Jury Duty
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Career Alternatives, Football, Jury Duty, Non-Sequiturs, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 04.25.13
* Ashley Pearson is a second-year associate at O’Melveny and has figured out what we already knew: being an associate is the worst thing ever. She’s entered a contest to ditch Biglaw and become a lifestyle photographer in Australia. To help out our colleague, be sure to “like” her FB fan page! [BestJobs Australia] * Michael Silver thinks Jadeveon Clowney should lawyer up and challenge the NFL in court. If he’s anywhere near as terrifying in the courtroom as he was in the Outback Bowl, the NFL will be screwed. [Yahoo! Sports] * Paul Caron has a solution to the sequester problem that just might work… [TaxProf Blog] * Trivia competition: Identify the foreign courthouse. [The Faculty Lounge] * Deleting social media can result in a spoliation instruction. [IT-Lex] * Greta Van Susteren has endorsed a new book about jury duty, Why Jury Duty Matters: A Citizen’s Guide to Constitutional Action (affiliate link). I’m still waiting for her to endorse a tour guide for her favorite country. [GretaWire] -
Jury Duty, Quote of the Day, Technology
Not Even Robots Want To Go To Jury Duty!
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D.C. Circuit, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Jury Duty, Politics, Prisons
Next Week, Congress Will Ruin The Country In The Following Ways
The sequester is going to be one big disaster muffin. How will it screw up the legal profession? Pretty badly actually.
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Defamation, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Judges, Football, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 01.25.13
* Lanny Breuer’s resignation from his post as the assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice is neither fast nor furious enough for his critics. [Blog of Legal Times]
* “I don’t reimburse for taxi and car services around Manhattan.” Judge Martin Glenn is none too pleased with costly expenses billed to the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy estate by Togut, Segal & Segal, and he’s started slashing fees left and right. [Am Law Daily]
* The Florida Space Coast School of Law? This totally necessary school has a name that no one will ever be able to make fun of. Please let there be an equally necessary space law concentration. [Daytona Times]
* “Being rude is not illegal,” but thanks to The Dirty, it might have some damning consequences for CDA § 230. Maybe it’s a good thing the jurors in this sexy teacher’s defamation case were deadlocked last night. [KY Post]
* Julie Taymor settled her suit against the producers of Broadway’s musical adaptation of Spider-Man. It turns out all the judge had to do was schedule a trial date to get the parties to turn off the dark litigation. [Bloomberg]
* Here’s an example of legal Kaepernicking: the NFL got to flex its muscles when it strong-armed a football fan into abandoning his trademarks on “Harbowl” and “Harbaugh Bowl” in anticipation of the Super Bowl. [ESPN]
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Fat People, Gender, Jury Duty, Women's Issues
Overweight Women Continue to Be Judged Harshly for Everything, Everywhere -- Including Courtrooms
What is to be done about weight bias against women in America's courts? -
Biglaw, Crime, In-House Counsel, Jury Duty, Trials, Violence
The Exonerated: A Lawyer Takes the Stand in His Own Defense -- and Prevails
Can you imagine what it might be like to have your life and liberty in the hands of twelve men and women? We interview a lawyer who was criminally charged, took the witness stand in his own defense, and was acquitted by the jury on all counts. -
Election 2012, Harvard, Jury Duty, Politics
Obama and Romney Square Off In Political Jury Trial
Town hall debates are the political equivalent of jury trials. Based on their display last night, lawyers Barack Obama and Mitt Romney may need to go back to Lawyering class. -
Election 2012, Jury Duty, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 10.12.12
* Even silly prime-time television shows can raise serious, interesting legal questions. [PrawfsBlawg] * Joe Biden is hilarious, Paul Ryan is Eddie Haskel, yadda yadda, but let’s not forget that judicial appointments are kind of a big deal here in this election, too. [Volokh Conspiracy] * For anyone interested in the prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) program, check out the new Path to PMF initiative, which will prepare you for the application process. [Path to PMF] * This judge is upping the ante for prospective jurors who can’t stay off the Google machine. [Tampa Bay Times] * Go see the America’s Funniest Attorney competition next week AND help fight juvenile diabetes. [Gotham Comedy Club] * Meet David Lat in the flesh — or at least hear him speak — at UC Hastings on Monday evening. [California Lawyer] After the jump, check out Lee Pacchia of Bloomberg Law interview the author of Adam Smith, Esq., on the implications of “suicide pricing”…. - Sponsored
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Jury Duty, Quote of the Day, State Judges
Quote of the Day: She's Looked at Law From Both Sides Now
A state judge performs her civic responsibility -- by reporting for jury duty! -
