Crime
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Crime, Cyberlaw, Kids, Pornography, Reader Polls, Sentencing Law, Technology
Are We Going Too Hard On Kiddie Porn Possessors?
Few are going to stand up in support of kiddie porn, even when it’s art. Last year, the Tate Modern proposed displaying a nude portrait of Brooke Shields at age 10. It caved on those plans after objections from the “obscene publications unit” of the London Metropolitan Police, according to Caveat Viator. Caveat Viator offers […] -
Animal Law, Crime, Pets
Animal Abusers Are One Step Closer to Being Treated Like the Soon-To-Be Human Abusers They Really Are
Suffolk County, my old ‘hood, just took a huge step forward in the cause for animal rights. The WSJ Law Blog reports: New York’s Suffolk County legislature on Wednesday signed off on a measure that would publicly name anyone convicted of animal abuse by having them report to a registry for five years after their […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Law Schools, Rudeness
Bathroom Etiquette for Lawyers
Welcome to Above the Law’s remedial skills class for current and aspiring attorneys. Here, we will trying to help people who were so busy studying in law school or servicing clients that they missed some crucial life lessons along the way. Today we’ve got a special lesson for all of you who were raised in […]
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Cocaine / Crack, Crime, Drugs, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Marijuana, Prostitution, Sex
Notes on Camp: More on the Federal Judge Accused of Drug (and Whore) Use
In December 2008, then-Chief Judge Jack Camp (N.D. Ga.) gave an interesting interview to the Fulton County Daily Report. In explaining his decision to enter the semiretired state available to certain federal judges known as senior status, Judge Camp said that senior status would allow him to do some things “I really want to do, […] -
Asians, Crime, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Education / Schools, Gay, Hate Crimes, Pranks, Privacy, Suicide
Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei Could Escape Hate Crime Charges in the Tyler Clementi Case
Prosecutors looking into Tyler Clementi suicide indicated yesterday that they might not be able to charge Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei with a hate crime. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan told the Newark Star-Ledger that his office was trying to see if they could charge Ravi and Wei with a second degree bias crime, but […] -
Cocaine / Crack, Crime, Drugs, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Marijuana, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Did Judge Jack Camp Pay for Coke, Pot -- and Sex?
The allegations against Judge Jack Camp (N.D. Ga.), which we mentioned earlier today, are far more salacious than we expected. In fact, they’re hard to believe. “Learned Paw” posted this tongue-in-cheek comment, inspired by Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, on our earlier post: I am not surprised by the bust of […] -
Crime, Drugs, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Judge of the Day: Federal Judge Jack Camp Arrested on Drug Charges
According to news reports out of Atlanta, which have been confirmed by U.S. Marshal Richard Mecum, Senior Judge Jack Camp (N.D. Ga.) has been arrested on federal drug charges by the FBI. He’s scheduled to appear in court later today. Nominated to the federal bench by President Reagan, Judge Camp has been a judge for […] -
California, Crime, Drugs, Marijuana
The Governator Terminates Misdemeanor Criminal Charges for an Ounce of Pot Possession
It’s Friday, many of you ain’t got no job, and California is going to let you get high! Don’t let the somewhat tepid headline fool you. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took a major step towards decriminalizing marijuana possession today. If you don’t smoke up, the news can seem kind of minor. Schwarzenegger signed a bill that […] - Sponsored
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Canada, Crime, Prostitution, Quote of the Day, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Quote of the Day: Sounds Just Like Being a Small Firm / Solo Practitioner, Eh?
