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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.27.21

* A lawsuit filed by a former college basketball player against Adidas has been dismissed. Maybe he should take Adidas's slogan "impossible is nothing" to heart if filing an appeal... [Oregonian] * A man accused of shooting a New Hampshire pastor has pleaded guilty to assaulting his own lawyer. [AP] * The University of Miami has fired the dean of its law school, and members of the law school community are reportedly not pleased. [Miami Hurricane] * Alan Dershowitz is reportedly suing Netflix over a docuseries about Jeffrey Epstein. [Fox Business] * A judge has lowered a sentence after a defendant alleged "shady shenanigans" by a federal prosecutor. Surely, the lawyer didn't use the word "shenanigans" lightly... [ABA Journal]

By Jordan Rothman
Billable Hours

Non-Sequiturs: 02.19.13

* A new lawsuit asks, “Who owns Sherlock Holmes?” That sounds like a mystery suitable for… ugh, I can’t bring myself to finish that gag. [Courthouse News Service] * The well-oiled train wreck that is the NCAA finds itself in hot water for ignoring legal advice and going after Miami using privileged information. Lawyers are often maligned by non-lawyers, so let’s enjoy this article from a sports columnist explaining why lawyers can be awesome. [EDSBS] * There’s a new iTunes app to keep track of your hours! I’m assuming it has a Biglaw feature to pad hours. [Herald Online] * A trilogy of articles about California’s prison “realignment,” described as “The Best Trilogy Since Star Wars.” I’m certainly hoping this isn’t a reference to Episodes I-III. [PrawfsBlawg] * The previously discussed proposal to allow Arizonans to bypass law school and take the bar exam has been cut down. It was always ironic that the state most wrapped up in “they took our jobs!” rhetoric wanted to open the legal profession to everyone. [Verde Independent] * The third in an ongoing series of posts covering the trial of DC superhero Firestorm. Too bad he doesn’t have that split personality defense to fall back on. For the three of you who got that joke, you’re welcome. [Law and the Multiverse]

By Joe Patrice
Basketball

Mom Hires Lawyer to Force Son to Go To The U. Amateurs!

When I decided to attend the University of Kansas (cheerfully described in its promotional material as the “UMass of the Midwest”), there was very little fanfare. There was no signing ceremony, no stage, no cameras. I dropped the envelope containing my application into the mailbox, raised the little red flag, and went back inside to […]

By Juggalo Law