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The ‘THC In Milligrams’ Limit: A New Approach To Regulating Hemp Products

The new limit reflects the need for a more nuanced approach.

Oregon Court Of Appeals Rules For Tycoon Oregon Dad, Against His Egg Donor Ex-Girlfriend

This case has been going on for a while -- the child in question was born in December 2015.

Morning Docket: 04.19.21

* A prominent Dallas attorney is accused of agreeing to launder drug money for a share of the profits. Is his name Saul Goodman? [Dallas Morning News] * A billionaire was purportedly able to cheat on his taxes without going to jail even though his lawyer faces serious charges and possible prison time. [Daily Beast] * A disbarred New Jersey lawyer has been connected to a company that was at one time worth $100 million despite owning one single deli. Maybe the valuation was based on the quality of its Reuben... [CNBC] * A lawsuit claims that Jerry Falwell, Jr.'s accuser has compromising photos and communications that would be damaging to Falwell's family. [Newsweek] * An Oregon lawyer may be suspended from practice for alleged misconduct during a high school soccer coach dispute. Guess he could be getting the red card... [Oregonian]

Accuser Wants To Wear A Face Mask In Court Because There’s A Pandemic. Judge Dismisses Case Instead.

The criminal justice system has to come up with a better answer than this.

Morning Docket: 11.23.20

* The Supreme Court may soon decide if New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo had the power to issue many pandemic-related orders. At least the Supreme Court can't take Cuomo's Emmy away... [Wall Street Journal] * The Trump Campaign is cutting ties with a lawyer who allegedly conveyed false conspiracy theories. [Forbes] * Former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland is reportedly on Joe Biden's list of possible Attorney General picks. [NPR] * A lawyer, who was disbarred in New Zealand, also had his law license revoked in the State of Oregon. [Bloomberg Law] * Kentucky's Attorney General has joined a lawsuit aimed at overturning in-person learning restrictions imposed by the Governor of Kentucky. This might be a little awkward... [CNN]

Morning Docket: 10.19.20

* This election cycle, we are reminded again that taking ballot selfies is illegal in many jurisdictions. Too bad, with the right insta filter, that ballot would look really good... [New York Times] * A New York federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction to the Catholic Brooklyn Diocese seeking to reopen churches closed due to COVID-19 rules. [CNN] * A lawsuit has already been filed over the forthcoming Borat sequel. [Wrap] * A group in Louisiana has been charged for allegedly staging car accidents in order to generate legal payouts. [Times-Picayune] * A lawsuit in Oregon alleges that a Portland gas station attendant purportedly refused to sell gas to black customers out of fear the gas might be used in rioting. [Fox News] * The owner of a law firm named Legal Genius PLLC has pleaded guilty to defrauding the IRS and other charges. Hate to go for the low-hanging joke here, but the firm might want to change its name to something more accurate... [ABC News]

Morning Docket: 10.12.20

* A California family is being sued by an animal rights group for allegedly mistreating their cows. Maybe the farmers were lactose intolerant... Bet they'll file a "moo"tion to dismiss...(I can go all day!). [My Valley News] * A veteran Oregon attorney has surrendered his law license amid allegations of theft and other illicit conduct. [Oregonian] * A woman has been charged with damaging the car of a lawyer representing a former cop allegedly involved in the death of George Floyd. [Minneapolis Star Tribune] * A federal judge has dismissed the Trump Campaign's lawsuit concerning election procedures in Pennsylvania. [AP] * An ethics board has approved of a New York lawyer withdrawing from a representation involving a court appearance out of fear of contracting COVID-19. [Bloomberg Law] * A woman was cited over the weekend for allegedly drunk driving at over four times the legal limit and crashing into a bridge causing a traffic nightmare. Maybe she'll get four times the normal punishment... [Fox News]

Morning Docket: 07.20.20

* Federal judge Esther Salas's son was shot and killed, and her husband wounded, during an assault at the judge's New Jersey home on Sunday night. Extending our deepest condolences to Judge Salas and her family. [CNN] * The Oregon Attorney General has sued federal agencies over detentions federal officials have conducted on Portland protesters. [USA Today] * Michael Avenatti's lawyer claims Avenatti is broke and taxpayers should pay for his defense on fraud, tax evasion, and other charges. Maybe he can just sell Roger Stones like other criminal defendants... [Fox News] * The Supreme Court has ordered expedited proceedings about the availability of President Trump's tax returns. [Hill] * The FBI Director has hired a former law partner to be the new top lawyer at the Bureau. [Wall Street Journal] * Yet another lawyer has been caught attending a Zoom court conference without wearing enough clothes. All lawyers should read ATL's earlier coverage of this phenomenon. [Mexico News Daily]

Morning Docket: 06.19.20

* A college student from Portland, Oregon, has filed her ninth lawsuit against the City of Portland over police action against protesters. This student is getting good practice if she ever heads to law school. [Oregonian] * The Wisconsin attorney accused of spitting on a protester last week has entered a plea of not guilty. [Fox News] * An indicted Texas judge is in a heated battle for re-election to the bench. [Texas Lawyer] * An attorney representing the officer accused of killing Rayshard Brooks alleges that the victim was not running away from police when he was shot and killed. [Fox News] * A lawsuit has been filed to try and prevent the removal of a statue of Christopher Columbus outside the city hall of Columbus, Ohio. Pretty sure citizens of Columbus will remember Christopher Columbus without a statue... [CBS News]