I like the work, I like the people, I like the clients, I set my own hours, I set my own price structure, I call the shots with what I will and will not do. — Valerie Scott, one of the three sex workers who successfully challenged restrictions on prostitution in Canada’s Criminal Code (via […] -
Crime, Perverts, Sex, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Weirdness
Judge of the Day: He Wanted Them to Touch His Nuts
This is the most bizarre story we’ve seen in quite some time. And we always appreciate the opportunity to use our State Judges Are Clowns tag. (Federal all the way, baby.) So, Isaac H. Stoltzfus is a judge from Intercourse — yes, Intercourse — Pennsylvania. As for the rest of the story…. Eh, res ipsa […] -
Crime, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Texas, Violence
Shooting at UT Austin: Law Professor Shot At But Unharmed
Breaking this morning, there’s been a shooting at the Perry-Castaneda Library on the University of Texas – Austin campus. The Houston Chronicle reports: A man opened fire with an automatic weapon on the sixth floor of the Perry-Castaneda Library early Tuesday, UT police spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon said. “He subsequently shot himself. He is deceased,” she […] -
Breasts, Celebrities, Crime, Drugs, Fame Brief, Hotties, Lindsay Lohan, Movies, Paris Hilton
Fame Brief: Lindsay Lohan and Breast Implants, the Gateway Drug
If you’re like most people who have an important drug test coming up — say, for a new law firm job or for probation (kind of the same thing) — you probably prepare by doing things such as guzzling water, sucking pennies, or ladling your roommate’s urine into a pocket flask. A somewhat less effective […] -
Cars, Crime, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: 'I find myself... not guilty!'
Do public officials in Michigan need to jump in the lake? Last week, we covered an assistant attorney general in the Wolverine State who is on the hunt for a gay student at the University of Michigan. Today we bring you news of a misbehaving judge. According to court records, Judge James M. Justin, a […]
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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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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Cars, Crime, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Police, Rank Stupidity
Another Lesson in How Not to Handle a Traffic Stop
Based on our earlier coverage of traffic stops, here are some dos and don’ts for the next time you get pulled over: Do remain cool and collected. Do say as little as possible. Do not mouth off to the police officer. Do not try to get out of the ticket by bragging about your job […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Sex, Sexual Harassment
Lawyer of the Day: The Sexting District Attorney - 'You may be hot... but I am the prize!'
Everyone thinks of Midwesterners as so wholesome. Perhaps this perception is unfounded. For example, why are Wisconsin lawyers so darn horny? First there were the Biglaw Bad Boys, accused of sexual assault. Now we’re hearing about a government lawyer — an elected district attorney, in fact — who apparently let his libido get the best […] -
Crime, Cyberlaw, Google / Search Engines, Privacy, Technology
Check You Gmail: Google Engineer Accused of Being a Little Evil
An engineer at Google may have abused his unfettered access to users’ account information. Gawker reports that David Barksdale, 27, a former Site Reliability Engineer with Google, allegedly tapped into the accounts of four teenagers, using information from their Gmail, Google Voice, and GTalk chat accounts in order to harass them. Gawker doesn’t provide much […] -
Crime, Deaths, Murder, Suicide
Pillsbury Winthrop Associate Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Clare Lenore Stoudt, a 35-year-old mother of five, was found dead in her home over the weekend. Stoudt was a tax associate at Pillsbury Winthrop. According to the ABA Journal, authorities believe that Stoudt may have been the victim of a murder-suicide: The father of her three youngest children, Reginald Van Graves, 49, also was […] -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Cocaine / Crack, Crime, Diane Wood, Drugs, Judge of the Day, Racism, Sentencing Law
Judge of the Day: Rudolph Randa
It’s hard out here for an immigrant. Arizona has immigrants in the crosshairs, as we all know. Immigrants might also be unable to clerk for federal judges (or at least get paid for it). And when they commit crimes and get sentenced, immigrants are sometimes subjected to snide remarks by judges. The Seventh Circuit recently […] -
Cars, Crime, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Hotties, Lawsuit of the Day, Lawyer of the Day, Police
Lawyer of the Day: Anne Bremner - 'I'm famous... You can't arrest me.'
A Seattle reader brought a remarkable tale to our attention. He sent along some links about prominent attorney Anne Bremner and her recent brush with the law, along with this commentary: Anne is a high-profile lawyer — at least here in the Northwest. She is a legal analyst for lots of broadcast media outlets. There […] -
Celebrities, Cocaine / Crack, Crime, Drugs, Fame Brief, Marijuana, Paris Hilton
Fame Brief: Paris Hilton and the Shaggy Defense
As you’ve probably heard, last week Las Vegas cops arrested partying hag Paris Hilton for cocaine possession, after pulling her over in a Cadillac Escalade that was trailing marijuana smoke. And as you’ve probably also heard, the police would have never found the coke in the first place if Paris hadn’t been such a vain […]