Tag: SEC

* Elon Musk asks court to lift protections designed to keep him from committing more SEC violations. What could possibly go wrong? [CNBC]

* The Supreme Court may still want to blow up the internet, but they don’t seem like they want to do it over this case. [SCOTUSBlog]

* Delaware lowers bar passage score. Apparently global climate change has made hell freeze over. [Reuters]

* Hogan Lovells net income down 13 percent. Starting to see why they might be in the merger market. [American Lawyer]

* Put aside four days in the office… could we really operate on a four-day work week? Yes, reports obvious study. [Courthouse News Service]

* Law firms band together to oppose SEC request for the names of Covington clients targeted in cyberattack. [Law360]

* Judicial discretion is one thing, but come on: Michelle Odinet in hot water after hard R’ing a suspect. [The Advocate]

* Not this time, Texas! Social media law gets blocked because it’s unconstitutional. [EFF]

* Let’s talk about SEC, baby: the tightening of insider trading rules and money market fund changes may be upon us. [Reuters]

* The immaculate scholarship: St. Mary’s School of Law receives a $1.8M endowment from the heavens. [Law.com]

* Raid gone wrong results in a $2.9M settlement. It is a shame they tried to fault her for circulating the video — would have been $29 if she didn’t. [NPR]

* New Jersey gyms are being allowed to reopen with restrictions for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now people can once again gym, tan, laundry in the Garden State. [NBC News]

* A lawsuit has been filed against the Trump Administration over a policy that allegedly makes it more difficult to obtain green cards. [CNN]

* The Florida bar exam has officially been rescheduled for October 13th. [Tampa Bay Times]

* President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen allegedly helped Jerry Falwell, Jr. block the release of racy photos. [CNN]

* The SEC alleges that a Florida man used investor funds to pay for his divorce lawyer. Maybe his divorce made him better able to serve clients? [Bloomberg Law]

* New lawyers in Texas are now being allowed to take their attorney oaths through Zoom and other teleconferencing apps. Hopefully they aren’t shirtless and in bed when they are sworn in. [Houston Chronicle]

* Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is the latest high-profile figure to be released from prison early because of COVID-19. [NBC News]

* The SEC has scored a slam dunk against an attorney who allegedly defrauded NBA star Charles Barkley of millions of dollars. [Bloomberg Law]

* A New Jersey petting zoo operator has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly abusing dozens of pigs. Wonder if he calls himself “Pig King,” although the name doesn’t have a ring to it. [New Jersey Herald]

* Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has sued the New York State Board of Elections for canceling New York’s Democratic presidential primary. [Politico]

* The Supreme Court narrowly held that Georgia could not place its entire state code behind a paywall. Along similar lines, hopefully the Supreme Court will soon find that PACER fees should be eliminated. [New York Times]

* Brexit is going to be a real problem for law firms. [Law.com]

* Former paralegal sues firm alleging it “fosters a ‘party culture’ rife with drug use and sexual harassment.” [Philly Voice]

* Law firms are feasting on the Sears bankruptcy. [NY Post]

* 2020 could be a monster year for Biglaw fundraising. [American Lawyer]

* What happens to intellectual property when artificial intelligence starts inventing things? [The Recorder]

* Even the Second Circuit doesn’t want to fly Spirit. [Law360]

* SEC targets investment fund that allegedly preyed upon brain-damaged NFL players to enrich themselves. Team owners, meanwhile, face no repercussions. [Daily Business Review]

* The DOJ makes secret laws? Super. [Politico]