{"id":99388,"date":"2025-01-07T06:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/07\/morning-docket-01-07-24\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T06:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:01:48","slug":"morning-docket-01-07-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/07\/morning-docket-01-07-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 01.07.24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court as part of the &#8220;find out&#8221; phase. [CNN]<br \/>\n* Exxon claims green interests defamed the company in disparaging its recycling efforts ruining its existing reputation as a paragon of environmental causes. [Law360]<br \/>\n* DOJ says state bar crossed the line into disability discrimination in throwing obstacles in front of substance-use disorder applicants. [ABA Journal]<br \/>\n* Judge allows porn in Tennessee for now. [ABC]<br \/>\n* OMG, OMG Girlz about to have jury award cut. [Bloomberg Law News]<br \/>\n* DOD settles with LGBTQ vets dismissed over their sexual orientation. [CBS News]<br \/>\nThe post Morning Docket: 01.07.24 appeared first on Above the Law.<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-1079502\" class=\"post-1079502 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-morning-docket tag-morning-docket\">\n<div class=\"post__content single-post\">\n<div class=\"single-post__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"single-post__content-column\">\n<div id=\"single-post-content\" class=\"single-post__content\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1079503\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1079503\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1858142687-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jury Orders Rudy Giuliani To Pay 148 Million Dollars To Two Former Georgia Election Workers In Defamation Trial Verdict\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1079503\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1079503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>* Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court as part of the \u201cfind out\u201d phase. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/06\/politics\/rudy-giuliani-contempt-hearing\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Exxon claims green interests defamed the company in disparaging its recycling efforts ruining its existing reputation as a paragon of environmental causes. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2280366\/exxon-says-calif-ag-green-groups-defamed-recycling-effort\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* DOJ says state bar crossed the line into disability discrimination in throwing obstacles in front of substance-use disorder applicants. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/law-grads-with-past-substance-use-disorders-suffered-disability-discrimination-in-quest-for-license-doj-says\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Judge allows porn in Tennessee for now. [<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/wireStory\/judge-largely-blocks-tennessees-porn-site-age-verification-117398111\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ABC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* OMG, OMG Girlz about to have jury award cut. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/litigation\/omg-girlz-judge-poised-to-slash-bulk-of-jury-award-in-doll-case\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* DOD settles with LGBTQ vets dismissed over their sexual orientation. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pentagon-legal-settlement-lgbtq-veterans\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CBS News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court as part of the &#8220;find out&#8221; phase. 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