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Asians, Copyright, Facebook, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Movies, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.18.11
* How can you pick a side when it comes to fairness and the law? Can you straddle the fence? Don’t ask Justice Alito, because he’s still not really sure what the answers are. [New York Times] * Paul Ceglia is finding out the hard way that court orders aren’t like annoying Facebook friend requests. […]
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California, Cyberlaw, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Facebook, Privacy, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Did Facebook Illegally Wiretap 150 Million People? Maybe! Probably Not
A new lawsuit, filed by an average Facebook user, claims a class of 150 million people, and damages of hundreds or thousands of dollars per class member. It's almost like there's no privacy anywhere anymore! (We're kidding, of course: Privacy completely disappeared years ago.) Exactly what heinous offense has Facebook supposedly committed? We're so glad you asked.... - Sponsored
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Airplanes / Aviation, American Bar Association / ABA, Antitrust, Attorney Misconduct, Depositions, Facebook, Legal Ethics, LSAT, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.12.11
* LSAC might start auditing the LSAT scores and GPAs that law schools report to the ABA. Now, which agency is going to handle their too good to be true employment stats? [National Law Journal] * Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s lawyer asked a judge to ban the word “bomb” from his trial. The judge denied it, […]
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Email Scandals, Facebook, Google / Search Engines, Screw-Ups, Technology
You Are Your Company's Biggest Security Risk
I write about hacking and data security periodically, even though sometimes I get the feeling legal professionals try hard not to think about the subjects. But the stories in this realm bear repeating. Corporate data security is a real concern for many, many corporate attorneys, and especially in-house counsel. Data security problems used to stem […] -
Antonin Scalia, Breasts, Crime, Drinking, Election 2012, Facebook, Morning Docket, Privacy, SCOTUS, Screw-Ups, Violence
Morning Docket: 10.03.11
* After Anwar al-Awlaki’s death, everyone wants to know if it’s legal to kill American citizens abroad. Well, if Ron Paul is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. [New York Daily News] * Sullivan & Cromwell and the Mailroom of Death: Harry Potter series reject or SCOTUS-bound appeal? If only there were a […]
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Biglaw, Facebook, Job Searches, Law Schools
Best Way to Brag About an Offer: Just Lay It Out And Bask In Your Own Glory
For the millennials, bragging comes so naturally they don't even realize when they're doing it. It's like their biological imperatives are to survive, reproduce, and post evidence of it on Facebook. But just because somebody is bragging doesn't mean you have to care. For instance, last week we had a kid bragging about getting an offer from a particular Biglaw firm.... -
Constitutional Law, Craigslist, Crime, Facebook, Police, Rank Stupidity, Technology
You Want to Click That Mouse? Bite Me, Get a Warrant!
Before we get to the meat of this story, let’s quickly state the obvious: if you plan to commit a violent crime, you probably should not post details about it on Facebook or Craigslist. If you simply must tell the Interwebs of your devious agenda, it’s probably best to close the incriminating window ASAP, so […] -
Biglaw, California, Email Scandals, Facebook, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Pictures, Technology
Morning Docket: 09.06.11
* According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 100 new jobs were added to the legal industry last month. About 40,000 students graduated from law school this spring. You do the math. [Am Law Daily] * This Maryland law school dean thinks that the U.S. News rankings “generalize about things that are not generalizable.” Come […]
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Fabulosity, Facebook, Lawyer Advertising, Parties, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Solo Practitioners
There's No Such Thing as Bad Publicity When You've Got Swag
Most attorneys take themselves way too seriously. As a result, we see some pretty ridiculous attorney advertising that ends up being unintentionally funny. And while we’re happy to poke gentle fun at these websites and ads, our commentary isn’t always well received. Because another thing that lawyers aren’t known for is the ability to accept criticism. Knoxville attorney Stephen A. Burroughs is an exception to these rules.... -
Breasts, Constitutional Law, Drinking, Facebook, Job Searches, Money, Morning Docket, Pets
Morning Docket: 08.31.11
* You don’t have the right to get half naked in an airport to protest the TSA’s policies. Aaron Tobey’s lawsuit has been stripped of its Fourth Amendment claims following a dismissal. [Washington Post] * Paul Ceglia has to give Facebook every email he’s exchanged since 2003. If Ceglia’s like most men, lawyers at Gibson […]
