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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.09.21

* Now you’ve just done it! Lawyer behind bars for tempting to extort Nike. [ALJAZEERA] * Data shows the majority Republican Supreme Court is actually further right than people thought. Numbers don’t lie, but I wish they did. [NPR] * Looks like BLM protests were overwhelmingly peaceful. Facts don’t care about your feelings, FedSoc bros in ConLaw. [CSR] * Arizona Secretary of State hopes state attorneys launch investigation to see if Trump, Giuliani, et al interfered with vote counting last November. Come on, progressive prosecutors! [The Root] * At least one firm will maintain remote work options as we return to normal. Billables are much more bearable on your couch. [ABA Journal]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.09.21

* Nike and Lil Nas X have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the latter's "Satan Shoes." Thank God... [Fox Business] * A defamation lawsuit OJ Simpson filed against a Las Vegas hotel has been resolved. [Fox News] * A new lawsuit alleges that Facebook's failure to police hate speech causes anti-Muslim abuse. [Los Angeles Times] * Hollywood power lawyer Howard Weitzman has passed away. [Los Angeles Times] * An actor from the Jack Black movie "School of Rock" is now a district attorney in Texas. That rocks... [My San Antonio]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.30.21

* Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over Lil Nas X's so-called "Satan Shoes" which include a drop of human blood and other Satanic imagery. Guess the old town road went straight to hell, and hope they hired the "Devil's advocate"... [Forbes] * The trial in a class action against 3M, on behalf of servicepeople who allegedly suffered hearing loss from faulty ear plugs, is underway. [Military.com] * Seattle is taking steps to ensure that everyone facing eviction has the benefit of a lawyer. [Seattle Times] * A Florida lawyer faces possible disbarment for allegedly taking money from clients and ghosting them. [Click Orlando] * A woman representing herself pro se was able to discharge tens of thousands of dollars of student loans in bankruptcy. Maybe she would have gotten more debt discharged if she went to law school... [Yahoo News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.23.19

* The DOJ sent a newsletter to the nation's immigration judges including links to a white nationalist website. Bill Barr is running a real crackerjack organization. [Buzzfeed News] * A deep question and answer exchange with Penn Law's Amy Wax and she comes off just as loony as you'd expect. [New Yorker] * It looks like Michael Avenatti is going to put Nike on trial in his upcoming extortion suit. [Law360] * A Brad Pitt role holds the key to being a good prosecutor. It's not Tyler Durden and that's a little surprising. [ABA Journal] * Weil Gotshal may have cost investment bankers millions, leaving them mere multimillionaires. [NY Post] * Ed Whelan seems to have no idea how law review articles are written in this tortured effort to defend Trump circuit appointee Steve Menashi's reputation. Essentially, Whelan says because Menashi's controversial article was cited by real academics it must be real scholarship -- as opposed to a 2L randomly inserting Menashi into a string cite. [National Review] * Nicholas Sparks won that fight he's been having with the former headmaster of his vanity school. [Deadline]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.20.16

* The Workers Rights Consortium found that Nike bans its workers in a Vietnam factory from yawning, among other awful allegations. In related news, Nike will no longer allow independent monitoring of its factories. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Sports writer Clay Travis proves it is possible to escape the legal profession and follow your dreams. I mean it probably won't happen, but it doesn't hurt to daydream on a Friday afternoon. [Hire an Esquire] * Is hopping around from job to job like an excited bunny losing its stigma to potential employers? [Corporette] * Hillary Clinton's campaign lost a challenge to Virginia's voter suppressing photo ID law. Yeah, this November's going to run swimmingly. [Election Law Blog] * Here's how to avoid those truly terrible social interactions that can derail your career. [Law and More] * Marijuana legalization is a growing trend, but what impact does the burgeoning industry have on poor communities? [Politico] * The Good Wife is getting a spin-off on CBS's new streaming service, loyal viewers will be happy, but it really should have been a musical. [Slate] * Real estate developer, Greg Geiser is suing the family he evicted for organizing a protest in front of his house. [Huffington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino
Clerkships

Non-Sequiturs: 01.13.14

* A pimp is suing Nike for not labeling its shoes as dangerous weapons after the sex work entrepreneur used his Jordans to beat the holy hell out of a john. Good luck with your suit, Superfly! [USA Today] * Tattoo artists are suing over their artwork getting featured in media without getting compensation. So add “because shooting ink through a damn needle into your skin” as a reason never to get a tattoo. [Infringe That!] * There was a dream that was the law clerk hiring plan. Well, it’s dead now. [OSCAR] * Comparing strippers to lawyers. Makes sense. [Miami Herald] * Across the Pond, a Cambridge College masturbator gets punished. I see what you did there, you clever headline writer, you. [The Tab] * Boston has stopped using license plate scanners to probe the question, “Are these even worth it?” That’s the sort of question they might have wanted to explore before spending all that money. [IT-Lex] * A Pennsylvania lawyer was busted for selling wines out of his wine cellar without a license. God, liquor laws are stupid. [Philly.com] * Congratulations to the LGBT Bar Association’s 2014 Community Vision awardees: Mary Bonauto, Brian Ellner, and Credit Suisse. [LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York]

By Joe Patrice