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Above The Law In your inbox Subscribe and get breaking news, commentary, and opinions on law firms, lawyers, law schools, lawsuits, judges, and more. We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy. Morning Docket: 05.17.21 * A lawsuit has been filed over Floyd Mayweathers fight against Logan Paul next month. Sounds like the claims might be a knock out... [Fox News] * Allegations made in litigation suggest that a former Trump lawyer is raiding a nonpro...

* To-go alcohol from restaurants and bars has been made permanently legal in the Lone Star State. Time to order some Texas-sized cocktails to go... [People] * An Orlando lawyer allegedly left her kids at home to run an SUV into their father's house. [Miami Herald] * A Central Pennsylvania lawyer, who is accused of threatening to kill United States Senators and shoot his wife, has been disbarred. [Patriot News] * The top federal prosecutor in Chicago was hospitalized recently after suffering...

Above The Law In your inbox Subscribe and get breaking news, commentary, and opinions on law firms, lawyers, law schools, lawsuits, judges, and more. We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy. Morning Docket: 05.05.21 * Attorneys in the Gates divorce also worked on the Bezos split-up. Maybe Gates read a good online review of the lawyer written by Bezos... [CNN] * A Kevin Spacey accuser must reveal his name in order for his lawsuit to proceed. [Hu...

May 3, 2021 at 9:16 AM Shares3 * A lawsuit about the Alienstock festival, which was supposed to take place near the famous Area 51 site, has been settled. Hope the settlement amount wasn’t out of this world… [Review Journal] * A Kentucky judge is taking action to purge cases filed by a lawyer who was allegedly involved in social security fraud. [Hill] * Newsmax has settled a case filed against it by Dominion Voting Systems over allegedly false statements made by the media company about elec...

* A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Amazon challenging the award of a lucrative Defense Department contract to Microsoft. Guess Jeff Bezos doesn't have enough money already... [Verge] * The FBI has purportedly seized a phone from a lawyer who has ties to Rudy Giuliani. [Salon] * A lawyer connected to "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli has resigned from the New York Bar. [Bloomberg Law] * The family of a protester shot and killed by police during the Capitol riot e...

April 28, 2021 at 10:43 AM Shares4 * A Wisconsin woman has filed a lawsuit against the maker of bagel bites pizza snacks alleging that they do not contain real mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. Must be a true “Cheesehead”… [KIRO] * Brittany Spears is asking for some facetime with the judge overseeing her conservatorship. [New York Daily News] * A lawyer has been suspended from practice for five years for firing several bullets into a colleague’s law office. [ABA Journal] * A New York ...

April 27, 2021 at 9:36 AM Shares4 * A lawyer for a defendant allegedly present at the Capitol riot earlier this year is defending her client’s use of a mesh mask. It’s quite a fashion statement… [Hill] * Check out this article on how lawyers can improve their digital marketing efforts. [Forbes] * A lawsuit filed by a Michael Jackson accuser has been dismissed. [TMZ] * Louisiana State University is being sued over how the school responded to Title IX complaints. [ESPN] * A client, whose la...

* The Supreme Court may soon hear a case involving a high school cheerleader's Snapchat rant. Really hope the justices find a way to quote the movie Bring it On... [Washington Post] * Reddit is facing a lawsuit for failing to remove child sexual abuse materials. [Verge] * A former lawyer has published a memoir detailing some of the ugly parts of the legal profession she witnessed during her career. [New York Post] * A lawsuit may soon reveal who the inventor of Bitcoin really is. [CNBC] * A...

April 22, 2021 at 9:49 PM Shares2 * The Florida Supreme Court won’t let voters legalize recreational marijuana in the Sunshine State. At least the Court didn’t break the bad news on 4/20… [Slate] * A Brooklyn man’s murder conviction has been overturned because his lawyer was reportedly “atrocious” and committed inexcusable mistakes. [New York Daily News] * A new lawsuit claims that Florida’s so-called anti-riot law is unconstitutional. [AP] * Rob Bonta has been confirmed as Califo...

April 21, 2021 at 9:21 AM Shares4 * The PGA Tour is requesting that a lawsuit filed by a golfer alleging the Tour interfered with media contracts be dismissed. Remains to be seen if their motion ends up in the rough… [Golf Channel] * Derek Chauvin allegedly wrote his lawyer’s phone number on his hand before his guilty verdict was announced yesterday. [New York Daily News] * A judge has rejected former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s request to end his sentence early. [Yahoo News] * Lisa Mona...