The Lincoln Lawyer

Morning Docket: 01.12.20

* Pope Francis has changed church law to allow women slightly larger roles in church services. Maybe he was inspired by the movie On the Basis of Sex... [Washington Post] * An NYPD lawyer is under investigation for allegedly threatening to shoot another attorney in her unit. [New York Daily News] * A show based on the film The Lincoln Lawyer has been greenlit for a 10-episode run on Netflix. [Deadline] * A black lawyer claims he was racially profiled by law enforcement for not wearing a suit in court. [New York Post] * A lawsuit against the publisher of Dungeons and Dragons has been settled. Maybe they resolved the case using 20-sided dice... [Polygon]

By Jordan Rothman

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.28.20

* Three members of a $31.7 million fraudulent slip-and-fall ring have been sentenced to prison. Wonder if they got the idea from Slippin' Jimmy. [Insurance Journal] * Former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has abandoned her short-lived defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton. [CNN] * A Louisiana attorney who was suspended from practice for chest bumping a prosecutor has been reinstated as a lawyer. Apparently the chest bump was not like the kind seen in football. [Advocate] * The Los Angeles City Attorney has sued a company for selling allegedly fake COVID-19 tests. [Orange County Register] * There is some hope that a TV series based on The Lincoln Lawyer will be produced after all. Thought I already saw the reboot, but realized it was just a Matthew McConaughey car commercial. [Hollywood Reporter] * Since this website has not published a Lawyerly Lairs article in a while, just wanted to report that a top Chicago criminal lawyer has listed his posh pad for sale. [Crain's Chicago]

By Jordan Rothman