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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.10.21

* A lawyer for an accused Capitol riot claims his client had "Foxitis." Don't think penicillin can cure that... [Hill] * Melinda Gates was apparently meeting with divorce lawyers for the past few years before announcing her divorce from Bill Gates. [Wall Street Journal] * The Daily Mail is asking a judge to "smother" a lawsuit filed by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his alleged romantic involvement with an actress. [Yahoo News] * SpaceX is facing a lawsuit over a deadly car crash that occurred close to a SpaceX facility. [NBC News] * A Pennsylvania district attorney has resigned after he allegedly pressured women into prostitution. [Patriot News] * Sony is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it monopolizes downloadable PlayStation games. Guess Sony is allegedly acting a little like Apple... [Ars Technica]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.28.15

* Jurors in the criminal trial for former leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf have reviewed evidence for a full week already, and will return to court today for their eighth day of deliberations. At least the defendants will be able to keep killing time on Candy Crush. [WSJ Law Blog] * A federal judge denied the UFC's motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit that was filed against it by current and former fighters over the organization's monopolization of the MMA industry. It's time to bring in an armbar submission artist to stop the UFC for good. [ESPN] * "I don't want to leave my successor a dirty barn." Hot on the heels of his surprise resignation, House Speaker John Boehner has vowed to avoid a government shutdown and pass some legislation before his time is up. Well, it's good to have goals. [Reuters] * Volkswagen can expect nothing less than a "tsunami" of lawsuits and legal proceedings thanks to its emissions scandal. On the bright side, Kirkland & Ellis is going to be able to reap the rewards of thousands of billable hours. [Chicago Tribune; Automotive News] * TV staffers who worked on "The Following" and "The Blacklist" filed suit against production companies Warner Brothers, NBC, and Sony, alleging they were forced to work 24 hours straight -- and pee in bottles -- without being paid overtime. [New York Post]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.03.15

* With the Dewey trial wrapping up, a look back at the history of firm honchos earning jail time. [Law360] * Slick video explaining the everything wrong the way law schools market themselves to students. [Business Insider] * K&L Gates loses more partners. This time McDermott picks up the spoils. But don't cry for K&L, they nabbed a huge get off Paul Hastings. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * Remember when Sony got hacked? It unveiled some fun stuff, like how the new movie Concussion changed its plot around to avoid offending the NFL. [ABA Journal] * As college football prepares to kick off tonight, Baylor has hired Pepper Hamilton to look into how the school handles sexual violence allegations in light of the rape conviction of former player Sam Ukwuachu. [Dallas Morning News] * Here's one of the dumbest arguments ever: Larry Lessig is liberal. About 47 years ago, unchecked campaign spending marginally helped a liberal (he did ultimately lose the nomination... and Nixon became president). Therefore, Larry Lessig shouldn't be against money in politics. Signed, the former Executive Director of the Club for Growth. [The Daily Caller] * Meanwhile, the GOP runs into the downside of Citizens United: arming a terrible candidate with so much money he won't drop out. [Slate]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.17.14

* Rudolph sues for discrimination. This is why you should always let guys play in your reindeer games. [Bolek Besser Glesius LLC] * Congressional gridlock may call off... the Super Bowl? At least the Bears have other things to worry about than planning for the post-season. [Redline] * Hot damn, Keith Lee. "ABA 509 Matriculant Data On All Ranked Schools." That's... wow. [Associate's Mind] * The Senate torture report may be an ugly, but there's an argument that it hides a silver lining. [What About Clients?] * What isn't the D.C. Circuit doing today? [Constitutional Accountability Center] * Document reviewers may have known that emails weren't really private for years, but other professions understood the lack of true privacy much longer. [Law and More] * David is interviewed about Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [ABA Journal] * Bill O'Reilly invites on an "HLS student" -- who is also a conservative commentator -- to say a bunch of racial codewords under the guise of exam extensions. Look, I wouldn't ask for an exam extension if my leg were caught in a bear trap, but you know what? I couldn't care less if other people got extensions. Quit your whining (and appearing on TV) and go study for your own damn self! [Fox News]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.16.14

* "If you can't disagree on the law without taking it personally, find another day job. You shouldn't be an appellate judge." You've really got to admit that sometimes, Justice Scalia has an absolutely wonderful way of putting things. [Associated Press] * David Boies sent everyone and their mother and their dog a letter asking them to destroy all docs leaked from the Sony hack, lest they face legal consequences, but there's just one problem with that pesky First Amendment. [WSJ Law Blog] * The law students who requested exam delays due to unfair grand jury decisions claim they're not "coddled Millennials" -- no, they're members of the new regime of lawyers who are willing to ask, "If not us, then who?" [National Law Journal] * Please keep in mind that these students are likely the same ones who may be missing out about learning the intricacies of rape law because they want their professors to "protect them from causing or experiencing discomfort." [New Yorker] * Well, this is an interesting round of musical chairs: Vice Media just poached James H. Schwab, the chairman of the media and entertainment practice group at Paul Weiss, to join the company as co-president. [DealBook / New York Times] * Undergrad students at Boston University are trotting out the latest edition of the school's pre-law review. Feast your eyes upon the genius of future gunners, or don't, because it'll help them learn early that no one actually reads law reviews. [BU Today]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.04.14

Captainamerica1* Finally something with bipartisan support. Nazis are bad. [Lowering the Bar] * 80 year old law student graduates. We would say he’ll literally being paying this off for the rest of his life, but… England. [Legal Cheek] * Elie was in the paper today! [New York Daily News] * Yesterday we had a partner admitting law firms are targets for hackers. Maybe those hackers should take on the geniuses at Sony. [Gawker] RELATED STORIES My Journey From Biglaw to SmallLaw More Bad Cybersecurity News – Top-Tier Malware Regin Used for Spying Since 2008 Morning Docket: 12.04.14 * Looking for a cool job? Here’s one. Seriously, this looks like a great gig for someone looking to get into altLaw. [Diligence Engine] * Biglaw runs up big bills. Really big bills. [Last Honest Lawyer] * Blast from the past: patent pendency in 1993. [Patently O]

By Joe Patrice