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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.24.22

* Honesty is the best legal policy: Colorado is on the cusp of no longer allowing police officers to lie to children during interrogations. [Oregon Live] * Not this time, Times! Sarah Palin wants a redo after losing her defamation case against the New York Times. Tough crowd, eh? [Reuters] * Texan man pleads guilty to hate crime charge after attacking a Burmese family with a knife. [CNN] * Hate to say I told you so: Woman sues LAPD after they mistook her identity and jailed her for nearly two weeks. [ABC 7] * Over my dead chassis: Subaru and Kia decided to simply make their cars less safe rather than let people fix their own clunkers. [WGRZ]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.04.21

* A federal detainee who threw a chair at a prosecutor has been charged. Guess they threw the book at him... [Department of Justice] * Residents of North Carolina will purportedly be allowed to phone a lawyer for free tomorrow. [ABC News] * A lawyer for Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade is requesting that the New York Times compensate his client for publishing Reade's social security number. [Fox News] * A proposed law in Florida would make it difficult to sue healthcare providers and nursing homes for damages related to COVID-19. [NBC News] * The former owner of New York Sports Clubs has settled a lawsuit over billing practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. That case wasn't on the legal treadmill for long... [Reuters]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.30.20

* A lawyer for the New York Times simply replied "no" to a 12-page apology request sent by Sean Hannity. Wonder how much the Times' attorney billed for that. [Huffington Post] * In related news, it appears as if President Trump encouraged Sean Hannity to file this lawsuit against the New York Times. [Business Insider] * California faces a new civil rights lawsuit over bans on protesting at the state capitol during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Fox News] * For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court will conduct arguments by remote means next week. Check out how attorneys are preparing for the unique proceedings. [Washington Post] * An attorney who allegedly defrauded a client to fund his gambling habit is facing some serious consequences. [Bloomberg Law] * A Beverly Hills lawyer has pleaded guilty to bribing federal agents in order to obtain sensitive law enforcement information. Sounds like a bad sequel to Beverly Hills Cop. [Los Angeles Times]