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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.22.21

* Legal tech startup Rocket Lawyer has raised $223 million to fund its expansion. This should send the company's valuation to the moon... [Fortune] * The St. Louis lawyer who is accused of pointing a weapon at protesters last year is considering a U.S. Senate run. [Politico] * The Manhattan District Attorney says his office will no longer prosecute prostitution offenses. [NPR] * Check out this interesting article on how Courts of Appeals cite to opinions from Justice Scalia and Justice Ginsburg. [Juris Lab] * Peloton may be facing a class action lawsuit related to purported defects in its treadmills. [WTAE] * The lawyer for an New York man accused of threatening Congress argues that his client's statements bordered on comedy. Not sure about that, but the argument itself is kind of funny... [Hill]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.19.16

* According to Harry Reid, Obama should have a Supreme Court nominee within the next three weeks. As everyone knows, the senior Senator from Las Vegas sets the official line on these things. [Huffington Post] * Cravath people bitching about their jobs is now the leading cause of insider trading. [Law360] * Students using the moniker of "Reclaim Harvard Law School" have occupied the student center to protest the school's continued use of the family crest of a slave trader and the lack of faculty diversity. I'd be sympathetic, but it was Harvard's terrible diversity policy that brought some of my favorite professors to NYU Law so it worked out pretty well for me. [Daily Princetonian] * Sir Nigel Knowles is stepping down as the global co-chair of DLA Piper. I would say it's time to relax and take a cruise, but that sounds like work for DLA Piper people. [Am Law Daily] * The ABA has pulled out of its joint venture with Rocket Lawyer to provide a cheap initial consult service. [Am Law Daily] * Hey, hey, hey. Lawyer claims that Bill Cosby comes off as a bully for suing his accuser. [Associated Press via Trib Live] * The ACLU is challenging a Kansas voter suppression law requiring proof of citizenship. Seems like now is a good time to bring that case. [New York Times]

By Joe Patrice