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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.20.15

* "This is the best we can do" doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement on policy change, but at least the bipartisan sentencing reform bill has a chance to see the light of day. [National Law Journal] * Corporate scandals feed more and more of the news cycle, and general counsels are key to responding. [Law360] * Speaking of corporate scandals, the Petrobras corruption scandal has already cost an estimated $5 billion in losses. [Corporate Counsel] * Yup, Republicans are still trying to undo Obamacare via lawsuit. The Obama administration just lost a ruling to immediately appeal the viability of the lawsuit. [Wall Street Journal] * The Dewey trial's hing jury mirrors the dysfunction of the Dewey & LeBoeuf partnership. [American Lawyer] * The feds are cracking down on drone registration, which means a bunch of new regulations to follow, you know, if you are into flying drones. [Fortune]