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Morning Docket: 03.10.23

* NY prosecutors signal that Donald Trump is about to be indicted. It's probably a misdemeanor for falsifying records to bribe Stormy Daniels into silence, but it's something. [Huffington Post] * Speaking of bribery, the trial of the Fox executives accused of bribing soccer officials results in split verdict. The only proper result for a case about a sport that drags on forever and ends in a draw. [Courthouse News Service] * Alex Murdaugh is appealing his conviction based on... well, the filing doesn't say but I'm sure those crazy kids will come up with something. [The Hill] * Brett Favre's lawyer says his defamation claims against commentators addressing the Mississippi welfare scandal are a "slam dunk." Which is the wrong sport. [Awful Announcing] * DoNotPay hit with class action lawsuit. Maybe the algorithm can defend them here! If the company is willing to bet a million on its ability to win a SCOTUS case, it can surely do this pro se. [CBS News] * DOJ opposing efforts to keep judges from enhancing sentences for minor crime convictions based on allegations where the jury acquitted. See, this is a reason to be furious with Merrick Garland. [Reuters] * Do you still use paper business cards? Should you upgrade to one of the objectively cooler options out there or are you too much of an American Psycho fan to give up paper? [Daily Business Review]

By Above the Law
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.12.19

* When trying to credibly disavow past comments making light of sexual assault victims, try to do it sometime before your entire career hinges on pantomiming remorse. [National Law Journal] * Steptoe the latest firm to unveil a new strategy to promote diversity. [American Lawyer] * In the latest ABC News "The Investigation" podcast, John Dowd describes the Mueller investigation that's tripped up 30+ actual and alleged wrongdoers "a terrible waste of time." [The Investigation] * EU has logged 59,000 data breaches since GDPR came online. So that's working out great. [Corporate Counsel] * Pierce Bainbridge continues its hiring spree, nabbing an IP litigation star from McKool. [The Recorder] * Soccer officials appeal red cards to Second Circuit. [Law360] * Trump commissions Cyberdyne Systems. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.15.18

* "If the law’s not going to be improved by Congress, we have to help these young people who are drowning in student loan debt." In the past, judges would rarely consider helping people who were bankrupted by student debt payments, but now offering their support through the court system. [Wall Street Journal] * Guess which Biglaw firm helped the United States Soccer Federation secure the 2026 World Cup? If you guessed it was the firm that celebrated its bid by not raising its associates' salaries yet, you were right. Thanks, Latham! [American Lawyer] * A judge approved AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner on Tuesday, and two days later, it's now complete. Although the Justice Department isn't filing for a stay, that's not going to stop lawyers in the Antitrust Division from appealing the judge's decision in the case, though. [CNN] * As our personal-finance columnist Jordan Rothman complained of earlier this week, it's messed up that you can lose your law license after defaulting on your student loans. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Marco Rubio thought it was messed up too, so they introduced a bill to stop it from happening. [Law.com] * RBG, the documentary about the life and times of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is quite literally stealing the show. The film has made $9.2 million since its release, making it the highest-grossing movie of the Sundance Film Festival. I highly recommend seeing this movie. [Hollywood Reporter]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.05.18

* "It was a mistake. I swear to God," remarks Giuliani outlining the excuse for conflicting testimony that works like a charm for every other criminal defendant. [CNN] * Law professors point out that Trump's lawyers are bad at their jobs, which isn't news but will somehow dominate the news cycle and still not sway anyone who isn't already on board with these facts. [Politico] * Judge Aaron Perksy -- who sentenced rapist Brock Turner to a mere six months -- may get recalled today. So it's a good time to remind everyone of this older post laying out exactly how dangerous and misguided this is. Persky may deserve to lose his job in due course... but embracing the recall mechanism for judges who hand down lenient sentences is a one-way road to needless mass incarceration, usually with a heavy dose of racial bias. [Slate] * Liverpool player injured in nasty tackle has achieved immortality as the subject of a law school exam question. [BBC] * The NFL may have a new problem with its disastrous anthem policy -- it violates multiple state constitutions... in states with perennial playoff teams too. [Slate] * Despite the death of the prime suspect, Arizona law firms went ahead and beefed up security in the wake of the recent paralegal murders. [AZ Central] * The GOP tax bill accidentally put a tax on victims of sexual abuse because that's what happens when you railroad a bill through both chambers in the middle of the night with a bunch of hand-written amendments in the margins. [Bloomberg] * Sex workers are taking action against SESTA/FOSTA, the ill-conceived anti-human trafficking law that really just puts legitimate sex workers in danger -- almost like that was the politicians' plan all along. [Gizmodo]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.30.17

* "On the surface it looks like you covered this up," is never the most encouraging message to hear from the federal judge on your case. [The Recorder] * Jeffrey Wertkin, the former Akin Gump partner who sold whistleblower complaints to targeted companies, pleaded guilty. [Reuters] * Juror dismissed from FIFA corruption trial for falling asleep, proving a trial about soccer is just as thrilling as a game of soccer. [Law360] * The highest paid GCs in America. [Corporate Counsel] * Jones Day continues its drive to scoop up SCOTUS clerks by the bushel. [American Lawyer] * Neal Katyal has passed Thurgood Marshall as the minority lawyer with the most Supreme Court arguments. [Litigation Daily] * It looks like justices from both ends of the philosophical spectrum will come together to rule that the DOJ still needs to get warrants. Glad we can all come together to agree on this very, very low bar. [National Law Journal]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.14.17

* Jeff Sessions is considering a special counsel to probe the Clinton Foundation. This seems like an unforced error. Sure it generates some negative buzz about Democrats, but doesn't it also handcuff the administration from firing Mueller or pardoning anyone Mueller charges? [Huffington Post] * Law schools are offering more animal law courses and clinics which doesn't grossly exceed demand at all. [Texas Lawyer] * Brett Talley, the unqualified ghost hunter seeking to become the apotheosis of Trump's judicial nomination strategy forgot to mention that his wife is a White House attorney on his conflict disclosure. That's cool, it's not like the executive branch ever has a stake in litigation. [The Hill] * Does the hard drinking culture of law firms contribute to sexual harassment? No, if you're a drunk scumbag that means you were probably a scumbag to begin with. Don't blame the good people at Jack Daniel's for it. [Law.com] * The jurors in the trial of Senator Menendez are deadlocked, but have to trudge forward anyway... for now. This all just pushes off the point where he's acquitted because McDonnell made public corruption legal. [ABC News] * Roy Moore was banned from a mall for targeting teen girls. I presume this fact will drive his support among evangelicals even higher! [NY Daily News] * Not one, but two lawyers are in the race to become the next president of U.S. soccer. [American Lawyer] * Justice Kennedy is going to be the swing vote in Masterpiece Cakeshop... so how do the lawyers tailor their arguments to him. [Empirical SCOTUS]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.19.17

* The jury will be kept away from the press for the FIFA corruption case over concerns of a media frenzy. Americans respond, "what's a FIFA?" [Law360] * Some people think we're cranky lawyers, but this woman seems way crankier. [Law.com] * Roy Moore says kneeling during the national anthem is illegal showing the sort of crack legal acumen that got him kicked off the courts twice. [Washington Post] * Everyone's giving money to Cy Vance. You know, just in case they need to have a meeting with him. [New York Law Journal] * In case someone out there hasn't gotten the memo, law firms are the weak link in cybersecurity. [Business Insider] * Harvard Law student kicked off American Airlines flight with her baby. [The Root] * A student guide to judicial clerkships. [Prawfs Blawg]

By Joe Patrice