Stephen Barnes

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.27.20

Stephen Barnes's girlfriend is suing his ex-partner Ross Cellino and Cellino & Barnes over a bonus she is allegedly owed. Hopefully she gets the infamous jingle in the settlement. [Buffalo News] * Harvey Weinstein's lawyer has suggested he may not favor releasing Weinstein since Weinstein might get arrested on different criminal charges when released. [Bloomberg] * A Utah woman who was seen topless by her stepchildren has taken a plea deal to avoid being labeled a sex offender. Her topless husband was standing next to her and wasn't prosecuted...seems like a double standard. [Fox News] * President Trump's re-election campaign is suing The New York Times for libel over an opinion piece about Russian interference in the 2016 election. [USA Today] * Joe Biden has announced that he intends to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court if he is elected president, and some see parallels to a promise Reagan made during the 1980 presidential campaign. [Washington Post] * The New Hampshire Supreme Court rejected a lawyer's claim that his sleep apnea was to blame for his professional misconduct. Got to hand it to this lawyer for coming up with a creative argument. [AP]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.29.17

* Recently confirmed Judge Timothy J. Kelly (D.D.C.) has refused to block Mick Mulvaney from serving as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, denying a request from would-be director Leandra English's for a temporary restraining order. Donuts for everyone! [CNN] * The Senate has confirmed Greg Katsas, one of President Trump's former legal advisers, to the D.C. Circuit. The Thomas law clerk will replace Judge Janice Rogers Brown on one of the nation's most influential courts. [ABC News] * AT&T has responded to the Justice Department's lawsuit over its planned merger with Time Warner, and things just got ugly. AT&T claims that the government has no antitrust argument because it's not buying a competitor. [Washington Post] * For the second time this year, the Supreme Court has suspended the wrong attorney. This time around, the Supreme Court bar accidentally suspended a former Supreme Court employee. Oopsie! [Associated Press] * With the goal of having women make up at least 50 percent of the leadership roles on its litigation teams, JPMorgan is trying to make a major statement with its latest initiative for women in the legal profession. [American Lawyer] * "I don’t give a f--k, I will burn the place to the ground...." Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes of Cellino & Barnes continue to have a very friendly relationship as the firm is dissolved. [New York Daily News]

By Staci Zaretsky