Roger Stone

* The prosecutor who resigned over a sentencing memo in the Roger Stone case has joined the DC Attorney General’s Office. Seems like he landed on his feet. [Hill]

* A New Jersey lawyer cannot be readmitted to practice unless he shows that his wife has no access to his accounts, checkbooks, and other financial records. There must be a good story behind this… [ABA Journal]

* A federal judge has dismissed a malicious prosecution claim filed by Jussie Smollett stemming from the attack he allegedly staged to increase his profile. [USA Today]

* A Kentucky lawyer has been charged with making terroristic threats after allegedly threatening Kentucky’s governor. This attorney should brush up on his constitutional law. [Hill]

* Dozens of in-house lawyers are agreeing to pay cuts in order to help their companies deal with issues created by COVID-19. [Bloomberg Law]

* A knife-wielding lawyer allegedly forced a journalist to delete footage of this attorney at a shelter-at-home protest. Guess this lawyer took the law into his own hands… [New York Post]

* A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump’s former White House Counsel, Donald McGahn, does not have to testify before Congress. [CNBC]

* Roger Stone called an adversary’s lawyer a “little bitch” at a deposition last month. Check out the video to see if the insult was warranted. [VICE]

* Lori Loughlin’s attorney says that notes written by the mastermind of the Varsity Blues racket exonerate Loughlin of wrongdoing. [Forbes]

* This week, the Supreme Court will hear its first major abortion case of the Trump era. [Reuters]

* A new lawsuit alleges that Disney is breaking the law by making people with disabilities wait too long for rides. I sense an episode idea for Curb Your Enthusiasm here… [Texarkana Gazzette]

* Michael Avenatti’s lawyer has indicated that his client has been released from solitary confinement. Guess this will help Avenatti prepare for his other criminal trials… [CNN]

* A lawsuit alleges that Florida should not count primary votes for Bernie Sanders since he is not a true Democrat. [USA Today]

* The judge overseeing the Roger Stone criminal case seemed skeptical about Stone’s request for a new trial. [Guardian]

* Julian Assange’s lawyer claims the U.S. wanted to kill the Wikileaks founder and make it look like an accident. Seems a little paranoid. [New York Post]

* The Supreme Court has tossed a lawsuit over the cross-border killing of a teen. [Reuters]

* A University of Maryland student is alleging in a lawsuit that the school knowingly served her gluten even though she had celiac disease. South Park fans know some of the symptoms of eating gluten… [WUSA9]

* Prosecutors assigned to the Roger Stone criminal case have resigned amid concerns that the White House “stonewalled” DOJ officials about sentencing recommendations. [The Hill]

* Jussie Smollett is facing new charges over his claims of being assaulted on the streets of Chicago, and his lawyers are crying foul. [Deadline]

* Alan Dershowitz filed claims against David Boies for defamation and other causes of action. [Wall Street Journal]

* Netflix has lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit about using the “Choose Your Own Adventure”® phrase when promoting a popular movie. See, made sure to use the trademark sign there… [Hollywood Report]

* President Trump has won the dismissal of a lawsuit aimed at forcing the White House to archive communications with Vladimir Putin and other officials. [Washington Post]

* A New York attorney tried to escape a grand larceny investigation by buying a boat in cash and sailing to the Caribbean. She made it as far as New Jersey. [New York Law Journal]

* Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg missed oral arguments on Wednesday because of a stomach bug. Wishing Justice Ginsburg a speedy recovery! [CNN] * Closing arguments have started in the Roger Stone trial. From what prosecutors are saying, it seems like Roger Stone has a target as well as a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his […]

* Roger Stone left early from his trial yesterday because he complained of food poisoning. At least this is better than R. Kelly’s infected toenail excuse… [CNN]

* An attorney alleged to have smuggled a hit list out of jail has been denied the reinstatement of her law license. [East Bay Times]

* Attorneys for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes have filed a motion to withdraw from the case, stating that they haven’t been paid for more than a year. Holmes has come a long way from paying numerous attorneys hefty fees to go after Theranos whistleblowers. [CNBC]

* The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda has asked that Harvard Law make reparations to that country for the impact Antiguan slave labor had on the creation of Harvard Law School. [Toronto Star]

* A celebrated cellist has won $11M in a slip and fall lawsuit against an upscale food market. That’s a lot of cheddar. [New York Post]

* Kentucky elected its first African American attorney general last night. [The Hill]

* The Supreme Court yesterday seemed to frown upon North Carolina’s use of copyrighted images of a pirate ship that sunk off its shores. If you want to see good images of a pirate ship, there’s a ride you should check out… [USA Today]

* The drama at WeWork has resulted in huge amounts of legal work for several top law firms. Maybe the firms will get free office space along with their fees. [American Lawyer]

* A new lawsuit alleges that Southwest Airlines pilots hid a video camera in an airplane lavatory and streamed the video from the cockpit. Sounds like a weird new Mile High Club… [Washington Post]

* A 78-year-old woman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the attempted murder of her own lawyer. Her criminal defense attorney is one brave person. [AP News]

* Steve Bannon is expected to testify against Roger Stone at the latter’s upcoming trial for federal charges. [National Law Journal]

* Arrests have been made for the murder of Rachelle Bergeron, the New York attorney who served as the acting attorney general of the island of Yap. [BBC]

* Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal yesterday for efforts to promote education about the Constitution. The award comes with a $100,000 prize — hope he’s not jealous that RBG won a $1,000,000 award last week. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* An alleged New Hampshire church shooter has allegedly beaten his own lawyer… good luck trying to find another attorney to represent him. [Boston Herald]

* A bunch of law firms are vying to provide fixed-rate trademark services for Amazon. Wonder if they’ll offer free two-day delivery to Prime members. [American Lawyer]

* It may be time for the “Piper” to pay — another DLA Piper employee alleges inappropriate behavior by a firm partner and administrators. [Bloomberg]

* R. Kelly and his divorce lawyer are in Splitsville over R. Kelly’s alleged failure to pay his lawyer’s fees. [Chicago Sun Times]

* Roger Stone won’t be able to show clips from The Godfather Part II at his trial. I guess they made the judge an offer he could refuse. [Daily Beast]

* Unfortunately, two beaten-up lawyers make today’s Morning Docket. The Cleveland attorney sucker punched by a client after a 47-year sentence was handed down is mulling a lawsuit against the local sheriff’s department. [Cleveland.com]

* Redaction comedy: filings in the Roger Stone case inadvertently gave out Trump’s phone number. [National Law Review]

* Law firm growth has slowed but we’re going to pretend that’s not a troubling sign. [American Lawyer]

* California’s going to war with the NCAA and they stand a better chance than this year’s UCLA team. [KTLA]

* Former Penn State GC faces discipline hearing before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. [Law.com]

* Insider trading trial begins with argument that banker didn’t intend to go in on an insider trading scheme with his dad. [Law360]

* FDA sends warning letter to Juul over its claims to be “safer than cigarettes” being potentially false as opposed to its claims to “not make you look like a douche” which are demonstrably false. [Corporate Counsel]