Morning Docket: 05.31.17
* It's a party, and all of Donald Trump's friends are invited! The president's longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has been dragged into the probe of Russia's efforts to influence the 2016...
View ArticleTop 5 Dopest Business Ideas Murdered By State Cannabis Regulations
Cannabis regulations continue to take the fun and creativity out of cannabis business operations.
View ArticleAnother State Supreme Court Mandates A Lower Bar Passage Score
More students will pass the bar exam, but will it get to the root of the problem?
View ArticlePresident Trump’s Eleventh Wave Of Judicial Nominees
Look for more confirmations in the very near future.
View ArticleJudicial Nominees And Their College Writings: Enough Is Enough
We need a statute of limitations when it comes to the scribblings of one's youth.
View ArticleNon Sequiturs: 11.11.18
* The unstoppable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg maintains her three-Term streak as author of the Supreme Court's first signed majority opinion -- and, interestingly enough, it's a unanimous affirmance of...
View ArticlePublic Defenders Drowning In Law School Loans Walk Off Job In Protest
They've reached their breaking point.
View ArticleMorning Docket 11.27.19
* The New York Bar is helping attorneys reach "high profits" by allowing lawyers to advise clients on legal issues related to marijuana. [Bloomberg] * A Michigan lawyer has been sworn in as an attorney...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 03.03.20
* An Oregon lawyer is in hot water after he refused to fork over $200 for a 15-minute lap dance. The billable hour rate for this stripper is probably higher than the lawyer who refused to pay. [The...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 03.13.2020
* The feds are accusing a North Carolina tax lawyer of being a chronic tax cheat. If anyone can argue his way out of that pickle, it's the accused tax lawyer. [Charlotte Observer] * A prominent lawyer...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 06.19.20
* A college student from Portland, Oregon, has filed her ninth lawsuit against the City of Portland over police action against protesters. This student is getting good practice if she ever heads to law...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 07.20.20
* Federal judge Esther Salas's son was shot and killed, and her husband wounded, during an assault at the judge's New Jersey home on Sunday night. Extending our deepest condolences to Judge Salas and...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 10.12.20
* A California family is being sued by an animal rights group for allegedly mistreating their cows. Maybe the farmers were lactose intolerant... Bet they'll file a "moo"tion to dismiss...(I can go all...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 10.19.20
* This election cycle, we are reminded again that taking ballot selfies is illegal in many jurisdictions. Too bad, with the right insta filter, that ballot would look really good... [New York Times] *...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 11.23.20
* The Supreme Court may soon decide if New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo had the power to issue many pandemic-related orders. At least the Supreme Court can't take Cuomo's Emmy away... [Wall Street...
View ArticleAccuser Wants To Wear A Face Mask In Court Because There’s A Pandemic. Judge...
The criminal justice system has to come up with a better answer than this.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 04.19.21
* A prominent Dallas attorney is accused of agreeing to launder drug money for a share of the profits. Is his name Saul Goodman? [Dallas Morning News] * A billionaire was purportedly able to cheat on...
View ArticleOregon Court Of Appeals Rules For Tycoon Oregon Dad, Against His Egg Donor...
This case has been going on for a while -- the child in question was born in December 2015.
View ArticleThe ‘THC In Milligrams’ Limit: A New Approach To Regulating Hemp Products
The new limit reflects the need for a more nuanced approach.
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