Elie Mystal
Posts by Elie Mystal
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Courts
Are We Ever Going To Get That Code of Judicial Ethics? Cause They Seem Relevant.
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Now We Get To See Trump Try To Dodge A Grand Jury Subpoena
Cy Vance wants eight years of Trump financials from Mazars. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
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Brett Kavanaugh Is Who We Thought He Was -- See Also
KAVANAUGH ALLEGATIONS AGAIN — Do you think the Dems will do something this time, or nah?
EMOLUMENTS ARE BACK ON THE TABLE: Second Circuit reinstates emoluments lawsuit, lighting up the Fourth Circuit as they go.
BIGLAW FIRM OFFERS TO BUY OUT SECRETARIES: Trying to trim payroll. It’s beginning to look a lot like 2006.
SOME TRUMP TWEETS: We’re all so used to this unhinged craziness.
PURDUE PHRAMA BANKRUPTCY: Sackler family trying to keep the money tho.
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Politics
Trump Wants To Investigate Why Obama Is Better Than Him, Or Something
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Is Everybody Back At School Now? -- See Also
BLUEBOOK TYPO! Lemme say that again, THERE’S A TYPO IN THE BLUEBOOK and now we can all feel better about ourselves.
A LAWYER WHO IS ALSO A PROSTITUTE: No, like, literally this time.
UMM, DID ANYBODY ELSE NOTICE NEW MEXICO ABOLISHING THE MARITAL PRIVILEGE? Seems like, I dunno, a pretty big deal.
JUDGE WANTS TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE WHO PROTESTED STRAIGHT PRIDE PARADE: If you answered “wait, but, judges aren’t allowed to prosecute people,” you win the prize.
TRUMP POISED TO FLIP THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT: FedSoc wins again.
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New Mexico Abolishes Spousal Privilege And I Have No Idea Who To Talk To About That
Well, this is a bold move - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
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Music Law -- See Also
BEST LAW SCHOOLS FOR MUSIC LAW: I mean, if you’re going to law school for “music law,” you’re doing it wrong, but whatever.
DON’T GET LAW SCHOOL ADVICE FROM NON-LAWYERS: Joe Patrice, uhh, has some advice for an advice columnist.
BIGLAW FIRM DECLARES BANKRUPTCY: LeClair makes it official.
DON’T FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES: Especially if you are black.
BILL CLINTON IS STILL A FAN OF RBG: It’s really been one of his best decisions.
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American Airlines Chooses Dog Over Allergic Black Man
Airline claims man became 'confrontational' after being told to sit in the back of the plane. Can't imagine why. -
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Newly Released Documents Show Conservative Judges Are Violating Ethics Guidelines By Appearing At Federalist Society Events
Not that conservative judges or the Federalist Society gives a hot damn about ethics. -
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Happy Long Weekend -- See Also
NO, PLEASE TELL ME WHO WANTS CREDIT FOR ‘BABY SHARK’: So I know who to murder when I see them.
MORE RIDICULOUS VARSITY BLUES STUFF: Black tennis star who wanted to be first in her family to go to college is not black, doesn’t play tennis, and her dad runs a law firm.
CALIFORNIA V. GIG: Gig employers are threatening a cynical ballot measure to stop gig employee legislation.
ALABAMA GOVERNOR APOLOGIZES FOR BLACKFACE: White people have decided this kind of behavior was okay.
IT’S A LONG WEEKEND: Listen to this podcast about how Biglaw makes things worse for women. You have time.
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Politics
California v. Gig Overlords
The "unicorns" are gearing up to propose a cynical ballot measure that will probably backfire.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Politics
Alabama Governor Once Wore Blackface And Nobody Cares Because White People Have Decided That Blackface Was Okay
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There's An Actual Attack Ad Based On The Delaware Court of Chancery
The ad is made by an angry Republican but, dude, it's about the Court of Chancery -
Biglaw
Greg Craig Trial Should Have Been More Interesting Than It Is
Former Skadden lawyer determines he's his own best witness. -
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Court Rules Candidate Probably Tried A Racist Trick To Win An Election, But It's Fine
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A Bad Look By Quinn -- See Also
SINCE WHEN SHOULD A FIRM OUTING COST YOU VACATION TIME? What’s worse is when they change the vacation time rules without telling you.
AMY WAX: Still has a job, somehow.
YOU SAY TOMATO, PROSECUTORS SAY MURDER: Lawyer accused of murdering a man who allegedly hit is Benz with a golf ball.
IN A WAY, THIS IS ALL CONGRESS’S FAULT: Yes, it’s Trump’s fault for trying to abuse presidential discretion, and the Court’s fault for allowing it sometimes, but, Congress could have done a better job not being such saps.
IT’S THE BRETT KAVANAUGH THING THAT WILL DOG YOU: Susan Collins feels like the people who “hate Trump” will never be satisfied with her. I mean, sure, but also the people who hate alleged attempted rapists.
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Of Course Our First Space Hack Is So Banal And Human
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We're Really Going To Have To Fix All These Congressional Abdications Of Emergency Powers
Donald Trump can do whatever John Roberts says he can do, and that's not how it's supposed to work.