The Trump Administration

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.27.20

* New Jersey gyms are being allowed to reopen with restrictions for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now people can once again gym, tan, laundry in the Garden State. [NBC News] * A lawsuit has been filed against the Trump Administration over a policy that allegedly makes it more difficult to obtain green cards. [CNN] * The Florida bar exam has officially been rescheduled for October 13th. [Tampa Bay Times] * President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen allegedly helped Jerry Falwell, Jr. block the release of racy photos. [CNN] * The SEC alleges that a Florida man used investor funds to pay for his divorce lawyer. Maybe his divorce made him better able to serve clients? [Bloomberg Law]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.25.20

* A Pennsylvania golf course has defaulted in a lawsuit alleging illicit discrimination. Maybe they knew it would be a "fore"gone conclusion they'd lose... [Patriot News] * The New York Attorney General has sued the Trump Organization over financial investigations into the company. [Forbes] * Apparently, the ongoing pandemic is making it difficult to tell Scott Peterson his death penalty sentence has been overturned. [Fox News] * The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands has subpoenaed billionaire Leon Black and his business in a probe related to Jeffrey Epstein. [CNN] * The social media app TikTok has sued the U.S. Government over a ban recently announced by the Trump Administration. Did they serve process by video? [CNBC]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.03.20

* A lawyer who was featured in the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer has been unable to shake his conviction for violating a restraining order. Maybe he should have had "dreamy" Dean Strang defend him... [ABA Journal] * A study has found that the number of lawyer jobs may have decreased by over 15% in the past six months. [Bloomberg Law] * A group of voters have filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the Trump Administration from excluding undocumented immigrants from the census. [Jurist] * Michael Avenatti will receive a taxpayer-funded lawyer in one of his criminal cases after claiming he did not have the financial resources to pay his own counsel. [Fox News] * The Supreme Court has denied the request of environmentalists to stop the Trump Administration from building a southern border wall. The justices didn't rule if Mexico needs to pay for it... [ABC News]

By Jordan Rothman