University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

This recent legislative development should serve as a cautionary tale for other states trying to regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products.

She's described as a 'bright light' who will be missed.

* A lawsuit claims that a Minnesota law firm fired pro-Trump employees. Maybe the litigation is going to be “yuge”… [New York Post]

* A New York disbarred lawyer allegedly helped an ex-con swindle friends our of half a million dollars. [New York Daily News]

* Counsel for Derek Chauvin is seeking to probe alleged bias on the part of the jury that convicted Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd earlier this year. [AP]

* Jeffrey Toobin has returned to CNN after he took time off following an incident in which he exposed himself on a Zoom call last year. [USA Today]

* Lawyers for Stormy Daniel’s former counsel Michael Avenatti claim Avenatti should get a light sentence because he is mocked and ridiculed for his fall from grace. Maybe the judge will say “basta”… [Daily Beast]

* Florida’s Ron DeSantis threatened litigation unless the CDC greenlights cruises to resume by summer. Maybe he just wants to galivant around the Caribbean… [Yahoo News]

* Amazon is facing litigation over allegations that it failed to provide required meal breaks. [Verge]

* A Brooklyn judge has dismissed a case because a lawyer refused to wear a mask. [Daily News]

* A Minnesota lawyer has been sanctioned for allegedly filing election challenges without the plaintiffs’ knowledge. [Twin Cities Pioneer Press]

* A small Chicago bookseller is suing Amazon for allegedly using anticompetitive tactics. Sounds like this could be a sequel for You’ve Got Mail… [Oregonian]

* The Attorney General of New Jersey needed to reiterate that it was still illegal to use pot in the state after a legalization ballot initiative passed. Harold and Kumar was filmed in NJ, the Garden State has a long history with cannabis… [NJ Advance Media]

* A Michigan woman who allegedly pretended to be a government lawyer to defraud immigrants has been sentenced to prison. [Michigan Live]

* A former convict turned lawyer has become the first formerly incarcerated person to win elected office in Washington State. [ALM]

* A Minnesota lawyer has been sentenced to prison for allegedly colluding with a chiropractor to bilk insurance companies with false claims. [Twin Cities Pioneer Press]

* Michigan’s Secretary of State said an election lawsuit filed by the Trump Campaign is “frivolous.” Other Trump lawsuits have been similarly labeled in the past… [CBS News]

Minnesota clearly blew off its legal writing homework.

* A disbarred attorney has been sentenced to prison for stealing his dead client’s pension for twelve years. This former lawyer puts the guys in Weekend at Bernie’s to shame. [Providence Journal]

* Two attorneys, including a Biglaw lawyer, have been charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail into an NYPD police vehicle during protests this weekend over the killing of George Floyd. [New York Daily News]

* The Supreme Court has held that states have the power to regulate how many people can attend religious services during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Vox]

* The top lawyer at the FBI is resigning, purportedly due to pressure to remove officials at the Bureau connected with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. [CNN]

* A judge who is recovering from COVID-19 will be deciding if Washington State’s safer-at-home orders should be suspended. Have to admire this judge’s resolve. [Komo News]

The decision to engage in civil disobedience as opposed to litigation is a unique turn of events.

And he was awarded over a million dollars in damages.

* A federal judge has upheld an Ocean City, Maryland, rule banning women from being topless on beaches. It would be amazing if this case ends up at the Supreme Court… [Baltimore Sun]

* Some attorneys in Minnesota need to be sworn into the bar curbside because of social distancing guidelines. Check out the pictures in the article, it looks like an interesting process. [Fox News]

* An Egyptian lawyer is filing a multi-trillion-dollar lawsuit against China over damages allegedly incurred because of COVID-19. Hey, stop taking ideas from American lawyers! [Daily Sabah]

* The Massachusetts Attorney General has launched an investigation of a retirement home over a COVID-19 outbreak that led to dozens of deaths. [Boston Herald]

* Costa Cruises is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company allowed a ship to sail knowing that it was a “ticking coronavirus time bomb.” [Fox News]

* An Oklahoma City attorney and her boyfriend have been linked to a triple homicide. Hopefully, she’ll put her law degree to good use. [Oklahoman]

The judged upped his sentence because he should have known better.

* Corey Lewandowski is suing his lawyer for malpractice. Maybe he should ask his former boss for a list of lawyers he can use. [Boston Globe]

* Attorneys for the House Judiciary Committee have hinted that more articles of impeachment may be filed against President Trump. [NBC News]

* Am attorney who abandoned his client after receiving $8,000 in settlement funds has been disbarred. [Bloomberg Law]

* Actor Edward Norton is set to be deposed in a case involving a deadly Harlem fire. He should be fine, he played attorneys on screen. [New York Post]

* A Minnesota “revenge porn” law has been struck down on First Amendment grounds. This is definitely what the founders intended… [Pioneer Press]

* “I don’t know them, I don’t know about them, I don’t know what they do. I don’t know, maybe they were clients of Rudy’s. You’d have to ask Rudy.” President Trump is trying his hardest to distance himself from Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, Rudy Giuliani’s recently arrested associates. He may have been in pictures with them, though, and his son might have as well. Oopsie. [The Hill]

* “Together, we will blow our whistles against Barr, President Trump, and their enablers in Congress.” AG Bill Barr is scheduled to speak today at Notre Dame Law on “religious freedom,” and protesters are expected to be there, where they’ll literally be blowing whistles. [South Bend Tribune]

* Years after his brutal murder, the Dan Markel case is finally in the hands of a jury. Luis Rivera has already taken a deal, but will Katherine Magbanua and Sigfredo Garcia be found guilty? [Tallahassee Democrat]

* Minnesota Law is celebrating its largest first-year class in about a decade. The school, which is ranked 20th by U.S. News now has reliable employment statistics for graduates, has been recovering from the recession’s effects on law school enrollment. [Minnesota Daily]

* In case you missed it, Kim Kardashian West is trying to help Brendan Dassey of “Making a Murderer” in his quest to receive clemency from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. Per Gov. Evers, “Brendan’s case will be given the same thoughtful review and consideration as any other case.” [Esquire]

* Sign up here if you’d like to take part in a conversation between best-selling author John Grisham and former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara (S.D.N.Y.). I’ll be there to cover the event for Above the Law, and I hope to see you there. [TimesTalks]

Times change.

Is it time to bury the hatchet when it comes to judicial confirmations?

The alleged scheme took place over the course of eight years.

This is absolutely disgusting. Shouldn't courthouse employees know better?

Charges have been dropped, and the professor is considering suing for defamation.

All of the details we currently know about the allegations of sexual assault.

The law school is aware of the allegations but hasn't spoken to the professor about them yet.