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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.07.21

* A Republican Congressman was finally served with papers related to a lawsuit over the January 6th Capitol riot after prior attempts failed. Seth Rogen may have served the papers right the first time... [Hill] * A California lawyer, who allegedly used a cafe to embezzle money, has been sentenced to prison. [San Francisco Chronicle] * A New York lawyer, who is an associate at Dechert LLP, appeared on Jeopardy! last week. [Brooklyn Eagle] * Jerry Falwell, Jr. is asking that a lawsuit filed by Liberty University over Falwell's departure from the school be dismissed. [NBC News] * The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether America's all-male draft is unconstitutional. Maybe the movie RBG will be quoted in the briefs... [Fox News]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.11.20

* A "robot lawyer" startup, that once focused on parking tickets, is now helping users file FOIA requests. Hope the platform can't write the Morning Docket... [TechCrunch] * A new lawyer for the Trump Campaign allegedly argued that Kamala Harris was not a natural-born U.S. citizen. [Forbes] * The Department of Justice is suing the State of Alabama over allegedly substandard prison conditions. [NPR] * Jerry Falwell, Jr. has dropped a defamation lawsuit he filed against Liberty University. [New York Post] * A federal judge has approved a class action of fighters suing the UFC for allegedly being a monopoly. They should have put a trial by ordeal clause in their contracts, may be quicker to settle this dispute in the octagon... [Bloomberg Law]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.15.17

* "When the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence, they invoked our creator four times, because in America we don't worship government we worship God." Guess who was awarded an honorary law degree this weekend? It was none other that President Donald Trump, who delivered the commencement address at Liberty University on Saturday morning. [The Hill; TIME] * The Pink Ghetto (Partner Edition)? A Proskauer Rose partner has filed a $50M gender bias suit against the firm, claiming she was not only paid less than male colleagues, but that she was "overtly objectified based on her sex" when a fellow partner allegedly "made inappropriate comments regarding her appearance, body, clothing, or 'sexiness'" on numerous occasions. [Am Law Daily] * Tarra Simmons has quite the résumé: she's a convicted felon and former drug addict who also happens to be the recipient of a prized Skadden fellowship. Unfortunately, she may not be able to practice law thanks to a recommendation from the Washington State Bar Association’s Character and Fitness Board that she be denied bar admission. She plans to appeal. [Northwest Public Radio] * Walter "Chet" Little, a former Foley & Lardner partner, has been arrested on insider trading charges that stem from his time at the firm. Soon after finding out about the nature of the charges, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, his current firm, politely showed him the door. If convicted, Little will likely face quite the lengthy prison term and a fine of up to $5 million. Ouch. [WSJ Law Blog] * "There was never a question of whether I was going to go to law school or not. It was just when I was going to go...." Chris Carr, a former cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens, is set to graduate from GW Law School this weekend. He'll be taking the California bar exam this summer, but he recently accepted a job offer at an immigration law firm in Virginia. Congratulations! [Washington Post]