Morning Docket: 03.13.2020

* The feds are accusing a North Carolina tax lawyer of being a chronic tax cheat. If anyone can argue his way out of that pickle, it's the accused tax lawyer. [Charlotte Observer] * A prominent lawyer who was with Jeffrey Epstein days before his death does not believe Epstein committed suicide. [Fox News] * The Vermont Attorney General is suing a facial recognition company over privacy concerns. [Hill] * An Oregon man has been sentenced to 15 years for the 2009 killing of a federal public defender. [Oregonian] * The New York Attorney General has asked Alex Jones to stop selling toothpaste he claims can fight coronavirus. [New York Post] * Tesla is facing a lawsuit alleging that Model 3s didn't have the advertised self-driving computer. These cars are so expensive, they ought to have a computer like Knight Rider. [Electrek]

Morning Docket: 03.03.20

* An Oregon lawyer is in hot water after he refused to fork over $200 for a 15-minute lap dance. The billable hour rate for this stripper is probably higher than the lawyer who refused to pay. [The Oregonian] * A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Indiana Attorney General on behalf of women who claim that the AG groped them at a party. [Chicago Tribune] * R. Kelly's lawyers are arguing that it is unconstitutional to prosecute the disgraced singer for allegedly having sex without informing his partners that he may have had an STD. Wonder if this is what the Founders intended. Benjamin Franklin may have had an opinion on this issue... [Page Six] * The Supreme Court has refused to review the constitutionality of bump stock bans. [NBC News] * Apple will pay up to $500 million to settle a lawsuit over intentionally slowing down older phones. [CNN] * The husband of L.A.'s District Attorney pulled a gun on Black Lives Matter protesters camped out outside of their house. Not sure California's castle doctrine covers this... [NBC News]

Morning Docket 11.27.19

* The New York Bar is helping attorneys reach "high profits" by allowing lawyers to advise clients on legal issues related to marijuana. [Bloomberg] * A Michigan lawyer has been sworn in as an attorney by the same judge who sent him to prison two decades earlier. [Detroit Free Press] * Looks like Elon Musk won't settle a lawsuit about his imfamous "pedo guy" tweet and will testify in his own defense. Wonder what type of experts Musk plans to introduce at trial. [Reuters] * A NYC man has won $280,000 against a lawyer who called him an "a-hole" and a "jerk" online. Never thought an NYC jury would award so much money for such insults. [New York Post] * The Oregon State Bar has allegedly mishandled the cases of a disbarred Oregon lawyer who is accused of stealing from her clients. [The Oregonian] * The DC Attorney General has joined the pile-on against Juul, the maker of electronic cigarettes, over allegations it illicitly advertised to minors. [CNBC]

Public Defenders Drowning In Law School Loans Walk Off Job In Protest

They've reached their breaking point.

Non Sequiturs: 11.11.18

* The unstoppable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg maintains her three-Term streak as author of the Supreme Court's first signed majority opinion -- and, interestingly enough, it's a unanimous affirmance of the Ninth Circuit (opinion by my former boss, Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain). [Empirical SCOTUS] * When he's not busy issuing landmark decisions (and feeding his clerks to SCOTUS), Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.) writes erudite essays for the New York Review of Books -- like his latest, a review of Joel Richard Paul's new biography of Chief Justice John Marshall (affiliate link). [New York Review of Books] * President Donald Trump is transforming the federal judiciary with his youthful and conservative appointments -- but the extent of the transformation should not be exaggerated, for reasons identified by Ed Whelan. [Bench Memos / National Review] * Ann Althouse analyzes some of the juiciest passages in Michelle Obama's new memoir (affiliate link). [Althouse] * It has been a long time -- specifically, more than four years -- since the Department of Justice has issued an opinion about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as FCPA guru Mike Koehler points out. [FCPA Professor] * Peter Schuck responds, in thoughtful and civil fashion, to the (many) critics of his and Rogers Smith's argument that the Fourteenth Amendment does not require birthright citizenship for the children of unlawfully present aliens. [PrawfsBlawg] * After last Tuesday's elections, in which Louisiana approved a state constitutional amendment requiring a unanimous jury to convict in a criminal case, Oregon is the only state that allows conviction in some criminal cases without a unanimous jury -- and Gerard Magliocca wonders if this is constitutional. [Concurring Opinions] * He's no stranger to our pages, but Isaac Lidsky -- the child actor (Saved By The Bell) turned first blind SCOTUS clerk turned successful entrepreneur -- still has many insights to share, as he does in this wide-ranging podcast with Goli Kalkhoran. [Lessons From A Quitter]

Judicial Nominees And Their College Writings: Enough Is Enough

We need a statute of limitations when it comes to the scribblings of one's youth.