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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.24.21
* Legal tech startup Clearbrief is raising money to provide AI-driven writing technology to the legal sector. Hope they don’t make AI that writes the Morning Docket… [Geek Wire]
* Senator Chuck Schumer is asking President Biden to appoint candidates who would be the first black U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. [Politico]
* A lawsuit alleging that an NHL owner broke rent-stabilization laws with tenants is being allowed to proceed. Guess the judge will decide who belongs in the penalty box. [Crain’s New York Business]
* A member of a prominent Utah family is accusing the Mormon Church of fraud in a new lawsuit. [Washington Post]
* A Pennsylvania lawyer is in hot water after he allegedly copy and pasted a substantial amount of his trial-level arguments in an appeal. At least he didn’t need to bill much extra for the work… [ABA Journal]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.08.21
* All nine Supreme Court justices are now fully vaccinated. Hopefully they’ll continue phone oral arguments for awhile, they can be more entertaining… [CNN]
* President Biden has fired a Trump-appointed lawyer who refused to resign. [Hill]
* Dolce & Gabbana has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against two fashion bloggers. [New York Daily News]
* The Georgia District Attorney investigating Donald Trump has hired a lawyer with experience in racketeering cases. [CNN]
* President Biden’s pick to be Associate Attorney General would be the wealthiest member of the Biden administration. Bet she didn’t gain that wealth on a government salary… [Yahoo News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.22.21
* A Georgia lawyer, who some believed may have been the inspiration for the “Matlock” character, has passed away. Wonder if he wore Matlock suits himself… [WSB TV]
* A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco created a sexually exploitative environment at an acting school. [New York Times]
* Authorities say that the man who killed the son of Judge Esther Salas last year may have also targeted Justice Sonia Sotomayor. [NBC News]
* A lawsuit has been filed against a Texas utility over the death of a child during the winter weather and power failures that hit Texas last week. [Hill]
* A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit Congressman Devin Nunes filed against CNN. [Politico]
* Democratic lawmakers are suggesting that President Biden steer clear of candidates with Ivy League educations when considering possible Supreme Court picks. Happy to still be eligible… [New York Times]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.21.20
* Tyson Foods is paying $221.5 million to settle a poultry price-fixing lawsuit. Guess the chickens are coming home to roost… [Food Business News]
* The Supreme Court reportedly received a bomb threat while the inauguration of President Biden was underway yesterday. [Business Insider]
* The National Rifle Association says it is “not afraid” of a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General, and it will continue to fight the litigation. [Bloomberg Law]
* A lawyer for the “QAnon Shaman” says that granting his client a pardon “would have been the honorable thing to do.” [CBS News]
* Speaking of pardons, a lawyer for Lil’ Wayne conveyed that the rapper didn’t support President Trump just to get a pardon. Maybe the rapper was angling to get on another season of Celebrity Apprentice… [Complex]