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Courts
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Government
Louisiana Lawyer Gets In Trouble Over Less Than Legal Side Gig
There are dope clients, and then there are dope clients.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.29.22
* When in Rome: Alito openly worries about religious liberties being respected in his first big talk after ruining the right to choose. [Bloomberg] * Kamala Harris makes headlines for forcing the liberal agenda down peoples throats by literally just accommodating blind folks at the 32nd anniversary of the Americans With Disability Act’s. [MSNBC] * […]
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Courts
Thankfully, The Entire Judiciary Is Not Against The Right To Choose
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.28.22
* Here’s a map showing the legality of abortion, state by state. [The Guardian]
* Stare decisis? I hardly knew her! [CNN]
* A matter of judgment: Louisiana judge temporarily prevents abortion ban from kicking in. [WDSU]
* States scramble to prevent the 2nd Amendment from being an absolute right. [NYT]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.13.22
* I know that Nietzsche had some thoughts on the utility of truth and lies, but actively fighting history is just silly. [NBC News]
* No, Patrick, you cannot puff, puff, drive. [Oregon Live]
* Sports betting was legalized in Kansas. Finally, something to do for fun besides eat barbecue. [Kansas Reflector]
* Ding Dong Protest: Wonder who was behind the SCOTUS home meet and greets? [USA Today]
* The Louisiana bill that tried to classify abortions as homicides didn’t make it into law. Woop Woop! [Reuters]
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Government
Whatever Happened To Separation Of Church And State?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.06.22
* Mum’s the word: They’ve been fighting for a ruling like the Alito leak for decades — why so quiet? [HuffPost]
* Louisiana is going all in on criminalizing uteri. [FOX]
* States consider laws that will make drunk drivers responsible for paying child support. Please just take an Uber home. [USA Today]
* Colorado is setting itself up as a refuge for abortion access. [NPR]
* A brilliant 19-year-old just achieved a JD. Not sure if no bar review made it harder or easier to do. [CBS]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.04.22
* Leave me alone: Philly’s Driving Equity Law stops cops from pulling people over for minor traffic violations. [Billy Penn]
* Only Fox I trust is a Red One: Former Fox News producer in legal trouble after allegedly working with Russian Oligarchs [NYT]
* Law school applications are down 10%! Maybe this video is finally doing what needs to be done. [Reuters]
* Louisiana legislator wants to ban watching porn at college. Will the procrasturbation ban raise or tank GPAs, I wonder? [Lailluminator]
* Oregon’s Senate just passed a bill that specifies when cops can use tear gas on people. I hope the acceptable scenarios are closer to never than when the clouds are out. [KPTV]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.29.21
* A working-from-home benefit is that you can keep an eye on your young ones. Better than having Alexa doing the babysitting. [Business Insider]
* Louisiana doctors will be prescribing flower come Jan 1. Gotta get greens in your diet somehow. [KALB]
* Keeping tabs on liberty can be difficult. Here’s a summary of voting rights and voting wrongs that will color 2022. [NYT]
* In New Jersey, a mom’s sentence for killing her son was overturned after judges ruled the jury had no idea what the hell they were doing. [NBC]
* Arizona legal paraprofessionals are on the way to do good work at more affordable rates. Talk about raising the bar. [Santa Fe New Mexican]
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Courts
Cops Can Cancel Their Kickboxing Membership After This 5th Circuit Ruling
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.17.21
* A lawsuit has been filed over Floyd Mayweather’s fight against Logan Paul next month. Sounds like the claims might be a knock out… [Fox News]
* Allegations made in litigation suggest that a former Trump lawyer is raiding a nonprofit for her own personal use. [AP]
* The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned a medical marijuana initiative in that state. Hopefully legalized marijuana there isn’t just a “pipe” dream… [Mississippi Today]
* A Louisiana lawyer has been charged with attempting to bring contraband into a local jail. [ABC News]
* A top lawyer is investigating the disappearance of Tiger King star Carole Baskin’s husband. Maybe he’ll make a music video about his theories… [TMZ]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.26.21
* Taylor Swift and a Utah theme park have have dropped their copyright infringement claims against one another. Guess they no longer have “bad blood” and would rather “shake it off”… [Rolling Stone]
* A top Obama lawyer is being vetted for an antitrust position at the Department of Justice. [Politico]
* A Louisiana man is in hot water for pretending to be a lawyer. [ABC News]
* The University of Southern California has agreed to a $852 million payout to settle sexual abuse claims against a longtime campus gynecologist. [Yahoo News]
* Marijuana will soon be legal in the Empire State. Kind of gives new meaning to a “New York state of mind”… [New York Post]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.13.20
* A lawyer for Britney Spears claims the singer will not hold any performances until her father steps down from a court-appointed conservatorship over her. Seems like she’s at a “crossroads” and they should leave Britney alone! [Fox News]
* Check out this piece from my former boss on the possibility of President Trump being pardoned. [CNN]
* A Louisiana attorney has been reprimanded for allegedly attempting to intimidate an expert witness. [Bloomberg Law]
* The Trump Campaign is using a fair use defense to ward off a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the 80s hit “Electric Avenue.” To be fair, it’s a catchy song. [Hollywood Reporter]
* A defamation lawsuit filed against CNN by the Trump Campaign has been dismissed. Guess CNN doesn’t suck so much… [Yahoo News]
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Law Schools
Battered By 'Unsurvivable' Storm, Louisiana Plans To Go Right Ahead With Monday Bar Exam
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.28.20
* Three members of a $31.7 million fraudulent slip-and-fall ring have been sentenced to prison. Wonder if they got the idea from Slippin’ Jimmy. [Insurance Journal]
* Former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has abandoned her short-lived defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton. [CNN]
* A Louisiana attorney who was suspended from practice for chest bumping a prosecutor has been reinstated as a lawyer. Apparently the chest bump was not like the kind seen in football. [Advocate]
* The Los Angeles City Attorney has sued a company for selling allegedly fake COVID-19 tests. [Orange County Register]
* There is some hope that a TV series based on The Lincoln Lawyer will be produced after all. Thought I already saw the reboot, but realized it was just a Matthew McConaughey car commercial. [Hollywood Reporter]
* Since this website has not published a Lawyerly Lairs article in a while, just wanted to report that a top Chicago criminal lawyer has listed his posh pad for sale. [Crain’s Chicago]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.17.19
* Harvey Weinstein is trying to delay a civil lawsuit because he is suffering from back injuries. [New York Post] * Coca-Cola is looking for a new general counsel. They should make candidates take the “Pepsi Challenge.” [Corporate Counsel]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.13.19
* A Florida woman who has a law degree but never passed the bar has been charged with stealing the identity of an admitted attorney. This was funny in My Cousin Vinny but not in real life. [Tampa Bay Times]
* Sarah Palin said she first learned of her husband’s divorce plans in an email from his attorney. Jeeze, that’s cold. [San Francisco Chronicle]
* A U.S. service member is challenging a ban on active military personnel suing their doctors for malpractice. [NBC News]
* The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to revive a lawsuit against the NFL regarding a missed call at a Saints game. Hope the plaintiff is not a sore loser. [ESPN]
* Massachusetts lawmakers are considering whether to make coerced suicide a crime after the suicide of Conrad Roy III at the encouragement of his girlfriend. [CNN]
* A Nevada attorney has been disbarred for letting clients use her cellphone during jailhouse consultations. Seems harsh — prisoners use cellphones in Orange is the New Black all the time… [Bloomberg Law]
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Technology
Ethics Opinion Misses The Mark On Tech Competence
The technology that affects the practice of law is not just the technology used by lawyers. It is also the technology used by clients.