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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.20.20

* New Jersey's governor said "bring it on" in response to a lawsuit filed by the Trump Campaign against the state's mail-in-voting plan. Have a good idea for how the Trump Campaign can respond... [Politico] * The practicalities associated with COVID-19 are leading to some interesting trials. [ABA Journal] * A residents' group on the Upper West Side of Manhattan is lawyering up to take action against homelessness in the area that has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. [New York Post] * The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act one week after the November election. [Hill] * An attorney has sued his former law firm for allegedly jilting him out of a fee split for a lucrative client the attorney brought to the firm. [Texas Lawyer] * A lawsuit in Alabama will determine if curbside voting will be allowed during the next election. If you can be sworn into the bar curbside, it seems like voting curbside should be no problem. [AL.com]

By Jordan Rothman
Election 2012

Morning Docket: 10.24.11

* Now trending on the Election 2012 campaign trail for Republicans: attacks on the federal court system. Be prepared for SCOTUS term limits and other ridiculous propositions. [New York Times] * After some bratty behavior from MGA Entertainment, Orrick was allowed to withdraw as counsel. Maybe they’re using the unpaid $3.85M in legal fees to […]

By Staci Zaretsky
Craigslist

Non-Sequiturs: 08.12.11

* The Kardashians may be “America’s rightful overlords,” as Marin so memorably put it, but even they must respect intellectual-property laws. [Fashionista] * Congratulations to the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 (class of 2011). Perhaps you know some of the inductees? [National LGBT Bar Association] * In less cheerful LGBT news… another day, another Republican […]

By David Lat & Staci Zaretsky