Minority Issues
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Asians, Books, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, New York Times
Yale Law Professors, For The Win
What does the New York Times Book Review have to say about Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld's new book? -
Affirmative Action, Law Schools, Minority Issues
Drafters Of Affirmative Action Proposal Could Avoid Criticism By Reading Their Own Proposal
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Asians, Books, Jed Rubenfeld, Jews, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, New York Times, Racism
Is The Tiger Mother A Tabby Cat?
What is Amy Chua like in person? And where did her youngest daughter just get into college?
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Asians, Books, Jed Rubenfeld, Jews, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Yale Law Professors Defend Themselves Against Charges Of RACEISM™
What do Professors Chua and Rubenfeld have to say in defense of their controversial new book? -
Affirmative Action, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Affirmative Action Proposal Draws Criticism From People Who Can't Be Bothered To Read The Proposal
Wherein a couple of reporters mangle an affirmative action debate. -
Barack Obama, Minority Issues
Obama Calls Out Federalism -- Will Federalists Answer?
President Obama might be onto something. No. Seriously... -
9th Circuit, Affirmative Action, Biglaw, Blank Rome, Gay, Job Searches, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Pornography, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 01.23.14
* The Supreme Court isn’t sure how to address restitution in this child pornography case, but the justices agreed that they didn’t like the “50 percent fudge factor” offered by a government attorney. [New York Times]
* No, stupid, you can’t strike a juror just because he’s gay. By expanding juror protections to sexual orientation, the Ninth Circuit recently added a new notch on the gay rights bedpost. Progress! [Los Angeles Times]
* The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board says the NSA’s domestic surveillance program is illegal and should be stopped. Sorry, Edward Snowden beat you to the punch on that one. [New York Times]
* While Blank Rome was busy denying a possible merger with Nixon Peabody, it picked up 21 attorneys from two small firms in California to open a San Francisco office. Sneaky. [Philadelphia Business Journal]
* Dennis T. O’Riordan, the ex-Paul Hastings partner who faked his credentials, was disbarred — not in New York, where he claimed he was admitted, but across the pond in the United Kingdom. [Am Law Daily]
* The ABA Journal wants to know if your law firm considers law school pedigree during its hiring process. Please consider the law schools your firm shuts out from OCI, and respond accordingly. [ABA Journal]
* Word on the street is UALR School of Law is trying to push an affirmative action program that’s “likely unconstitutional.” It might also be insulting to prospective minority students, so there’s that. [Daily Caller]
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Biglaw, Deaths, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Firm Mergers, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Pranks, SCOTUS, State Judges, Supreme Court, Texas, Utah
Morning Docket: 01.09.14
* Hot on the heels of the SCOTUS stay, Utah has ordered its state agencies not to recognize any of the same-sex marriages that took place. Eww, Utah, you are being disgusting right now. [NBC News]
* The eminently quotable Chancellor Leo Strine of the Delaware Court of Chancery has been nominated to serve as chief justice of the state’s highest court. Best of luck with your confirmation! [Chicago Tribune]
* Law firm mergers rose by almost 50 percent after 88 firms joined forces throughout 2013 (a new record, according to Altman Weil). Let’s see if this year’s pace is as frenzied as last year’s. [Am Law Daily]
* The legal profession isn’t very good at diversity, especially in Texas. Here’s a not-so fun fact: just six percent of all equity partners at the largest law firms in Dallas are minorities. [Dallas Business Journal]
* “[I]t was the first time he had ever heard of someone being killed by a pair of underwear.” A man in Oklahoma was tragically killed after becoming the first-ever recipient of a fatal atomic wedgie. [News OK]
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Asians, Books, Jews, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Quote of the Day, Racism
8 Superior Cultural Groups, According To 2 Yale Law Professors
What 3 traits do these 8 successful cultural groups exhibit? -
Minority Issues, Money, Politics
Lawyer Seeks Handouts To Help Him Retire. There's Just One Teensy Thing From His Past You Might Want To Know.
This lawyer has idyllic retirement dreams he wants you to fund. You probably don't want to help out.... -
Education / Schools, Minority Issues, Quote of the Day, Racism
Stuff White People (Don't) Like: Being Accused Of RACEISM™
A professor's controversial pedagogical approach results in student complaints and litigation. -
Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Minority Issues, Movies, Videos, YouTube
From Harvard Law School To A Career In Film
How can you break into the movie business? Here is one Harvard Law School graduate's story. -
Advertising, Asians, Lawyer Advertising, Minority Issues, Racism, Small Law Firms, Videos, YouTube
The Racist Law Firm Ad Update -- The Maligned Law Firm Speaks
Has a law firm been unfairly accused of producing an offensive advertisement?
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Biglaw, Canada, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, Judicial Nominations, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Utah, White People
Morning Docket: 11.29.13
Ed. note: We’ll return to our normal publication schedule on Monday, December 2. We hope to see you at our holiday happy hour on Thursday, December 5 — for details and to RSVP (to this free event with an open bar), click here.
* Even in a post-nuclear world, Republicans can still block certain judicial nominees. [New York Times]
* A prominent Toronto lawyer has gone missing — and so, allegedly, has $3 million in client trust funds. [Toronto Star]
* Dewey see legal fees in the future for Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders? Well, a $37 million lawsuit won’t dismiss itself. [Law360 (sub. req.)]
* Congratulations to Matthew Layton, the new managing partner of Clifford Chance. [The Lawyer]
* And congratulations to Ralph Pellecchio and Jim Wernz, who were married by none other than Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — who even helped them write their vows. [Talking Points Memo]
* Sure, let’s have the whole “is now a good time to go to law school?” debate again. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Especially if you’re a minority, since white people are losing interest in law school. [Am Law Daily]
* Congress can’t even get its act together about real guns, so perhaps it’s no surprise that limits on fake guns are set to expire soon. [New York Times]
* Harry Potter was convicted of obstruction of justice. Just because you’re a wizard doesn’t mean you’re above the law. [Daily Utah Chronicle]
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Advertising, Asians, Lawyer Advertising, Minority Issues, Racism, Small Law Firms, Videos, YouTube
Law Firm Advertising -- Now With More Racism!
It's puzzling to imagine why a law firm would ever want to be associated with this. -
Affirmative Action, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Are You On Team Sander?
The ATL editors record their real-time reactions to the Team Sander story. -
Affirmative Action, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Racists' T-Shirts On Campus? Only If You Bother To Think About It
Is ignorance an excuse for racism? -
Guns / Firearms, Minority Issues, Racism, Violence
Misdirection And Casting Aspersions: The Predictable Response To My Stand Your Ground Post
Tamara Tabo responded to my post about Stand Your Ground laws in the wake of the Renisha McBride shooting. It was what I'd expected. -
Guns / Firearms, Minority Issues, Racism, Violence
A Person Not A Political Prop: Questions About Renisha McBride's Tragic Death
Before leapfrogging over the specifics of Renisha’s case and launching a politically motivated rant, let’s look at what we do and don’t know about the tragedy that occurred on that Dearborn Heights porch. -
Guns / Firearms, Minority Issues, Racism, Violence
Another Black Teenager Shot Dead -- Is 'Stand Your Ground' To Blame?
Another state's Stand Your Ground law is about to become a big issue, even if it never comes up in the case.