August 2012
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.12.
* Rush Limbaugh wonders if Obama is responsible for today’s violence at the Empire State Building. As usual, someone commits a crime, and Rush tries to find a black person to pin it on. [Politico] * Speaking of the shooting, this is the single best update in the history of updates. [Onion] * Here’s how the GOP is trying to work the voter fraud angle. [AlterNet] * If you are going to insult your clients, I believe the preferred nomenclature is “muppets” not “toothless cooties.” [Denver Westword] * Of COURSE porn is copyrightable. Jesus, it’s not like any bored housewife can do it, though I suppose it is fun when the try. [The Legal Satyricon] * What lawyers do in August. [Dealbreaker] * if you happen to be in Honolulu this Labor Day, first you should thank the God you pray to that you get to be in Honolulu. But then you might want to check this legal film series “The First Thing We Do, Let’s Film All The Lawyers.” It sounds pretty cool, and might be a nice break from relaxing in paradise. [Law In Film] -
Email Scandals, Screw-Ups, Technology
Why Gmail Should Add A 'I Didn't Mean to Send That' Emergency Recall Button
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Animal Law, Comment of the Day, Law Schools, UVA Law
Comment of the Week: Let's Talk About the Birds and the... No, NOT THE BEES
Comment of the Week is an homage to one of the greatest actors of our time...
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Insider Trading, Intellectual Property, Sex Scandals, Sports
Sports Law, Spaw, Lorts: Graham Spanier Edition
In today's sports law column: Graham Spanier, Ryan Lochte, and Eddie Murray. -
Bar Exams, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
The So-Called 'Best Value' Law Schools of 2012 -- Which Actually May Not Have the 'Best Value' At All
Should you care about a "best value" list that was made by using incorrect data? -
Quote of the Day, State Judges
Quote of the Day: In Other News, Detroit Still Sucks
Bedbugs invade a Detroit courtroom. -
Law Schools, LSAT
Studying for the LSAT Makes You Smarter... At Doing Well on the LSAT
Studying for the LSAT changes your brain chemistry to make you do better on the LSAT... -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Crime, Kids, Nauseating Things, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Pornography
Former Allen & Overy Partner Indicted on Additional Kiddie Porn Purveyance Charges
Let’s learn more about the allegations against Edward De Sear, including details on where he supposedly viewed and trafficked child pornography…. - Sponsored
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In-House Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions
Moonlighting: The Marvelous Mania of In-House M&A
Want to know what it's like to do M&A work as an in-house attorney? Susan Moon explains... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.24.12
* What’s up with all these lawyers who are into kiddie porn? Former Allen & Overy partner Edward De Sear faces up to 180 years in prison and $2M in fines on new charges — eight federal child porn counts. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal on the state’s voter ID law on an expedited basis. The state, of course, wants oral arguments to be scheduled closer to the election in November. Yay government. [Bloomberg]
* What can we learn from Barack Obama’s own student loan debt repayment plan? With the exception of a book deal, even if you and your spouse are both rich, it’ll still take you more than a decade to pay off your debts. [Smarter Investor / U.S. News]
* Wilhelmina Wright has been appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court, making her the first black woman to ever serve as an associate justice. Well, that only took like more than a century. [National Law Journal]
* “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough.’” Lance Armstrong gave up his fight against the USADA. Even with one ball he’s still a bigger man than Travis Tygart. [New York Times]
* “[P]arty like a liberal!” Strippers are hoping to make it rain down in Florida during GOP convention week, because according to a strip club trade group, Republicans spend three times more than Democrats. [CNN]
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Movies, Videos, YouTube
If Star Wars Launched A Law Firm
Would Luke Skywalker make the best Biglaw associate of all time? -
Advertising, Allen & Overy, FTC, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.23.12
* Austin Tice, a Georgetown Law student, freelance journalist, and former Marine Corps officer, is missing in Syria. We hope he’s okay. [McClatchy] * The nightlife lawyer is already back in the news. He’s repping a new high-profile plaintiff: an NYC cop whose foot got run over by some d-bag in a Ferrari. Make it rain! [Jalopnik] * Former Allen & Overy partner Edward M. De Sear got arrested AGAIN on child pornography charges. We’ll definitely have more on this tomorrow. [The Record] * I understand wanting to eliminate viral ads targeted at kids, but who would I be without all those old Crossfire, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and “Hey, it could happen!” McDonald’s television ads? [Threat Level / Wired] * Jurors in Apple v. Samsung have been deliberating for two days now. I scream, you scream, we all scream — for a verdict. [CNET] * California’s state legislature passed an act that would force law enforcement to get a warrant before gathering GPS or other location-tracking data from cell phones. All you drug dealers, it’s time to re-up on a new burner. [Ars Technica] * I don’t think Esquire means what you think it means. Seriously. You can’t give yourself the title when your law license is suspended. No one cares if you read the magazine or own land. [WSJ Law Blog] -
Barack Obama, Clerkships, Law Professors, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Quote of the Day: Well, Obama was a law professor once too....
A Stanford law school professor comes to the defense of yesterday's overzealous Yale Law networker....
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Associate Advice, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Your Most Important Client
Associates make the mistake of not understanding who is truly their most important client: the partner for whom they are working... -
Biglaw, Cozen O'Connor, Judge of the Day, Partner Issues, Pictures, State Judges
Cozen Partner Claims Judge Called Him a 'Piece of Sh*t,' Put 'Wanted' Posters of His Face With a Bull's-Eye in Courtroom
Will this judge have to recuse himself for his alleged actions? -
Boalt Hall, Career Files, Law Schools, Pre-Law
Behold! ATL Launches Definitive Law School Research Resource
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Boutique Law Firms, Lawyer Advertising, Ridiculousness, Small Law Firms
Murray & Murray: Giving New Meaning to Family Law
Nepotism and small-town law practice have gone hand in hand since the invention of the shingle. One firm out in Ohio, however, has taken the family business concept to a whole new level... -
Defamation, Intellectual Property, Patents, Weirdness
Strange Vendetta of the Day: 'Legos Lied to Me as a Kid'
A Legos patent dispute unveils some unusual lifelong psychological issues... -
Crime, Law Schools, Perverts, Pornography
Should This Child Porn Aficionado Be Readmitted to Law School?
A former top law student convicted of a sex crime wants back in to the school to complete his last semester... -
Election 2012, Politics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas
Calling This State Judge A 'Clown' Is Insulting To Clowns
Texas judge says tax hike needed so county can be prepared for potential civil war if Obama is reelected...