FBI
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Technology
The FBI Has Apparently Spent A Year Trying To Crack NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s Personal Phone
From the MAYOR-BEATS-FEDS dept -
Law Schools
Women Law Professors, Students Across The Country Continue To Receive Creepy Texts From Unidentified 2L
The FBI is 'monitoring' the ongoing situation. - Sponsored
Luxury, Lies, And A $10 Million Embezzlement
In a scandal that rocked the business community, a former high-profile executive was sentenced to prison, plus five years of supervised release and restitution. -
Government
Trump And Musk Lawyer Reminds Any Kremlin-Backed MAGA Assets To Stop Talking Without An Attorney
Hire a lawyer before talking to law enforcement... but also make sure it's a lawyer who isn't going to make matters worse.
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Government
Trump Discovers Biden Assassination Plot In His Own Court Motions
Discovers, concocts ... same difference. -
Technology
The Murthy Arguments Went So Poorly For The States That The FBI Feels Comfortable Talking To Social Media Companies Again
From the 'reconnecting' department. -
Law Schools
The FBI Is Investigating Strange Texts Sent To Women Law Professors
‘Law school isn’t fair for us men anymore, women always outperform us nowadays,’ the anonymous texter said. -
Government
Prominent Defense Attorney's Office Raided By The FBI
It's part of a larger public corruption investigation. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.16.23
* Judge Edith Jones writes a letter to the Wall Street Journal blasting the Federal Circuit’s actions to sideline Judge Pauline Newman. [Wall Street Journal]
* Blind Side subject Michael Oher has filed to end the conservatorship of the couple he lived with. Oher alleges that he believed he was being adopted when in reality he handed over substantial financial rights and no one checked for almost two decades. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Black lawyer says he was handcuffed while a judge ordered him to produce documents or settle the case. [ABA Journal]
* Lawsuit claims that state law illegally favors Iowa wineries. In other news, Iowa has wineries. [DMR]
* Class action suits filed against Hawaiian utility companies over fires. [Law.com]
* ABA considering rule requiring law schools to adopt written free speech policies. No way this just turns into a cudgel for powerful interests to squelch protest under the moniker of “free speech.” Yep, no way at all! [Reuters]
* Former FBI agent admits taking cash from sanctioned Russian oligarchs. [Law360]
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Courts, Technology
Sixth Circuit Reverses Conviction For Man Talked Into Criminal Acts By Undercover FBI Agents
From the make-your-own-terrorists,-lose-your-own-convictions dept. -
Government
DOJ Moves To Transfer Mike Flynn's $50M LOLsuit Against US Government From Florida To DC
But Tampa is lovely in the summer! -
Technology
Still Looking For Elon's Twitter Competence? I'm Sorry To Share This With You...
404: Competency not found. -
Courts
This Biglaw Partner Is 'Disappointed' Her Brett Kavanaugh Tips Were Never Investigated By The FBI
She could've helped prove that he likely perjured himself during his confirmation hearings. -
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Government
Trump Hires Former FL Solicitor General To Explain Why Keeping Classified Docs In The Pool Shed Is Very Cool, Very Legal
Grab 'em by the HUMINT. When you're a star, they let you do it. -
Government
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, And The FBI Said We Monkey Around
Last Monkee lodges FOIA request for FBI files. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.23.23
* First they came for “CRT” and no one cared. Next, they came for the scientists. [WRAL]
* Climate laws are benefiting Korean firms. [Bloomberg]
* Who needs climate change laws when you have trees? No seriously, that’s a Senate candidate’s platform. [Wa Po]
* How bad was Trump’s FBI and CIA document pirating anyway? Oh…like 300 documents big? [NYT]
* Surprising no one, Bremerton was just the start. [Baptist News]
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Government
Were Classified Documents Donald Trump’s Leverage If His Alleged Crimes Ever Caught Up With Him?
Make no mistake, if the FBI raided your home on August 8 and walked out later that day with 11 boxes of top-secret documents, you would be sitting in jail right now. -
Government
Trump Lawyer Threatens 'Mayhem,' Demands To Know Who's Snitching To The Government
Gettin' awful close to that line ... -
Government
Justice Department Tells Media To Get Bent On Request To Unseal Trump Raid Affidavit
Would you settle for a nice cover page? Redacted, of course. -
Government
Trump Lawyers Rant About 'Assault' On Mar-A-Lago After FBI Removes Boxes Of Classified Docs
Best defense is a good offense, right?