Guns / Firearms
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Guns / Firearms
Law Students with Guns: Bad Idea, or Worst Idea Ever?
There’s a national movement pushing for law students to have the right to carry guns on campus. They’ve even got an official acronym: SCCC (Students for Concealed Carry on Campus). The group formed in response to the VA Tech shootings last year, and currently claims to have more than 16,000 members. They argue that when […] -
Guns / Firearms
Objection as to... Firearm? Packing Heat to a Deposition
We’re having a very sportcentric morning here at ATL. From the AP: A lawyer for a sports marketer who is suing football star Reggie Bush said he and his client walked out of a deposition Tuesday after a bodyguard for Bush’s attorney opened his jacket to expose a pistol. “He made sure we saw it,” […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Guns / Firearms, Hotties, Kumari Fulbright, Law Schools, Romance and Dating, Social Networking Websites, Torture, Violence
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What is it about law students cum models who like to pose, in bikinis, with firearms?
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Guns / Firearms, Jury Duty, Kids, Morning Docket, Rap, Sentencing Law, Trials
Morning Docket: 12.27.07
* NRA defends the rights of hurricane victims to shoot at the National Guard keep guns. [AP via How Appealing] * French “aid” workers sentenced to eight years of hard labor in Chad “orphan” case. [Jurist] * Apparently if you’re a rapper you can show up at court when you damn well please. [Athens Banner-Herald] […]
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English Grammar and Usage, Guns / Firearms, Reader Polls, Violence
On Pistols and Punctuation (Plus a Poll)
Yesterday’s New York Times contains an interesting op-ed about how to read the Second Amendment. Adam Freedman — author of The Party of the First Part: The Curious World of Legalese, a potential stocking stuffer for the lawyer in your life — parses the use of commas in the amendment. He concludes: [At the time […] -
Baseball, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Rape, Sentencing Law, Sports, Television, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 12.17.07
* Bush administration seeks greater power over promotions of military lawyers. [Boston Globe via How Appealing] * Saudi king pardons rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes (for being alone with a man at the time of the attack). [AP via New York Times] * Limited effects of recent SCOTUS sentencing decision? [Chicago […]
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Crime, Guns / Firearms, Judge of the Day, Old People, State Judges, Violence
Judge of the Day: Ira Robinson
Compared to their colleagues in the trial court, appellate judges have a reputation for being delicate, academic creatures, with less in the way of “street smarts.” But don’t lump New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Ira Robinson in that group. From the Albuquerque Journal (subscription): New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Ira Robinson expected the […] -
Guns / Firearms, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Goody Goody Gunshots: SCOTUS Grants Cert in Gun Control Case...
Sending chills up the spines of real estate finance casebooks everywhere. Court agrees to rule on gun case [SCOTUSblog] High Court to Take D.C. Gun Ban Case [Washington Post] Justices to Hear Gun Control Case [New York Times] - Sponsored
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Email Scandals, Guns / Firearms, Melvyn Weiss, Milberg Weiss, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Trials
Morning Docket: 11.13.07
* You’ve got mail! And you better hold on to it. [CNN] * Both sides shooting to get SCOTUS to hear D.C. gun case. [New York Times] * Milberg Weiss asking for home court advantage in trial. [WSJ Law Blog] * Can anybody do anything based on the Mitchell Report? [Sports Illustrated]
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Ann Althouse, Blogging, Google / Search Engines, Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Tim Wu, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 11.09.07
It’s Friday, just shy of 5 PM Eastern time. Where are the bonus announcements? The silence is suspicious. If you’re sitting on bonus news that we haven’t reported, please reach out to us by email (subject line: “Associate Bonus Watch”). Thanks. * Ann Althouse: We love it when she gets medieval — or should we […] -
Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Violence, Weirdness
UW Law: 'Training Up Little Nazis'?
What’s going on with law schools these days? Strange and scary things are afoot. Last month, there was the Indiana University law student who shot up his casebooks. In September, St. John’s University Law School was placed under lockdown, after a gunman was spotted on campus. There was also the rumor — unfounded, as it […] -
Books, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Violence
Law Student Arrested in Shooting Incident (No, Not Adam Key)
Earlier this year, we visited Bloomington, Indiana, where we spoke at the Indiana University School of Law. We enjoyed our visit. The students we met were cool, friendly, and well-adjusted (especially for law students). But we never met this guy. From the Indy Star: An Indiana University law student suspected of firing shots outside of […] -
Crime, Deaths, Guns / Firearms, Headlines, Violence
Shooting In Louisiana Law Office
A standoff between police and a gunman holed up in an Alexandria, Louisiana law office ended this morning with the police shooting and killing the man. During the standoff he shot five people, two of which died. From the New York Times: Roy identified one of the dead as Joey Giordano, son of attorney Camille […]
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Drugs, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Pornography, Prostitution
Morning Docket: 06.14.07
* It’s hard out here for a suburban, country club dwelling, former porn star pimp. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * And by “reshape” we mean “slowly eliminate altogether.” [New York Times] * House closes VT gun background check loophole. [Jurist] * Only difference is, once I get my pants on, I make gold records! [CNN] * It’s […]
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Adam Liptak, Anthony Kennedy, Blogging, D.C. Circuit, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Michael Dorf, New York Times, Randy Barnett
Liberal Law Professors and Guns: An Improbable Romance
Liberal law professors can be pretty predictable in their tastes. Volvo stationwagons. Fair trade coffee. Guns. Guns? Yes, guns. No, not gunners — guns. Firearms. Bang bang. The good ol’ Second Amendment. According to a very interesting NYT article, by Adam Liptak: In March, for the first time in the nation’s history, a federal appeals […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Pro Se Litigants, Supreme Court, UVA Law, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 05.01.07
* These guys get a case at the Supreme Court before they even graduate. They really are the coolest law school! [The Daily Progress via How Appealing] * Cho loophole supposedly now closed. [CNN] * Bush telling Texas it has to comply with international law? Seems a little ironic… [Jurist] * A fool for a […]
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Advertising, Crime, Football, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Prisons, Trials, Violence
Morning Docket: 04.24.07
* Legal “loophole” with dangerous consequences. [CNN] * In defense of the defense. [WSJ] * DNA exonerates man after 25 years in prison. [MSNBC] * Dick Butkus files suit over rights to name top college linebacker. [AP via SI] * Law firms are paying more for advertisement exposure. [ABA Journal e-report]
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Crime, Education / Schools, Guns / Firearms, Intellectual Property, Kids, Movies, Music, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.19.07
* Just don’t do it. If law enforcement officials in formerly oppressed Eastern European nations are on the case, then maybe we should set a good example. [Ceskenoviny.cz ] * My dad told me that in his day, hazing meant newbies got their balls painted blue. Painting someone’s privates is gross alright — but not […] -
Asians, Crime, Deaths, Education / Schools, Guns / Firearms, Murder, Suicide, Violence
More About the Virginia Tech Shootings
We’ve learned more about the tragic killings at Virginia Tech since our brief post from yesterday. We’re guessing you’re following the case as closely as we are. But in case you’re not, here are some new facts: 1. The final death toll — at the time of our last post, it was over 20 — […] -
Crime, Deaths, Education / Schools, Guns / Firearms, Murder, Violence
Breaking: Gunman Kills At Least 20 at Virginia Tech
From the AP: A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing 21 people and wounding another 21 before he was killed, police said. From the New York Times: At least 20 people were killed today, some of them students, and more were injured during shootings at Virginian Tech […]