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Bad Ideas, Blog Wars, Blogging, Defamation, Free Speech, New Orleans, Rank Stupidity, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices
When Anonymous Commenting Goes Real Wrong
Our inbox was flooded over the weekend with the emerging scandal of a prosecommenter (yeah, you read that right) in New Orleans. This is what happens when a federal prosecutor takes his case to the interwebs instead of the court. Bad times… -
Bad Ideas, California, Craigslist, Job Searches, Labor / Employment
Want To Work for a 'Legal Baller'?
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money
Columbia Asks Alumni for $1,000 to Help Pay for Biglaw Interviews
File this under: "reasons why the alumni office should clear everything with the PR department." Somebody at Columbia Law School sent out an email to recent alumni asking for a $1,000 donation (or twelve $85 monthly installments) to help current law students. A bunch of Columbia grads who aren't working in Biglaw were asked to... wait, let me get this language exactly right: "Give a student the chance at a dream job." Hilarity ensues....
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Bad Ideas, Craigslist, Job Searches, Law Schools
How to Succeed in Law School Without Really Trying? Make a College Kid Do Your Work
Hey 1Ls, is law school getting you down? Are you tired of doing your 1L bitchwork, like briefing cases? Then have we got a deal for you! For the low, low price of a weekly cup of coffee, you can outsource all of your undesirable tasks to an up-and-coming sucker! Because why try your hardest to succeed when you can get someone else to do it for you? -
Bad Ideas, Law Schools, Rank Stupidity
How Many Law Schools Can You Fit In Indiana?
Honestly, how many law schools does Indiana need? Two? Five? 317? I just want to know. I just want somebody — Peyton Manning, Mitch Daniels — to tell me how many freaking law schools are required in the great state of Indiana before its legal needs are met. As we mentioned in Morning Docket, Indiana […] -
Bad Ideas, Blogging, Eugene Volokh, Junk Email / Spam, Lawyer Advertising, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Quote of the Day: What do you mean by 'purported'?
[T]his might be a helpful alert to lawyers who are hiring someone to try to promote their sites: It’s possible that the promotion might consist of behavior that is par for the course for purported penis enlargement products, but not really in keeping with the sort of reputation that lawyers generally seek to cultivate. — […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Violence, Weddings, Weirdness
Black Eyes and Bliss: A Courtroom Marriage Proposal, Domestic Violence Style
Women who are newly engaged tend to brag about the way their fiancé proposed to them. So, what happens when you've got two criminal cases pending against you, and your boyfriend is just dying to pop the question? Is that the kind of backstory you'd want to tell all your friends before spilling the beans on how your fiancé asked for your hand in marriage? Apparently, the answer is "yes," because this unlucky couple's engagement tale was published in the local paper for all the world to see.... -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Hotties, Lawsuit of the Day, Pictures, Ridiculousness, Weddings
When Groomzillas Attack: Todd Remis is Back!
Remember Todd Remis? How couldn't you? He's the disgruntled groom with a Biglaw daddy whose ridiculous lawsuit against his wedding photographer made national news when it hit the New York Times. But now, more than two months after the story first broke, Remis has emerged from hiding to combat the New York Times version of his lawsuit. Remis wants to tell his side of the story, and he's got a website to prove it.... - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Cyberlaw, Technology
Stop Online Piracy Act Wants Biglaw Support; Biglaw Says, 'Aw, Hell No'
Unless you drowned yourself in a bathtub full of eggnog over the holidays, hopefully you are at least superficially aware of the Stop Online Piracy Act. The House of Representatives is considering the bill, known as SOPA for short, that people fear will destroy the Internet as we know it. Last week, Elie and I […] -
Bad Ideas, California, Cheapness, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Small Law Firms
California Firm Puts the 'Ghetto' Into 'Re-Gifting'
I’m much more likely to throw away a gift or give it to charity than to regift something I already have or don’t want. I think I’d live in fear of the original gift-giver meeting up with the regift recipient and talking about how I was a bad friend for orchestrating the whole mess. I’d […] -
Bad Ideas, Google / Search Engines, Privacy, Sex, Sex Scandals, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Suing Google to Remove Results About Your Alleged Orgy Won't Work
