April 2012
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Bar Exams, Law Schools
It's February Bar Exam Results Season Already?
Ah, the February Bar; the exam where people who failed the July Bar go to redeem themselves or perish. It feels too early to start waiting for the results of this dreaded test, but apparently it's already time for them to start trickling in.... -
Cardozo Law School, Contests, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Law Revue Video Contest: Dishonorable Mentions
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Cellphones, Jury Duty, Media and Journalism, Murder, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Trials, Twittering
Another Mistrial Declared After Modern Technology Unacceptably Intrudes into Court
A reporter's in-court cellphone gaffe leads to a murder case mistrial…
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Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, Murder, Small Law Firms
Chicago-Area Lawyer Didn't Make a 'Rational Decision' When He Hired a Contract Killer to Off a Former Client
Jason W. Smiekel, the attorney accused of taking out a hit on a former client (who also happened to be the ex-husband of Smiekel’s fiancée), has taken a plea deal.... -
Animal Law, Harvard
Harvard Law Turkeys
There are two turkeys in this video. A real one and an HLS student... -
Law Schools, listserv, Sex
NYU Listserv: I Do Not Think WTF Means What You Think It Means
If you want people to stop using the phrase “WTF,” you should probably learn what it means first.... -
Biglaw, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Football, Jersey Shore, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Sex, Sex Scandals
Morning Docket: 04.13.12
* A legal threat goes viral: if you’ve been living under a rock, Epstein Becker & Green is repping Fox News in any legal action brought against Gawker for the “Fox Mole.” [New York Observer]
* Jerry Sandusky’s motion to dismiss his child sexual abuse charges have been denied. And the fact that he thought this would get him off is funny on its own. [New York Daily News]
* When shouldn’t you flash an expired DA’s ID card at the cops? During a DUI stop. She can always use the “celeb angels and demons made me do it” defense. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
* New York City’s first female commissioner of the Department of Information Technology is leaving her job to milk the New York Law School cash cow. [Wall Street Journal]
* Law schools are snatching up old ass buildings left and right to house new programs and clinics. Looks like upcoming episodes of “Flip This House” will be brought to you by overpriced tuition. [National Law Journal]
* Yeah buddy! Apparently acting like a drunken idiot in Sleazeside pays off. A lawsuit has revealed Jersey Shore star DJ Pauly D’s salary per episode, and it rivals a Biglaw starting salary. [The Clicker / MSNBC]
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Biglaw, Copyright, Cyberlaw, Entertainment Law, Federal Government, Google / Search Engines, Intellectual Property, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Technology, William Burck, YouTube
Quinn Emanuel Calls B.S. on Government Conflict-of-Interest Objection in Megaupload Case
Quinn Emanuel lashes back at the government's conflict of interest objection in the Megaupload case. What does QE have to say? - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.12.12
* Public defender arrested for allegedly stealing Red Bull. Well, that’s what happens when you place the backbone of our criminal justice system on a bunch of overworked, underpaid employees. Occasionally, they turn to a life of “Jesus I’m deliriously tired and unimaginably broke at the same time.” [Loudoun Times] * It’s tax season. You need some tips, so I deducted my Star Wars home desktop… I mean my small business computer. [Going Concern] * The Cuban American Bar Association is dropping its association with the Florida Marlins because of Ozzie Guillen’s pro-Castro comments. I get it, but like every other Mets fan, I wish my team had directly invested money with Fidel Castro instead of Bernie Madoff. [Daily Business Review] * I like how at the start of every new baseball season, somebody comes up with another way of expressing how problematic the judges/umpires analogy is. [Election Law Blog] * It’s amazing that our entire system of justice can so easily be flummoxed by Twitter. [Legal Blog Watch] * Attorney is ranked as the 87th best job in 2012, but if you’d rather be an attorney than a funeral director (#90) you clearly have never had to deal with a client you only wished was dead. [Wall Street Journal] * I see the four women who have been on the Supreme Court. Mitt Romney probably sees an interest group. [Huffington Post] -
Elena Kagan, Quote of the Day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Come On, We Gave Birth to You
The ladies of the Supreme Court flaunt their femininity... -
California, Craigslist, Law Professors, Law Schools
Law School Will Only Pay $12/hour for 'Curriculum Development'
Maybe if you go to an online law school you deserve your $12 test answers? -
Boutique Law Firms, Litigators, Money, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Leaving Stones Unturned
Winning is never free, and winning without regard to cost is not really winning. One of the most difficult aspects faced by smaller firms handling smaller matters is deciding which stones to leave unturned. -
5th Circuit, Clerkships, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Job Searches
Want to Clerk for the Judge Who Took on Obama?
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California, Crime, Deaths, Murder, Violence
How Many Trials Does It Take to Get a Murder Conviction? The World May Never Three.
The man who gunned down an attorney who opposed him in court faces justice… -
Biglaw, Labor / Employment, Old People, Partner Issues
Kelley Drye Case Makes It Even Harder to Tell Old People to Go Away
Is there no legal way to make old people go away? -
Bail, Crime, Deaths, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
Bail Set for Stephen McDaniel in the Lauren Giddings Murder Case
Bail has been set for Stephen McDaniel in the Lauren Giddings murder case. How high is his bond? -
In-House Counsel, Litigators
Inside Straight: Doing Business In Corrupt Places
How should a U.S. company conduct business in a country that's corrupt (or perceived as corrupt)? Very carefully, of course. -
Drinking, Law Schools, Nauseating Things, Parties
Barrister's Ball Blowout: A Night of Booze, Barf, and Blood (and B*tching About the Budget)
Bleeding, barfing, and breaching contracts is no way to go through life... -
Abortion, Biglaw, Dubious Defenses, Hair, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Murder, Suicide, Texas, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 04.12.12
* The EEOC suit against Kelley Drye was brought “for a reason.” You hear that, Biglaw? Other firms with mandatory retirement policies better take a look at their partnership agreements and make some changes. [Am Law Daily]
* Media whore lawyers unite! Cheney Mason of Casey Anthony fame has come out of the woodwork to support George Zimmerman. Still waiting on vital impressions from Gloria Allred. Oh wait… [Naked Politics / Miami Herald]
* Just think, maybe if Planned Parenthood of Texas had taken Tucker Max’s money, they wouldn’t be suing the state for banning their organization from the women’s health program. Nah, they’d still be suing. [Reuters]
* Georgetown Law is planning to launch an executive education program, but don’t worry, they’re not going to be competing with Harvard. They know they’re the safety school in this scenario. [National Law Journal]
* Love will definitely make you do some really crazy things, like watch The Expendables. Or allegedly commit a murder-suicide because your husband might’ve had an affair. Things like that. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
* Kim Kardashian’s dubious defense of the day: “I’m Armenian and hairy.” The only-famous-for-her-sex-tape star is trying to use that as an excuse to get a lawsuit over a hair removal product dismissed. [Fox News]
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Biglaw, Gay, King & Spalding, Lesbians, Screw-Ups
Maybe King & Spalding Thinks There's A Whole Country Of Gay People Somewhere?
Sometimes, attempts at political correctness lead to directly to hilarity…