Morning Docket: 08.16.18

Stephen M. Shapiro

* Charges filed in the murder of Stephen Shapiro against the victim’s brother-in-law. [American Lawyer]

* Over in the Sixth Circuit, Judge Amul Thapar launched his latest bid to be the Federalist Society’s next favorite son by taking the Supreme Court’s intellectually bankrupt Epic opinion and saying, “what if it didn’t go far enough?”[National Law Journal]

* As sexual abuse allegations against the Catholic Church continue to mount, Andrew Cuomo asks the state to expand the deadline to bring claims to the age of 50. Like every other Cuomo move, I assume this comes because Cynthia Nixon wanted it moved to 49. [New York Law Journal]

* Lawsuits focus on want ads specifically targeted to young demographics on social media. That certainly sounds like age discrimination, but with this judiciary, I’m sure it’s a violation of the employers’ Free Speech rights to engage in fair hiring practices. [NPR]

* “According to the massive DOJ settlement, RBS didn’t just commit fraud—its employees also chatted about it via email and text.” Ladies and gentlemen, the people we entrust with our economic well-being! [Corporate Counsel]

* Evan Greebel tried to get out of his conviction. He failed. [Law360]

* Masterpiece Cakeshop is back, explaining why they shouldn’t have to serve trans people now. [Courthouse News Service]

* Oh, and obviously Trump is going to fight the Mueller subpoena because telling the truth is hard and creating a constitutional crisis is easy. [Washington Post]

Morning Docket: 08.16.18 curated from Above the Law