Law & Order: SVU

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.20.19

* The Anthony Davis deal may have royally screwed up the Lakers and it looks like it might be the lawyers' fault. [Silverscreen and Roll] * A reminder that Law & Order: SVU is largely based on Linda Fairstein. It seems to me that NBC's best move now would be unveiling "Law & Order: Qualified Immunity" forcing Mariska Hargitay to fend off legal challenges after DNA evidence clears characters from past shows. [NBC News] * In shocking new poll, women in law reveal that they don't like being consistently paid less than men. [Law360] * Antitrust law can't solve today's trusts. [NY Times] * The case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may fall apart because local elected officials (who surely couldn't be political allies of Paxtons!) are refusing to pay the bill for the prosecution. [Courthouse News Service] * Right-wing groups have drafted copycat bills for state legislatures to pass for years and now pro-choice groups are following the same blueprint. Welcome to modern federalism: less "laboratories of democracy" and more "paving over distinctions with cheaper lobbying bills." [USA Today] * R. Kelly has fully paid his child support bills. Finally, the guy can put all these legal problems behind him... oh. [TMZ]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.25.17

* If two regional firms merge, do they become one national firm? [Philly.com] * The incredibly balanced year of the patent. [Empirical SCOTUS] * They don't call Law & Order: SVU ripped from the headlines for no reason. [Law and More] * The plan to remake federal courts over in Trump's image. I just threw up a little in my mouth. [The Hill] * AG Jeff Sessions seems pretty busy throwing an FBI investigator under the bus. [Huffington Post] * This is the kind of lawsuit that gives plaintiffs' attorneys a bad name. [Fox 25] * CBO proves: ACHA is a terrible idea. [Slate] * I'm sure Trump's motivation for this is completely pure. [Washington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino
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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.06.15

* The Supreme Court announced today it will take up yet another challenge to the Affordable Care Act, this time on the contraceptive compromise. [Wall Street Journal] * You know all those Special Lawyer lists? Yeah, they're silly and meaningless. [Attorney at Work] * Rut-roh. Did Congress screw up and make the latest appropriations bill end a day sooner than they intended? I mean would Congress ever screw up?!?! [Notice & Comment] * Oh no they didn't! Law & Order: SVU takes on the Duggars and it is glorious. [Slate] * When Mexican Donald Trump gets going he cannot be stopped. [Funny or Die]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 10.14.15

* Remember the story about that aunt suing her nephew for hugging her that went viral yesterday? What if there really is a good reason for it, and it is all the insurance industry’s fault? [New York Personal Injury Law Blog] * It isn’t sex or violence, but it is the most challenging part of […]

By Kathryn Rubino