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Morning Docket: 04.29.20

* New lawyers in Texas are now being allowed to take their attorney oaths through Zoom and other teleconferencing apps. Hopefully they aren't shirtless and in bed when they are sworn in. [Houston Chronicle] * Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is the latest high-profile figure to be released from prison early because of COVID-19. [NBC News] * The SEC has scored a slam dunk against an attorney who allegedly defrauded NBA star Charles Barkley of millions of dollars. [Bloomberg Law] * A New Jersey petting zoo operator has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly abusing dozens of pigs. Wonder if he calls himself "Pig King," although the name doesn't have a ring to it. [New Jersey Herald] * Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has sued the New York State Board of Elections for canceling New York's Democratic presidential primary. [Politico] * The Supreme Court narrowly held that Georgia could not place its entire state code behind a paywall. Along similar lines, hopefully the Supreme Court will soon find that PACER fees should be eliminated. [New York Times]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.30.19

* Brexit is going to be a real problem for law firms. [Law.com] * Former paralegal sues firm alleging it "fosters a 'party culture' rife with drug use and sexual harassment." [Philly Voice] * Law firms are feasting on the Sears bankruptcy. [NY Post] * 2020 could be a monster year for Biglaw fundraising. [American Lawyer] * What happens to intellectual property when artificial intelligence starts inventing things? [The Recorder] * Even the Second Circuit doesn't want to fly Spirit. [Law360] * SEC targets investment fund that allegedly preyed upon brain-damaged NFL players to enrich themselves. Team owners, meanwhile, face no repercussions. [Daily Business Review] * The DOJ makes secret laws? Super. [Politico]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.05.17

* A Magic Circle firm sees two New York banking partners disappear. [Big Law Business] * A Biglaw partner cuts a deal with the SEC over allegations that he acted as a conduit for improper campaign donations, paying $95,000 and admitting no wrongdoing. [ABA Journal] * Being general counsel of Uber is a fascinating job because the company constantly confronts legal and regulatory issues -- the latest being a Justice Department probe into its "Greyball" software tool. [New York Times] * An interesting interview by Casey Sullivan of Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal, now tied with Thurgood Marshall as the minority lawyer with the most Supreme Court arguments. [Big Law Business via How Appealing] * A preview of next week's argument in the Trump travel ban case before the en banc Fourth Circuit (down a member because Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson is the father-in-law of acting solicitor general Jeffrey Wall, who's arguing the case). [Law.com]

By David Lat