "better advantage for the future of the law school." [New York Daily News] * Lawyers, make sure to draft your documents carefully, or else you could wind up getting screwed by an errant comma (or the lack thereof). An Ohio woman got out of a summons because she pointed out a missing comma in a local ordinance. [Lexicon Valley / Slate] * From the sound of it, not all Uber drivers want to become Uber employees; some of them are perfectly content to be classified as independent contractors. That's probably going to screw up that whole typicality requirement for this would-be class-action suit. [Forbes]

By Staci Zaretsky