Pot

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.06.20

* A cannabis operator has hired a new top lawyer. Wonder if he's charging $420 an hour... [Law360] * A new lawsuit alleges that a cruise line held crewmembers against their will and without pay during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Fox News] * An attorney has been suspended from practice for paying clients fake recoveries out of his own pocket. [ABA Journal] * That Google Plus class-action settlement email many of us got recently was real just in case anyone had doubts. [Fast Company] * An ex-Walmart employee has filed a lawsuit after allegedly being fired for reporting social distancing violations. [Hill] * A lawyer who borrowed $440,000 from a litigation funder may now be on the hook for $18 million. Don't think an attorney can argue he didn't read the contracts... [Legal Newsline]

By Jordan Rothman
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.05.16

* Tips from a Biglaw partner on balancing work and motherhood. [Big Law Business] * But not everyone thinks that Biglaw is conducive to balancing family life with work. [Law and More] * Which attorneys were most victorious at oral argument in front of the Supreme Court this Term? [Empirical SCOTUS] * Legal pot growers have a looming battle with the IRS. [Slate] * Is now the time to end the death penalty? [Guile is Good] * RIP, Judge Abner Mikva, whose career also included work as a U.S. congressman from Illinois, White House counsel to President Bill Clinton, and mentor to Barack Obama. He died this 4th of July. [Washington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino
Drugs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.05.13

* Washington is facing an unexpected issue with its new marijuana laws: training all the drug-sniffing dogs not to go crazy over pot. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Maryland v. King, but with more Betty Draper. [Eff Yeah SCOTUS] * The International Trade Commission has banned the importation of older iPhones and iPads for patent infringement based on a standard-essential patent. Don’t know what that means? Well, it’s kind of a big deal. [FOSS Patents] * A federal judge likens herself to the Hulk because she lengthens sentences over the objections of prosecutors. When we first wrote about Judge Rose, Staci felt the one Senator voting against her confirmation needed a good reason. This is that reason. [Des Moines Register] * Student trolls law professor to get grades posted before she can finish the professor’s book. The race is on! [Josh Blackman's Blog] * As previously mentioned, THE Ohio State University President Gordon Gee was in hot water. Now he’s been s**tcanned retiring. Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino declared Gee a “pompous ass.” One tipster noted, “Pitino Rick is an expert on the subject of pompous. Restaurant Sex too.” [CBS Sports] * Lots of lawyers are former debaters. If you are looking to give back, there’s a new organization trying to raise money for high school debate in Kalamazoo. I mention this partly because I care about the cause, but mostly because I like writing Kalamazoo. [Go Fund Me] * After reviewing the mindblowingly crazy BARBRI lecturer vid yesterday, Themis sent us a couple of their bar prep vids. Enjoy after the jump…

By Joe Patrice
Drugs

Up in Smoke: Texas Judge Busted for Alleged Pot Possession

Being a judge is hard work. So hard, in fact, that sometimes these distinguished members of society go out in search of more plebeian ways to relax. Some judges, for example, are apparent aficionados of the classic gateway drug -- marijuana. One judge in Texas was recently arrested for allegedly smoking two joints before he smoked two joints, and then smoking two more....

By Staci Zaretsky
American Bar Association / ABA

Morning Docket: 10.31.11

* Snowtober was a treat for some, but a trick for many more. Let us know how your firm is handling this Halloween horror. Email us or send a text to (646) 820-TIPS. [Reuters] * Will the legal profession continue to be a slave to ethical rules of the past? Only if lawyers can’t profit […]

By Staci Zaretsky