Chris Danzig had never heard of Max Mosley until yesterday, when he read he was suing Google in Europe to block all search results regarding his alleged participation in some sort of Nazi sex orgy. Ironically, when you search for Mosley's name now, you get a zillion news stories with headlines like "Max Mosley sues Google over 'Nazi orgy' search results." Let's learn more about Mosley, the former president of Formula One, and his decidedly unsexy legal battle against Google.... -
Bad Ideas, Contracts, Crime, Lawsuit of the Day, Pro Se Litigants
Lawsuit of the Day: Kidnapper Sues Hostages for Breach of Contract
Oh, you fell through a skylight while you were attempting to burglarize a home and cut your arm? File a lawsuit! You tried to steal a television set from your neighbor and got bitten by his dog in the process? Time to litigate! So, what happens when you're on the run and you decide to break into a couple's home and hold them hostage? Our latest pro se litigant decided to up the ante. He's suing his former kidnapping victims for breach of contract.... -
Bad Ideas, Funny Headlines, Holy Crap, Lunacy, Nauseating Things, Pictures, Pranks, Romance and Dating, Rudeness
Love Hurts, Especially When Your Boyfriend Gives You a 'Tatt-poo'
As it turns out, the the crazy "poop tattoo" lawsuit story is full of crap. But it was fun while it lasted, no?
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Bad Ideas, Breasts, Gender, Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Women's Issues
NINJA NIPs to Stage a Courthouse 'Nurse-In' Protest in Michigan
Earlier this week, we wrote about Natalie Hegedus, a young Michigan mother who claims she was “humiliated” after a judge called her out for breastfeeding in court. Women across the country were outraged that a judge would find this sort of behavior in his courtroom to be inappropriate. As we noted previously, Michigan is is […] -
Bad Ideas, Breasts, Gender, Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Women's Issues
Judge Tells Breastfeeding Mother That Laws 'Don't Apply' in Court
Like it or not, for some women, breastfeeding is part and parcel of being a new mother. So what happens when you're a breastfeeding mother but life just isn't cooperating with you? What happens when you have to start nursing in a public place, and that place just so happens to be a courtroom? Here's what one judge has to say about whipping out a boob in public.... -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Jews, Lawsuit of the Day, Pictures, Ridiculousness, Weddings
'Groomzilla' Todd Remis: What Was He Thinking?
Ever since his heavy-handed lawsuit against his wedding photographer made national news, litigious groomzilla Todd J. Remis has been the butt of many jokes. And he's also been the subject of much speculation, to wit: What the heck was he thinking? A college friend of Remis tried to shed some light on the situation.... -
Bad Ideas, Holidays and Seasons, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: I Want to Sincerely Apologize for Getting Caught
I again want to sincerely apologize for the inappropriate costumes worn by some of our employees at our Halloween Party in 2010. It was in extremely poor taste and I take full responsibility. I know people were extremely offended and people have every right to be upset with me and my firm. — Steven J. […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Lawsuit of the Day, Pictures, Ridiculousness, Weddings
Got an Absurd Wedding Lawsuit? Don't Worry, Daddy's a Biglaw Partner
Today, we have terrifying news of a groomzilla sighting in Manhattan. Why so frightening, you ask? Because this groomzilla is armed with the ultimate weapon: his father is a Biglaw partner. Which firm is championing this groomzilla's absurd requests? -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Pro Se Litigants, Trials, Violence
It's Like Having Hannibal Lecter as a Client
It’s been a week of violence here at Above the Law. Between the murder-suicide guy and the judge who beat his disabled daughter, there’s been too much disturbing sadness. Here at Above the Law, we prefer violence that is maybe, just a little, funny. For those who appreciate the lighter side of crime, we’ve got […] -
Bad Ideas, Holidays and Seasons, New York Times
Buffalo 'Foreclosure Mill' Employees Don Mean Costumes For Halloween
Over the weekend, you might have seen the Times story on the Stephen J. Baum law firm. As the largest so-called "foreclosure mill" in New York state, they represent banks that kick people out of their homes. Every year the Baum firm hosts a huge Halloween party. Last year, employees reportedly dressed up like the some of the people who lose their homes during the course of Baum's foreclosure business. Some people are outraged that foreclosure lawyers don't have "compassion" for their adversaries....