Securities Law

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.26.19

* Michael Cohen's three days in the sun begin. [CNBC] * Lawyers trying to hold back release in Kraft massage parlor matter. [WPTV] * Firm GCs are volunteering to mentor Biglaw on diversity. If they'd just live up to their commitment to take business away from firms that either don't make or make only a token attempt at diversity, they wouldn't need to hold these cute mentorship meetings. [American Lawyer] * Elon Musk is either completely ignorant of his legal obligations or doesn't care that he violates them. Either way, it's an invitation to massively step up sanctions. [Law360] * Trump campaign staffer claims he forcibly kissed her without her consent, which shocks no one who's ever listened to him talk. [National Law Journal] * The burgeoning niche practice of hash brown law. [Washington Post] * Profiling the intellectual property lawyer fighting for the CBD industry. [Forbes]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.01.18

* President Trump asked the FBI to investigate the claims of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, the first two women to accuse would-be SCOTUS justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault and misconduct, leaving out Julie Swetnick's claims to the chagrin of her lawyer. [Wall Street Journal] * So, just how limited in scope will the FBI's new Kavanaugh inquiry be? Trump claims that the bureau has "free rein," but no one who has contradicted the judge's claims about his drinking and partying as a high school and college student are going to be interviewed. [New York Times] * HLS is second best at feeling shame: Following student protests against Kavanaugh teaching at Harvard Law, the elite law school's dean won't come out and say whether the accused jurist will still have a job in legal academia come 2019. [HuffPost] * ICYMI amid the Kavanaugh craziness, a judge ruled that the plaintiffs in Blumenthal v. Trump -- the 201 Democratic members of Congress -- have standing to sue the president for his alleged violations of the emoluments clause. [National Law Journal] * That was quick! In the span of just a few days, Elon Musk settled the securities fraud lawsuit filed against him by the SEC, and the deal calls for him to pay a $20 million fine and step down as Tesla's chairman for the next three years. [New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.17.18

* A whistleblower reports that SARS reports regarding Michael Cohen's transactions are missing from FINCEN. SARS don't just disappear without a trace... well, the disease did, but the reports shouldn't. [New Yorker] * After passing an abortion law accomplishing little more than exposing the state's taxpayers to litigation expense, Iowa is going to have to find someone else to defend it because Attorney General Tom Miller wants no part of it. [ABC] * The FTC's new consumer protection chief represented payday lenders, and really what's so bad about a 110 percent interest rate anyway? [The Hill] * Wolf of Wall Street needs to up his payments to victims. [Law360] * Facebook is getting into the blockchain game meaning soon your vacation photos will overtake Bitcoin as the most inherently worthless thing backed by blockchain. [Legaltech News] * An interview with a federal magistrate judge finally answers the question: what's the penalty for Yogi Bear stealing a picnic basket? [Coverage Opinions] * The Senate, against all odds, voted to save net neutrality yesterday. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice