Morning Docket: 02.14.25

* It seems significant that every DOJ official who's actually seen the evidence against Eric Adams is resigning in protest over the charges being dropped. [Law360] * Florida judges allow Trump to pursue defamation claims against the Pulitzer committee for not rescinding awards to the newspapers that broke the 2016 Russian interference story. While the opinion is about jurisdiction, one judge took the time to write a concurrence blasting the story as "FAKE NEWS" to give you a sense of the intellectual lightweights working the Florida court system. [Miami Herald] * A deep dive into the history behind the Privacy Act and its Nixonian history why -- despite Musk's ranting -- these TROs are entirely warranted. [Bloomberg Law News] * A solid multimedia dive into the Marvin Gaye-Ed Sheeran copyright case. [Bloomberg via YouTube] * Meta's Cambridge Analytica settlement approved. [The Recorder] * Missouri AG going after Starbucks because he wants his coffee with a LOT of cream. [ABA Journal] * Company posting job openings for lawyers and then trying to sell them training programs. [Roll on Friday] The post Morning Docket: 02.14.25 appeared first on Above the Law.

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Morning Docket: 02.14.25

* It seems significant that every DOJ official who’s actually seen the evidence against Eric Adams is resigning in protest over the charges being dropped. [Law360]

* Florida judges allow Trump to pursue defamation claims against the Pulitzer committee for not rescinding awards to the newspapers that broke the 2016 Russian interference story. While the opinion is about jurisdiction, one judge took the time to write a concurrence blasting the story as “FAKE NEWS” to give you a sense of the intellectual lightweights working the Florida court system. [Miami Herald]

* A deep dive into the history behind the Privacy Act and its Nixonian history why — despite Musk’s ranting — these TROs are entirely warranted. [Bloomberg Law News]

* A solid multimedia dive into the Marvin Gaye-Ed Sheeran copyright case. [Bloomberg via YouTube]

* Meta’s Cambridge Analytica settlement approved. [The Recorder]

* Missouri AG going after Starbucks because he wants his coffee with a LOT of cream. [ABA Journal]

* Company posting job openings for lawyers and then trying to sell them training programs. [Roll on Friday]

The post Morning Docket: 02.14.25 appeared first on Above the Law.