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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.28.16

* The political anger against big banking in general and Wells Fargo, specifically, could hurt their forced arbitration efforts. [Cowboys On The Commons] * Warner Brothers's settlement over paying -- and not disclosing that fact -- influencers to subtly promote its video game Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. [The Fashion Law] * The California Bar is considering a ban on client-attorney sex. [Law and More] * Rumor has it Steve Bannon is totally fine with suppressing black voter turnout. [Huffington Post] * Yes, the electoral college sucks, but they are still going to elect Donald Trump. [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.30.15

* The National Association for Law Placement released slightly improved jobs numbers for the law school class of 2014, so yay? [National Law Journal] * The battle royale that pits local musicians versus Biglaw heavyweight Skadden continues to rage on. [Washington Post] * Guess what? Prosecutors don't like the Second Circuit's higher threshold for insider trading cases and now they'd like the Supreme Court to do something about it. [Wall Street Journal] * A group of merchants including Amazon, Wal-Mart and Starbucks want the $7 billion settlement negotiated over interchange fees with Visa, Mastercard and American Express in an antitrust case vacated due to attorney Gary Friedman's alleged misconduct. [Law360] * Don't cha love it when media scandals become real life litigation? All your deflategate legal questions answered. [Stradley Law]

By Kathryn Rubino
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
Morning Docket

Morning Docket 05.07.15

* Are you tired of hearing about Tom Brady's balls? No? Good. Here's a great profile of the Paul Weiss litigator that authored the report on deflategate. [New York Times] * Good news for all the Pandora listeners out there. The Second Circuit affirmed Pandora's access to the ASCAP music catalogue. [New York Law Journal] * As if the "Jena Six" haven't been through enough, now one of its members is heading to law school. [American Lawyer] * Brewery scores big First Amendment victory. Let's all celebrate with a nice cold bottle of "Raging Bitch" beer. [Corporate Counsel] * The federal government paid $45 million to Northrop Grumman Systems to settle claims it misappropriated trade secrets related to their satellite program. [National Law Journal] * The debate over the minimum wage rages on in Ninth Circuit case on the constitutionality of Los Angeles' Living Wage law. [Law360]

By Kathryn Rubino