Above the Law

Morning Docket: 08.14.20

* A lawsuit challenging New York’s quarantine has been dismissed partly because an Arizona woman did not suffer harm by not being able to help a New York friend move. The judge obviously doesn’t know how fun assembling Ikea furniture can be… [New York Daily News]

* Georgia’s governor has withdrawn a lawsuit challenging a mask mandate instituted by the Mayor of Atlanta. [CNN]

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Even The Judiciary Isn’t Immune From Anti-Mask Sentiment — See Also

Wearing A Mask Is Apparently Too Hard For This Judge: And he’s apparently ordering lawyers appearing in his court to de-mask.

Are You Going To Hit Your Hours Requirement? Or have partners taken all your hours.

What’s Going On With The Florida Bar Exam? Who’s to say, really? I mean it’s only happening next week.

From Clerk To Federal Judge In One Year? That seems… deeply problematic.

Birthers Shoot Their Shot At Kamala Harris: Yes, it is a racist attack.

The Biglaw Firm Kicking Butt In Pro Bono

Good job!

National College Athletes Bill Of Rights Is Fine In Theory, But Not Practical

The College Athletes Bill of Rights could result in a severe unintended consequence.

How Open Source Software Is Changing IP Risk In The Software Supply Chain

Companies need to commit to being aware of how they use open source software and what the legal and business implications of that use might be.

Biglaw Loves Kamala

Being married to Biglaw has its perks.

Historic Salary Highs For Recent Law School Graduates

But will all this cash be able to survive COVID?

Trump Liberates America From Tyranny Of Low Flow Shower Heads

Who is the federal government to tell you not to shampoo your hair with a pressure washer!

Newsweek Says Kamala Harris Essay Not ‘Racist Birtherism’ (Psst, It’s Totally Racist Birtherism)

This time it's not WHERE she was born but HOW she was born. Totally different!

Associates Left Searching For Billable Hours After Partners Take Them All

What will this mean with bonus season comes around?

From Law School To Paralegal

Why 'going backward' allowed me to move forward.

Florida STILL Doesn’t Have A Working Bar Exam Platform. Test Is Next Week, By The Way.

It's decision time and the Florida Bar Examiners need to put on their grown-up pants and make it.

It’s Time For Lawyers To Smell The Roses

You're getting a law license to make your life better, and you haven’t done that if you end up a labor droid, an alcoholic, or a corpse.

Judge Reportedly Refuses To Wear Mask, Orders Lawyers To Remove Theirs As Well

This pandemic is never going to end.

A Back To School Guide To Remote Learning: From Cyberbullies To Silent Protestors

What can be done to prevent student disturbance in the virtual classroom?