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Facebook, Football, Immigration, Kids, Morning Docket, Nauseating Things, Real Estate, Trademarks, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 08.30.11
* Alabama “welcomes visitors,” but reserves the right to question their papers. The state won’t get the chance to show visitors this kind of southern hospitality any time soon thanks to an injunction. [CNN] * Someone in the Facebook marketing department must have realized that there’s no publicity like free publicity, because the company’s trademark […]
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Crime, Deaths, Election 2012, Facebook, Gay, Gay Marriage, Jury Duty, Ken Lay, Laurence Tribe, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Social Networking Websites
Non-Sequiturs: 08.29.11
* Professor Laurence Tribe on “the constitutional inevitability of same-sex marriage.” [SCOTUSblog] * You can sleep when you’re dead — and you can prevail against the IRS in litigation, too (as the late Ken Lay just did). [TaxProf Blog] * Speaking of the dead, just because someone is burglarizing your business doesn’t mean you can […] -
Bad Ideas, Facebook, Free Speech, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Even in the Internet Age, You Can't Call Your Boss a 'Super Mega Puta'
It’s strange how quickly the world changes. Things used to be so simple, but now Steve Jobs has resigned from Apple and we’re having earthquakes in Washington, D.C. Moreover, some fundamental rules of online conduct are beginning to look like artifacts from a bygone era when people were crazy for RAZRs and nu metal. Gone […]
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Crime, Facebook, Fashion, Kids, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Rape, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 08.23.11
* According to the latest allegations, Hacksaw McDaniel might be Steve the Child Sex Predator. [Macon Telegraph] * Libyans. We’re very happy you took your country back, but could you pass a law saying something like “shooting guns in the air as a celebration is just f***ing dumb”? Thanks. [Huffington Post] * I absolutely do […] -
Facebook, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.11
* Germany essentially outlaws the “like” button on Facebook. Really, why did we let them reunify? Did we all honestly think that was a good idea? [BuzzMachine] * West Memphis Three could be getting out of jail. Umm… hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife? [WSJ Law Blog] * Is an MBA just as bad of […] -
Celebrities, Facebook, Lunacy, Music, Prostitution
And I Was Like Baby, Baby, Baby I'll Trade You My Virginity for Bieber Tickets
Teenagers today are obsessing over Justin Bieber. These Bieber fan girls are die-hard, and even have a name for themselves: Beliebers. And in Mexico, one Belieber chica is truly going loca in an attempt to score a ticket to Justin Bieber's Mexico City concert. She's so loca, in fact, that she's willing to trade her virginidad for him.... -
ACLU, Constitutional Law, Education / Schools, Facebook, Free Speech, Kids, Pictures, Pornography, Sex
Indiana Judge Upholds High School Girls' Constitutional Right To Post Slutty Photos Online
Back in 2009, some teen girls in Indiana had a sleepover that lived up to any teen boy’s fantasy version of one. After racy photos from the summer slumber party made their way to the principal’s office, two of the athletes in attendance were suspended from school sports for the year. What did the court have to say about their First Amendment right to post slutty photos of themselves online? -
Deaths, Facebook, Federal Judges, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Social Networking Websites, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Terence Evans
Non-Sequiturs: 08.11.11
* Professor Eugene Volokh poses this question to his readers (we considered a similar query before): “I Got Awful Grades My First Year in Law School. Should I Quit?” [Volokh Conspiracy] * I’m not that familiar with canon law, but I don’t think it looks favorably upon alleged groping of teenage girls. [La Crosse Tribune] […] -
Celebrities, Drugs, Facebook, Morning Docket, Sex, Weddings
Morning Docket: 08.10.11
* With a $10 million donation, it looks like UCLA School of Law can afford to stop playing it fast and loose with its employment statistics. [New York Times] * In light of Facebook’s “smoking gun” evidence of fraud, Paul Ceglia didn’t skip town. He skipped the entire country. [Los Angeles Times] * You can […]
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Ann Coulter, David Boies, Deaths, Facebook, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Judicial Nominations, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Ted Olson
Non-Sequiturs: 08.09.11
* Shocker: tenured law professors are well-paid (check out their median salaries), and they enjoy high job satisfaction. [TaxProf Blog] * Congratulations to David Boies and Ted Olson on winning the American Bar Association Medal, for their remarkable work on Perry v. Schwarzenegger (aka the Prop 8 case). [American Foundation for Equal Rights] * In […]