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D.C. Circuit, Kids, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Supreme Court, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 10.28.13
* Chief Judge Philip P. Simon of the Northern District of Indiana has ruled that being a federal judge is better than being an equine semen collector. Agreed. [The Kentucky Trial Court Review] * The Supreme Court lets tradition trump technology. Because if the Founders wanted cameras in the courtroom they would have written it into the Constitution. [Washington Post] * NBC is developing a TV show based on Shon Hopwood’s memoir Law Man (affiliate link). Could NBC have a watchable drama? [Variety] * Congress keeps telling us the D.C. Circuit is not overworked. They’re wrong. [People for the American Way] * A poem about the lawyer as shark. Wasn’t this a whole TV show once? [Poetic Justice] * Legal education needs to adapt to reflect the fact that 50 percent of law students don’t intend to use their law degrees to work in traditional legal fields. In other words, legal education needs to adapt to people too stupid to figure out the only jobs that require a law degree are those in traditional legal fields. [New York Law Journal] * Harvard is hosting an event on the “business of college sports.” You can learn all about the business of college sports from this video right here. [Sports Agent Blog] * The judge who forced a family to change their baby’s name from “Messiah” is getting disciplined. [The Volokh Conspiracy] * Flash mobs are disturbing enough without being composed entirely of lawyers. [Daily Report Online] * Elie and Staci appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch today to discuss the Orrick and Pillsbury merger talks and the Clifford Chance memo. Video embedded after the jump… [CNBC] -
Clerkships, Family Law, Job Searches, Kids, Law Schools
Recent Law Grad Loses Custody Of Child After Taking Only Job She Was Offered
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Education / Schools, Football, Kids, Sports, Texas
Anti-Bullying Laws Invoked Because One Football Team Can't Stop Another Football Team
Parent accuses 91-0 high school football victors of "bullying."
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Kids, Law Schools, Movies, Videos, YouTube
What Law Students Do With Their Kids: Make Incredibly Cute Viral Videos
Son of a law student can handle the truth, can you? -
Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Kids, Pictures
Caption Contest Winner: The Babes Of Biglaw
Sorry to disappoint you, but no, we didn’t mean “babes” as in “gorgeous men” or “beautiful women.” -
Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Kids, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Finalists: The Babes Of Biglaw
Sorry to disappoint you, but no, we didn’t mean “babes” as in “gorgeous men” or “beautiful women.” -
Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Kids, Pictures
Caption Contest: The Babes Of Biglaw
Sorry to disappoint you, but no, we didn’t mean “babes” as in “gorgeous men” or “beautiful women.” -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Education / Schools, Family Law, Kids, Money
How Long Do You Have To Keep Supporting Your Child?
College could mean that your child support costs are just beginning. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Kids, Videos, YouTube
A Lawyer Turned Entrepreneur Comes To The Aid Of Busy Parents
If you're having a hard time balancing practicing and parenting, this lawyer's new career may interest you. -
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Education / Schools, Health Care / Medicine, Kids, Politics
Infectious Diseases: The Back-to-School Edition
When state laws make it easier for parents to withhold vaccinations from their children, more children get sick -- and you might too.... -
Biglaw, Federal Government, Job Searches, Kids, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Pregnancy / Paternity
Biglaw Might Be The Only Way You'll Ever Afford Child Care
Working and having a baby means you're probably working for free. -
Antitrust, BARBRI, BP, Copyright, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Kids, Law Schools, Lunacy, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Rankings, SCOTUS, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 08.14.13
* Victoria Espinel, chief IP counsel to the White House (better known as the “copyright czar”), has stepped down. A tech or trade company will snap her up in 3… 2… [Corporate Counsel]
* Child custody train wreck alert: Baby Veronica of SCOTUS fame was in the news after her father was arrested for refusing to return his child to her adoptive parents. [ABC News]
* Rather than watching people pump gas, BP is watching people pump out lawsuits against the company at a rather alarming rate as a result of its 2010 oil spill. [Businessweek]
* Cynthia Brim, the Illinois judge who was reelected despite the fact that she was legally insane, finally had a complaint filed against her by the state’s judicial board for being just a little bit too kooky for court. [Chicago Tribune]
* Your degree might not be worth a million dollars, but if you went to one of these schools, you probably got a good bank for your buck. We’ll have more on this later. [The Short List / U.S. News & World Report]
* The fight over attorneys’ fees in the antitrust lawsuits filed against BARBRI continues rage on, and class members still haven’t received a penny — which is all they’d really get, anyway. [National Law Journal]
* Congratulations to Newark Mayor and Yale Law alumnus Cory Booker! Last night, he handily won the New Jersey Democratic primary election for the late U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg’s seat. [CBS News]
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Kids, Rank Stupidity, Religion
Court Orders Baby's Name Changed From 'Messiah' Because It's The South
Religious zealotry shows up in chancery court, ordering a name change based on a complete lack of legal and religious understanding. -
Canada, Kids, Ridiculousness
Lawyer Turns Over Baby Naming To Crowd Vote -- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
When you think about it, sending out formal ballots to decide on a baby name is the most lawyer thing ever. -
Biglaw, Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity, Women's Issues
Being A Partner Isn't The 'Worst Job In Biglaw' -- Being A Pregnant Associate Is
Being a woman in Biglaw isn't all that it's cracked up to be. -
Immigration, Kids, Politics
The Impossible DREAM (Act): Why This Immigration Question Is Just A Distraction
The DREAM Act and its progeny don’t work, and they distract lawmakers from the larger, more consequential immigration debate. -
Education / Schools, Kids, Law Schools
A Law School Tries To Rope Middle-School Students Into Its Clutches -- And It's Pretty Cool
A law school marketing to middle schoolers is actually a nice thing. -
Kids, Tort Reform
Liberal Announces War On Summer Fun
The senior senator from MA is fighting Wall Street, and the junior one is fighting Mickey Mouse. -
Gender, Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity, Sexism, United Kingdom / Great Britain
The Royal Baby Could Make Legal History
Could this baby banish centuries of sexism to the annals of history when it comes to succession to the crown?