Mercer Law School

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.24.14

* Want to see a group of assistant district attorneys from the Bronx throwing up gang signs in their holiday photo? Of course you do! How seriously is the Bronx DA's office taking the picture even though local defense attorneys are pissed? Not very! [New York Daily News] * "What he did was out of line, inappropriate, unnecessary, and hurtful." There's a scandal brewing over at Mercer Law, where a professor apparently thought it would be prudent to use the "N-word" during his constitutional law class. [Macon Telegraph] * Gilberto "Cannibal Cop" Valle wants his conviction for illegally accessing NYPD databases to be overturned to improve his chances of getting into law school. He shouldn't be worried -- some schools accept convicted murderers. [New York Post] * Thelen LLP's bankruptcy case, first filed way back in 2009, is finally moving towards its conclusion. The last holdout partners who refused to settle must now pay back their monthly draws from the firm's final year. Too bad, so sad. [National Law Journal] * Ladies, have a pudding pop: Martin D. Singer of Lavely & Singer, better known these days as Bill Cosby's lawyer, wants the media to stop publishing "unsubstantiated, fantastical stories" about the comedian's alleged rape victims. [Chicago Tribune] * The grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting is still undecided on the case. Perhaps they'll have a decision before Thanksgiving so everyone in Ferguson can enjoy their turkey in peace (or in protest, depending on how it comes out). [CNN]

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Morning Docket: 08.09.12

* Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be the oldest member of the high court, but she’s still one bad ass bitch. She broke two ribs in June, and still fulfilled all of her duties on the bench. We <3 RBG! [Reuters] * While merchants will now be able to charge more when customers use credit cards, they might not get much else from this Visa / MasterCard settlement because of an American Express catch-22. [New York Times] * The Garden State just got a little greener (in a sticky icky way): starting today, doctors in New Jersey will be able to register their patients for the Department of Health’s medical marijuana program. [Star-Ledger] * After some highly questionable opposition from government officials, the city of Macon, Georgia, has approved the placement of a park bench in memory of slain Mercer Law grad Lauren Giddings. [Telegraph] * Kansas Law received a $1M donation to support scholarships. The dean is thrilled, because the school will be able to compete to attract and retain students who will someday be unemployed. [Lawrence Journal-World] * The verdict is in on who reigns as the highest paid TV personality. Even if you pee on her leg and tell her it’s raining, Judge Judy will be able to afford the dry-cleaning bill, because she’s loaded. [New York Daily News] * Even if you’re a ho fo’ sho, that doesn’t mean you can’t do business in a ho-tel, mo-tel, or Holiday Inn. An Australian court ruled that denying prostitutes rooms was discriminatory. [International Business Times]

By Staci Zaretsky