Robert Capers

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.03.17

* The Supreme Court declined to hear a case about vending machines and the ADA. This isn't such a big deal right now, but with tech gurus trying to turn America into a vending machine hellscape, this was a good opportunity for the Court to get out ahead of the curve. But we all knew that wasn't going to happen. [Law.com] * I think this is supposed to sound heroic, but the story of lawyers in Fort Lauderdale racing against Hurricane Irma to close a deal just seems like a cautionary tale about becoming a lawyer. But, you know, good for them for getting it done. [Daily Business Review] * Trio of top-flight prosecutors leave the SDNY to form Krieger Kim & Lewin LLP. That's 30 years of combined talent walking out of the SDNY all at once. And some impressive stories. Plots to assassinate ambassadors? The bin Laden case? A bevy of corrupt state officials? Hey guys, things might be a little less exciting for a couple months. [NY Times] * Meanwhile, the former EDNY U.S. Attorney, Robert Capers, joins Arent Fox. [Wall Street Journal] * Novel takes on a fantastic premise: a likable Biglaw protagonist. [Amazon (affiliate link)] * A group of lawyers are driving an anti-gay agenda? What firm did they crawl out from? Oh... right. Obviously. [The Careerist] * If you didn't catch it over the weekend, WNYC's More Perfect is back taking a deeper dive into Supreme Court. Check out Elie Mystal interviewing Judge Posner in this episode on Korematsu. Wow, Judge Posner is astoundingly nihilistic about courts. [More Perfect]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket 05.15.15

* Lance Armstrong is feuding, again, with former teammate Floyd Landis -- this time over discovery [National Law Journal] * Remember July 2014 when we all learned that ExamSoft -- the bar examination software -- totally crapped out on test takers? Yeah, they just reached a $2.1 million settlement.  #NeverForgetBarghazi [Law360] * Rejoice haters of measles and other preventable diseases! California is moving to end "personal belief exemptions" for mandatory vaccines. [NPR] * In oral arguments for an appeal of the conviction of Jesse Litvak, a bond trader convicted of securities fraud involving government bailout funds, the Second Circuit was skeptical over the fairness of the trial. [New York Law Journal] * The FDA finally arrives in the year 2015; plans to ease restrictions on gay blood donors. [Jurist] *  Senate Judiciary Committee recommends prosecutor Robert Capers the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, filling Attorney General Loretta Lynch's vacancy. [Wall Street Journal] * An analysis of who the winners will be under Google's new plan to buy up patents before the trolls. [JD Supra]

By Kathryn Rubino