Intellectual Property, iPhone, Jury Duty, Patents, Trademarks
Samsung Appeals Billion-Dollar Verdict; Alleges Juror Misconduct
Samsung has appealed the Apple v. Samsung vervdict, and the company is claiming juror misconduct. -
In-House Counsel, Jury Duty, Litigators, State Judges
Inside Straight: Turning Lawyers Into Liars
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann asks: Why do we create rules that force otherwise honest people to lie? -
Abortion, Airplanes / Aviation, Defamation, Job Searches, Jury Duty, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Politics, Racism, Rape, Texas, Travel / Vacation, Unemployment, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 08.29.12
* “He’s stupid. I wouldn’t even count him as a Republican.” Many Republican women at the RNC wish that the men like Rep. Todd Akin would just shut up about abortion, rape, and contraception. [Reuters]
* Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the discrimination against minorities. A panel of judges on a D.C. federal court shot down the state’s redistricting plans for lack of compliance with the VRA. [Washington Post]
* A disgruntled Stanford Law graduate’s defamation and retaliation suit against the school was dismissed. Sorry, but it’s highly doubtful that a law professor blacklisted you from getting a job. [National Law Journal]
* “[T]here’s a surplus of attorneys and not enough jobs for it.” Lincoln Memorial’s president admits amid accreditation issues that perhaps it wasn’t the best time to open the Duncan Law. [Knoxville News Sentinel]
* “I don’t know if this was worth it, but I did have a good time in Cancun.” Skipping deliberations to go on vacation is a great way to earn yourself a trip to jail, but this girl got lucky. [Proof & Hearsay / Journal Sentinel]
* Continental faces a lawsuit after baggage handlers allegedly removed a sex toy from a passenger’s luggage and taped it outside the bag for the world to see. At least it wasn’t the TSA. [Courthouse News Service]
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California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, john quinn, Jury Duty, Legal Fee Voyeurism, Money, Patents, Technology, Trials
Apple v. Samsung: Where Do We Go Now?
We take a look back at the Apple v. Samsung trial, and where things will go from here…
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California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Patents
The Apple Samsung Verdict Is In
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Advertising, Allen & Overy, FTC, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.23.12
* Austin Tice, a Georgetown Law student, freelance journalist, and former Marine Corps officer, is missing in Syria. We hope he’s okay. [McClatchy] * The nightlife lawyer is already back in the news. He’s repping a new high-profile plaintiff: an NYC cop whose foot got run over by some d-bag in a Ferrari. Make it rain! [Jalopnik] * Former Allen & Overy partner Edward M. De Sear got arrested AGAIN on child pornography charges. We’ll definitely have more on this tomorrow. [The Record] * I understand wanting to eliminate viral ads targeted at kids, but who would I be without all those old Crossfire, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and “Hey, it could happen!” McDonald’s television ads? [Threat Level / Wired] * Jurors in Apple v. Samsung have been deliberating for two days now. I scream, you scream, we all scream — for a verdict. [CNET] * California’s state legislature passed an act that would force law enforcement to get a warrant before gathering GPS or other location-tracking data from cell phones. All you drug dealers, it’s time to re-up on a new burner. [Ars Technica] * I don’t think Esquire means what you think it means. Seriously. You can’t give yourself the title when your law license is suspended. No one cares if you read the magazine or own land. [WSJ Law Blog] -
California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Patents, Technology, Trials
Dispatch from Apple v. Samsung Closing Statements: The World is Watching
Chris Danzig attended closing arguments in Apple v. Samsung. The day did not disappoint, with stellar performances by top lawyers from Morrison & Foerster, Quinn Emanuel, and WilmerHale. -
California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Patents, Technology, Trials
It's the Final Countdown in Apple v. Samsung
Closing statements in Apple v. Samsung are tomorrow. How will this case affect the global smartphone market? -
Jury Duty, State Judges, Television
Best Way to Get Out of Jury Duty? Tell the Judge You've Got an Audition for 'Law & Order'
A Brooklyn judge delays an attempted murder trial so a juror can audition for a "Law & Order" spinoff show.... -
Jury Duty, Rank Stupidity, Screw-Ups, State Judges, Trials
Murder Trial Jury Selection Turns into Gossip Girls; Everyone Loses
Gossipy prospective jurors scuttle a high-profile murder trial in Florida. Keep your mouths shut, people! -
Cyberlaw, Department of Justice, Jury Duty, Military / Military Law, Technology, Trials
Finding an Impartial Jury For Bradley Manning Is Going to Be… Difficult
As the Bradley Manning court-martial continues stutter-stepping forward, the attorneys involved in the case struggle with jury selection.