Morning Docket: 04.15.20
* A Texas judge has been disciplined for posting Facebook congratulations to attorneys who won jury verdicts in her courtroom. Should have saved that conduct for LinkedIn... [Texas Lawyer] * An attorney representing Anheuser-Busch in a lawsuit involving a Bud Light Super Bowl ad has requested a new oral argument date because he tested positive for COVID-19. [Bloomberg Law] * Michael Sussman, the attorney for the alleged Monsey stabber (and a former adversary of mine), is requesting an autopsy of the victim even though autopsies run counter to Jewish burial traditions. [Forward] * Jeff Sessions has stated that he has no regrets about leaving the Senate to serve as the Attorney General of the United States. [Hill] * The owner of a strip club in Flint, Michigan, has filed a lawsuit claiming that the Payroll Protection Program improperly excludes businesses in the sex industry. This story is kind of reminiscent of another "Flynt"... [Michigan Live]
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Morning Docket: 02.05.20
* A Baltimore man is claiming a constitutional right to sell pizza out of his food truck. Didn’t Patrick Henry say “give me pizza, or give me death”?… [Baltimore Sun] * A New York lawyer has been suspended from practice for assaulting a woman he met through an online dating service. [Bloomberg Law]
Morning Docket: 01.29.20
* President Trump’s impeachment lawyers are getting paid from various sources. [Washington Post] * A lawyer linked to Jared Kushner was removed from the jury pool in Michael Avenatti’s criminal case. The other potential jurors will need to find other excuses… [New York Post]