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Morning Docket: 06.29.21

* Antitrust litigation against Facebook has been dismissed. Maybe the court thought that MySpace was a viable competitor... [Wall Street Journal] * Be sure to check out the Anti-Defamation League's annual Supreme Court review. [ADL] * A South Carolina lawyer has been suspended from practice for incendiary Facebook posts he made about George Floyd. [New York Post] * A Trump attorney claimed yesterday that the Manhattan DA is investigating the Trump Organization for charges relating to company perks. [Hill] * E-cigarette company Juul has paid $40 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it improperly advertised its products to teens. That's a lot of money that went up in smoke... [CNN]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.31.20

* An appellate court was divided about whether a lawyer should be given slack for missing a filing deadline because of COVID-19. The judges not giving this attorney a break are real "juristicklers"... [Texas Lawyer] * A West Virginia lawyer has been disbarred for attempting to barter sex in exchange for handling a stripper's divorce case. [Bluefield Daily Telegraph] * The Manhattan District Attorney is reportedly hiring forensic accountants as the criminal probe into President Trump's activities deepens. [Washington Post] * A new lawsuit alleges that a black man was misidentified and jailed due to facial-recognition technology. [NBC News] * The Space Force is delaying a $12 billion deal after a court found that a contractor may have engaged in fraudulent conduct. Steve Carrell must be behind this conscientious move... [Hill]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.10.20

* A Daytona Beach attorney has been disbarred in part for using money out of his trust account to run a strip club. That sounds Florida af. [News Journal] * Harvey Weinstein's lawyer caused a stir for implying that women may share some of the blame for being the targets of sexual assault. [New York Daily News] * Michael Avenatti is still unsure if he will take the stand in his ongoing criminal trial. [New York Post] * A federal appeals court handed President Trump a win last week when it threw out a lawsuit filed by Democratic lawmakers about business payments. [Fox News] * The Manhattan DA's office may be reopening its case on the assassination of Malcolm X. Just started watching the Netflix series about this! [Washington Post]

By Jordan Rothman
Cellphones

Non-Sequiturs: 06.21.23

* I would totally go see “Jaws 2013: Lawyers On The Beach.” [The Legal Geeks] * Downey Brand laid off support staff this week. Man, I thought that laundry detergent was recession-proof… oh, wait, I’m being told that Downey Brand is law firm, a very well-scented law firm. [ABA Journal] * Sleep expert testifies in Michael Jackson case. Keeps jurors awake! [Expert Witness Blog] * It’s illegal to burn you ex’s clothes? Bah. Next you’re going to tell me you can’t set fire to his car. [Legal Juice] * Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s inability to prosecute his political rivals makes it harder for him to do whatever he wants by threatening his political rivals with prosecution. That’s not exactly a bad thing. [Simple Justice] * Oh look, the FAA might finally acknowledge that making people turn off their electronic devices during takeoff and landing is a stupid rule that has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on flight safety. [Wall Street Journal]

By Elie Mystal