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Morning Docket: 05.04.21

* Georgia passed a new law aimed at curbing illegal street racing. Probably safer to stick with the midnight train to Georgia... [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * The New York Attorney General is arguing that the NRA's bankruptcy case should be dismissed. [ABC News] * A Texas lawyer known as the "DUI Guy" has been sentenced to serious prison time for federal charges. [Dallas Morning News] * The County of Los Angeles has denied wrongdoing in a lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant over photos of the deadly helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant were circulated. [USA Today] * Disney and Marvel are facing a lawsuit claiming they ripped off designs for Iron Man and Ant Man. [WDWNT]

Morning Docket: 03.12.21

* The CEO of Marvel claims his DNA was stolen from a water bottle during a deposition. This sounds like a pretty strange origin story... [Property Casualty 360] * The inspiration for a lawyer in the film Erin Brockovich has lost his law license. [Wrap] * A lawsuit about the departure of the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles has been delayed until 2022. [NBC News] * Ghislaine Maxwell is allegedly selling her London home to pay for legal fees spent defending her criminal case related to Jeffrey Epstein. [Wall Street Journal] * The Indiana Attorney General is in hot water for allegedly receiving thousands of dollars for advisory roles. Guess he's having a hard time making ends meet on a government salary... [Indianapolis Star]

Marvel Or DC?

If we copy other people, then all we will end up with is identical iterations and results.

Morning Docket: 07.16.19

* A breakdown of the Republican efforts to take over the courts by Elie Mystal. We'll have more on this later. [The Nation] * Cardi B is not taking any guff from attorneys. [Cardi B] * Conservative group "Checks and Balances" issues statement condemning Trump's racist attacks on the Squad. FedSoc opts for looking at the ceiling and whistling while walking away. [National Law Journal] * This may come as a shock, but international law experts are pretty sure Trump's asylum shenanigans are illegal. [Time] * Charities are getting donations in cryptos which beyond the tax implications makes you wonder, "haven't those people suffered enough?" [Legaltech News] * Marvel beats suit over Iron Man 3 poster. Still $7 million away from beating Avatar though. [Law360] * Abortion gag rule takes effect setting up yet another court fight. When is it going to be Infrastructure Week? [Huffington Post] * Meek Mill's new trial begins. [Courthouse News Service]

But Who Will Avenge The Avengers? How The Marvel Method Deprived The Visionary Behind Marvel’s Most Famous Characters From Enforcing His Rights

The world is waiting for the next hero (or his or her heirs) to smash this flawed method of analyzing putative works-for-hire in a Hulk-like fashion. 

Non-Sequiturs: 09.16.16

* Are political differences killing the U.S.'s economic growth? [Tax Prof Blog] * Prison reforms may actually be coming to Rikers Island. An analysis of the case that led to the changes. [Cityland] * A profile of Justice John Stevens that focuses on his love of baseball and his dissent in Bush v. Gore. [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin] * Will the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal lead to shareholder litigation for parent company 20th Century Fox? [Law and More] * Dissecting the work patterns of the Supreme Court (think longer opinions and more briefs). [Empirical SCOTUS] * If you're at Long Beach Comic Con, check out the "Lawyers of Hell's Kitchen" panel for all the legal issues you need to know about Marvel's TV universe. [The Legal Geeks]