Lisa Bloom
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Government
Prominent Attorney Lisa Bloom Settles Claims She Misused Covid Loans
Bloom (together with her husband and firm) will pay $274,000. -
Labor / Employment
Oopsie! Did Elon Musk Just Forget To Comply With This California Law?
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Generative AI at Work: Boosting e-Discovery Efficiency for Corporate Legal Teams
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Legal Ethics
Lisa Bloom Staked Her Whole Reputation On Harvey Weinstein... How's That Working Out For Her?
Lisa Bloom has tried to play off her Weinstein work as a passing mistake but seems to miss the point.
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Law Schools
Harvard Makes Right Call To Oust Dean For Repping Harvey Weinstein
Cue the sanctimonious whining. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.09.17
Ed. note: In honor of Columbus Day (and Canadian Thanksgiving), Above the Law will be on a reduced publication schedule. We’ll be back in full force tomorrow.
* Justice Neil Gorsuch’s arrival as a member of the Supreme Court hasn’t been the most graceful, and word on the street is that some of his new colleagues on the bench may bear some ill will towards him. A rift might even be developing between Gorsuch and Chief Justice Roberts. [CNN]
* Because Gorsuch is the Supreme Court’s newest justice, he has to share his office with Leroy. He’s being hazed by Scalia from beyond the grave. [Associated Press]
* As part of its new legal strategy in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian election interference investigation, the Trump administration has decided to — gasp! — be cooperative. Trump’s lawyers think that maybe if they play nice, Mueller will publicly clear the president’s name a little more quickly, or at all. [New York Times]
* In other news, President Trump took to Twitter this weekend to invoke the Federal Communications Commission’s equal time rules because he’s sick and tired of “unfunny” late-night TV hosts making fun of him without an opportunity to respond in kind. Perhaps you ought to stick with Twitter, Mr. President. [Fox News]
* Much like what happened with Traci Ribeiro’s case against Sedgwick, Winston & Strawn is trying to push Constance Ramos, a partner who left the firm amid allegations of gender bias and discrimination, into arbitration. [Am Law Daily]
* Lisa Bloom has been criticized left and right for taking on Harvey Weinstein as a client. Even her own mother, Gloria Allred, objected. Because mother knows best, Bloom resigned as counsel. Lanny Davis has also left the producer’s legal team. Down two lawyers, Weinstein was fired from his own company. [New York Times]
* A Michigan judge recently awarded joint legal custody and parenting time to a rape victim’s attacker. The child involved in this case is an 8-year-old boy, and the fellow who sexually assaulted his mother also happens to be a convicted sex offender. According to the victim’s attorney, “[t]his is insane”; she’s not wrong. [Detroit News]
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Small Law Firms
Mother Knows Best: Gloria Allred Disses Daughter's Decision To Rep Harvey Weinstein
Could Gloria Allred end up litigating against her daughter? -
Biglaw
What Lawyer Would You Hire If You Were Totally Screwed?
Harvey Weinstein is lawyering up with a stable of superstars... is it the right stable of superstars? -
Biglaw, Sexual Harassment
Paul, Weiss Investigating Bill O'Reilly
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.16.17
* It’s not just Hawaii; a federal judge in Maryland has also ruled against Donald Trump’s revised immigration order. [CNN]
* Every woman to ever argue before the Supreme Court. [Supreme Court Brief]
* Accusations abound that former Yahoo GC Ronald Bell “took the hit” for CEO Marissa Mayer in the hacking matter. Now if she can someone to take the hit for the company’s overall performance, she’ll be golden. [CNBC]
* Emma Watson pursuing legal action against hackers over leaked photos of a fitting. Expecto litigious! [Time]
* Relatedly, Lisa Bloom warns against revenge-porn dealers peddling Mischa Barton pics. [USA Today]
* Video game cheating can be a costly industry — Blizzard is suing a cheat-maker for $8.5 million. Or, you know, 1/200th of what Blizzard brings in annually. [Kotaku]
* Immigration could disrupt the happily ever after ending of The Bachelor before the customary 2 months. [Chicago Tribune]
* The Mormon Church is getting lessons in the breadth of the First Amendment. [Salt Lake Tribune]