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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.31.20

* A music composer for The Simpsons can move forward with his lawsuit over being dismissed from the show. Maybe his response when he heard the news was "Woo Hoo!" [Yahoo News] * A lawyer for the alleged Kenosha shooter claims his client was acting in self defense. [New York Post] * Ghislaine Mawell, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is allegedly the first person in a New York City federal lockup to see a lawyer since the COVID-19 pandemic began. [Independent] * A Georgia lawyer was shot in his right shoulder during a dispute at a real estate closing last week. [August Chronicle] * The Estate of Leonard Cohen may take action against the RNC for using the song "Hallelujah" during fireworks after President Trump's acceptance speech last week. [Vanity Fair]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.10.20

* TikTok is allegedly preparing to sue the Trump Administration over an order that may force the company to leave United States markets. If given permission, TikTok can likely serve process in some really creative ways... [Verge] * A lawyer behind a lawsuit aimed at overturning California's school closure order says that closing schools impacts fundamental rights and violates equal protection. [Fox News] * The Attorney General of Texas welcomed the National Rifle Association to the Lone Star State after the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit to dissolve the group. [New York Post] * A Fort Worth, Texas, attorney is walking to the governor's mansion in Austin in order to bring attention to police reform. [Fox News] * Lawyers for Jussie Smollett claim that a recording proves that key witnesses in the case were coached by prosecutors into conveying a narrative to avoid prosecution. [Chicago Tribune] * A New York landowner is suing a landscaper for $355,000 for allegedly destroying a tree. Maybe money grew on it? [Advance Media]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.23.20

* Lawyers for the estate of the helicopter pilot accused in a lawsuit of causing the crash that killed Kobe Bryant and others wants the case removed from Los Angeles. Pretty sure people know who Kobe Bryant is outside of LA... [Yahoo Sports] * Lyft has settled a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice alleging that the ride-sharing service violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. [Tech Crunch] * The Trump Administration is facing a lawsuit for failing to provide COVID-19 relief money to undocumented families. [Buzzfeed News] * A lawyer for alt-right figure Richard Spencer has been allowed to withdraw from representing him in a case involving the 2017 Charlottesville violence. [Yahoo News] * Check out this profile of a top Hollywood lawyer who wheels and deals while walking around 10 miles a day. That's kind of the opposite of the Lincoln Lawyer... [Wall Street Journal]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.05.19

* R. Kelly has hired a lawyer who specializes in plea negotiations. He might be singing a different tune about case strategy. [Chicago Tribune] * President Trump has been sued for defamation for statements made about sexual assault allegations. [Rolling Stone] * The lawyer defending a Brooklyn judge on obstruction charges has been implicated in the case, according to federal prosecutors. This might be a case where a lawyer needs a lawyer. [New York Post] * The Justice Department has warned the anonymous author of an upcoming expose on the Trump Administration that she or he could be in legal trouble. Hence, why this person has remained anonymous. [Deadline] * A White House lawyer has indicated that he will not comply with an impeachment inquiry subpoena. [The Hill] * An Oregon public defender refused to press charges against a homeless man who stole her coat while in court for drug charges. This lawyer can definitely say she's kind enough to offer the coat off her back... [Oregonian]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.23.19

* Attorneys general from 47 states are now conducting antitrust investigations of Facebook. The other three attorneys general must still have MySpace... [CNN] * An ex-Manafort attorney has been retained by indicted Giuliani associate Igor Fruman -- hope the lawyer has better luck this time. [Politico] * Amber Guyger, the Dallas police officer convicted of killing her neighbor in his own home, has filed a notice of appeal. [CNN] * Trump administration lawyers argued before a federal appeals court yesterday that unauthorized immigrants should be detained indefinitely while seeking asylum. [San Francisco Chronicle] * The Florida Bar is seeking to suspend an attorney with 31 ethics complaints filed against him, but the lawyer is nowhere to be found. Maybe he's with Saul Goodman... [Tampa Bay Times]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.06.18

* Simpson Thacher isn't increasing associate salaries to the $190K scale (yet), but it is partnering with Columbia Business School to launch a new associate training program. We bet your incoming associates are "STBReady" ... for higher salaries. Click here to see all the firms that have raised salaries thus far . [New York Law Journal] * President Trump is appealing the decision that says he can't block people on Twitter based on their political views to the Second Circuit (because of course he is). He already had to unblock the seven plaintiffs in the case, and he likely wasn't very happy about it because of glorious follow-up tweets like this. [BuzzFeed] * After reportedly being rejected by several candidates for the associate attorney general position -- one that would oversee the Mueller investigation if Rod Rosenstein were to suddenly depart -- the Trump Administration is giving up on trying to fill the job for the moment, and focusing on other vacancies. [Wall Street Journal] * In the wake of allegations of sexual harassment against former Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski, the federal judiciary's working group on sexual harassment has released 24 recommendations, specifying three areas that need change to make circuit courts an "exemplary workplace." [Big Law Business] * The American Bar Association wants out of this whistleblower suit, ASAP. ABA officials claim that former Charlotte Law professor Barbara Bernier only added the law school regulatory group to her suit against the defunct law school and its owner, InfiLaw, as a "last-ditch effort" to keep her action kicking in court. [Law.com]

By Staci Zaretsky
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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.31.17

* What you can learn from Tiger Woods's DUI arrest. [Versus Texas] * Are we in the new age of monopolies? [Salon] * This is reading an awful lot into unanimous Supreme Court decisions. [Washington Post] * New York isn't the liberal utopia you might think it is. [Jezebel] * The election law gap between red states and blue states. [Election Law Blog] * In NYC? Then join WNYC’s All Things Considered host Jami Floyd for a conversation about Loving v. Virginia on June 12th. [The Greene Space] * Call off the lawyers. [Law and More] * What's the opposite of banning something? [Huffington Post] * Theorizing over Jared Kushner's motivation. [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.03.17

* The Jeff Sessions Justice Department will decline to bring charges against Baton Rogue police officers involved in the death of Alton Sterling. The shooting of Sterling was caught on videotape and led to protests last summer. [Washington Post] * A new lawsuit alleges a funeral home in Mississippi refused to cremate a man's husband because he was gay. [CNN] * Is Apple prepping for a massive acquisition? Let the guessing game begin. [LA Times] * A judge has ruled that a defamation suit against CNN will go forward. The allegations surround a story about infant mortality at a Florida hospital. [Law.com] * The machinations behind the latest push to repeal and replace Obamacare have hit a snag over preexisting conditions. [New York Times] * The United States may pull out of the climate change Paris Agreement as early as next week. [Huffington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino