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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.09.22

* How hard is it to not commit human rights violations? For folks running New York's prisons, pretty hard apparently. [ Gothamist] * Hope you enjoyed your voting rights before Court is back in session. [Esquire] * Don't say Games Done Quick: Popular game speedrunning event cancelled in part due to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law. [Wa Po] * Move over I'm biking here!: Portland case claims crowded sidewalks violate the ADA. [Bike Portland] * ACB set to take part in case involving folks that have paid her repeatedly. The Supreme in Supreme Court refers to them being above accountability. [Raw Story]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.13.19

* Data indicate the average attorney salary has doubled over the last 20 years. Adjusted for inflation though that's about a 25 percent bump. Meanwhile, if law school tuition over that period only increased 25 percent, schools would be $40K cheaper now. [Law.com] * Predictably, a staffing shortage is being blamed for Epstein's death so everyone can start the push to hire a ton more guards rather than revisit overcrowding or reforming fundamental incarceration policies. [Huffington Post] * Trump goes to war with the bald eagle. Finally, his revenge is complete. [NY Daily News] * California and New York ban discrimination based on hairstyle almost 30 years after the Paulette Caldwell article pointing out exactly how messed up this practice is. [Law360] * Biglaw shows up in force to help Burford fight back against short seller. [American Lawyer] * 'Space Law and Poop' is coming to a 3L seminar near you. [Live Science] * Ninth Circuit shuts down another attempt to get college football players a cut of the money they earn. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.26.16

* Is this judge dangerous or just doing her job -- or worse, both? [Guile is Good] * So, you find yourself "in between" legal jobs at the moment. What do you do with the time? [Reboot Your Law Practice] * This University of Chicago Law student is just trying to make his nut, and he's developed a card game called "The Golfing Dead." A standard card game put through the "apocalyptic ringer." Even his law professor is on board with the fun game... it may not be important or amazing, but it is entertaining. [Kickstarter] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRN6vfrIY1c * This Anthony Weiner documentary looks like it is going to be everything you didn't even know you always wanted from a political documentary. [Gawker] * Despite blood testing company Theranos's recent onslaught of issues, including SEC and U.S. Attorney's Office investigation, David Boies reports the board is standing behind CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes. [Vanity Fair] * When a decrease in the number of prisoners in a state is the cause of a budget crisis, you know things are jacked up. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Deutsche Bank is pushing back against rising legal costs. Is this the new normal that law firms have to deal with? [Law and More] * New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's lawsuit against Trump University is going forward. [Law Newz]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 02.03.16

* Style tips to take you from court to the Met Gala (okay, you will probably never go to the Met Gala, but still) from Amal Clooney. [Popsugar] * Welp, this is one way to get your legal expenses paid for: A gay porn site is willing to cover former Congressman Aaron Schock's legal bills if only he'll appear in a few films. [Wonkette] * This is the Donald Trump we have all come to expect: he's accusing Ted Cruz (over Twitter, natch) of "stealing" the Iowa Caucus. [The Slot] * A great idea to link Black History Month with the current presidential election. [Chicago Sun-Times] * The history of how vagrancy laws gave the police nearly unlimited power. [Time] * Sure, Bernie Madoff is a crook, but in prison he is a rockstar -- and his stock is only going up. [Law and More] * Giving the quiet Justice Souter his due. [Anton Piatigorsky Blog] * Taking a shot at the NRA, because as angry as most Americans are, we agree about one thing. [Funny or Die]

By Kathryn Rubino